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