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WHAT ARE THE MAIN DIFFERENCES BETWEEN SIBERIAN HUSKY, ALASKAN MALAMUTE, AND SAMOYED DOG?

Updated: May 23, 2022


WHAT ARE THE MAIN CHARACTERISTICS AND WHERE DID THE SIBERIAN HUSKY COME FROM?


WRITTEN BY XENA


The head of a Siberian Husky with blue eyes and red fur collor is laying in the snow.
Siberian Husky

The SIBERIAN HUSKY breed was first mentioned by the CHUKCHI people, who are autochthonous people inhabiting the CHUKCHI Peninsula, the shores of the CHUKCHI and BERING SEAS, and the Arctic Ocean within the former USSR (Siberia).

The CHUKCHI selected the best dogs to get a fast, strong, hardy dog with good orientation, and this is the story of the origin of the SIBERIAN HUSKY breed. By the way, it is a medium-sized working dog(males 20-27 kg, females 16-23 kg) from the SPITZ family. The color of the fur ranges from gray-white, black-and-white, to red-and-white. The characteristics of this breed are blue eyes. Although there are some with brown eyes, the real curiosity is BI-COLOR EYES, ie different eye colors, and even the eye can be interspersed with blue and brown shades. In the early 20th century, the HUSKY was transferred from SIBERIA to ALASKA, where it was used to pull sleds. The race soon spread to the rest of the United States and CANADA, and in the 1950s they reached EUROPE as well.


WHAT ARE THE MAIN CHARACTERISTICS AND WHERE DID ALASKAN MALAMUTE COME FROM?


A handsome Alaskan Malamute with a cowboy hat on his head is lying on a green meadow.
Alaskan Malamute Dog

The ALASKAN MALAMUTE is considered one of the oldest draft dog breeds. The ALASKAN MALAMUTE is thought to have originated from dogs, which as far back as 2000 years ago followed the migration of tribes from SIBERIA to ALASKA.

It was named after a native INNUIT tribe who called themselves MAHLEMUT and inhabited the highlands of western ALASKA. The MALAMUTE has a thick and coarse and dense outer coat with a greasy and woolly undercoat. The colors range from black and white (wolf) with a lighter belly and a lighter mask, to completely white and completely black, but there are also combinations of reddish-brown and beige with white.

The MALAMUTE is corpulent. This is proved by its weight - from 34.5-to 38 kilograms. Otherwise, it is a very intelligent, affectionate, loyal, hardy, and very cuddly dog ​​with a pronounced urge to hunt. He quickly bonds with the owner and his family.


WHAT ARE THE MAIN CHARACTERISTICS AND WHERE DID SAMOYED DOG COME FROM?


A beautiful white Samoyed Dog stands in the picture.
Samoyed Dog-Smiling Sammy

The original name SAMOYED SABAKA originates from WESTERN SIBERIA (Russia) and was named after the SIBERIAN nomadic SAMOYED tribe. It belongs to working dogs, groups of SPITZ of primitive type (pra type). Due to its characteristic facial expression, it is also called SMILING SAMMY. It is a breed of long white, cream, or white with biscuit color markings. The eyes are almond-shaped and the tail is ornate. Their weight ranges from 17-25 kg for females and 20-32.5 kg for males.

It is an extremely “talkative” breed of dog prone to excessive barking but also howling — indicating their close kinship with WOLVES. They are very friendly and sociable dogs, connected to people.


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