| Siberian Huskies are an amazingly beautiful dog breed | | | | listed. |
| with a rich history. If you are unsure what they look | | | | The huskies coat is comprised of a dense undercoat |
| like you can imagine the sled dogs that are in dogsled | | | | and a longer topcoat of straight hair. During shedding |
| races. If that is not enough for you then continue | | | | though the topcoat will be the one that sheds and |
| reading this article and I will go in depth into the | | | | the undercoat will not. The shedding that takes place |
| Siberian Huskies characteristics. | | | | during the telogen phase has been called exogen, |
| The first, and one of the more interesting | | | | which is the name for the cycle that takes place |
| characteristics of the husky, is their eyes. The | | | | separate from the resting state. The huskies fur |
| Siberian Huskies characteristics stand out most | | | | causes it problems during the summer, when it has |
| because of this one. They have brown or blue eyes | | | | trouble cooling itself. |
| but can also have two different colored eyes or each | | | | These dogs have medium-sized, triangularly erect |
| eye can have two different colors. The eyes are | | | | ears that are known as prick ears. The tails is a |
| almond shaped and moderately spaced. | | | | fox-like brush and is carried in a curve over the back |
| Huskies sometimes suffer from a condition called | | | | and trails behind the dog in motion. The majority of |
| "winter nose" or "snow nose, which is scientifically | | | | these huskies have white tipped tails. |
| called hypopigmentation. "Snow nose" is acceptable in | | | | The typical size of the Siberian husky for a male is |
| the dog show ring. If the husky is gray it will have a | | | | between 21 to 23 inches and the females are |
| black nose, if it is black it will have a tan nose, if it is | | | | between 20 to 22 inches. The weight of the males is |
| copper-colored it will have a liver nose, and if it is | | | | between 45 to 60 pounds and the weight of the |
| white it will have a flesh color. These are typically the | | | | females is between 35 to 50 pounds. |
| colors of the noses, but they may be different than | | | | |