Characteristics of Siberian Huskies

Siberian Huskies are an amazingly beautiful dog breed with a rich history. If you are unsure what they look like you can imagine the sled dogs that are in dogsled races. If that is not enough for you then continue reading this article and I will go in depth into the Siberian Huskies characteristics.

The first, and one of the more interesting characteristics of the husky, is their eyes. The Siberian Huskies characteristics stand out most because of this one. They have brown or blue eyes but can also have two different colored eyes or each eye can have two different colors. The eyes are almond shaped and moderately spaced.

Huskies sometimes suffer from a condition called "winter nose" or "snow nose, which is scientifically called hypopigmentation. "Snow nose" is acceptable in the dog show ring. If the husky is gray it will have a black nose, if it is black it will have a tan nose, if it is copper-colored it will have a liver nose, and if it is white it will have a flesh color. These are typically the colors of the noses, but they may be different than listed.

The huskies coat is comprised of a dense undercoat and a longer topcoat of straight hair. During shedding though the topcoat will be the one that sheds and the undercoat will not. The shedding that takes place during the telogen phase has been called exogen, which is the name for the cycle that takes place separate from the resting state. The huskies fur causes it problems during the summer, when it has trouble cooling itself.

These dogs have medium-sized, triangularly erect ears that are known as prick ears. The tails is a fox-like brush and is carried in a curve over the back and trails behind the dog in motion. The majority of these huskies have white tipped tails.

The typical size of the Siberian husky for a male is between 21 to 23 inches and the females are between 20 to 22 inches. The weight of the males is between 45 to 60 pounds and the weight of the females is between 35 to 50 pounds.

Siberian Huskies are beautiful dogs that have a rich history. You may recognize them from dogsled races or you should now be able to identify them using these Siberian Huskies characteristics. However you identify them, it is hard to mix this amazing dog breed.