Alaskan huskies

I do see the huskey in her. That blue eye was almost a dead givaway to some sort of nothern breed. I've also see pure huskeys that are working dogs that look just like her. I've always like the ones bread to work more than for show, they even look built more for the job. The longer fur huskeys usaly are not tha useful as the snow will buid up on the coat and make it harder on the dog.

I really could not guess what other breed she is mixed with. I'de have to feel the coat to get a better idea.

in the summer after she blows it all,it still stays pretty soft and silky..in the winter she get a thick heavier coat that seems a tad more coarse on the outside and what seems to be a more downy coat under....she stays pretty soft and silky with all the grooming we do..

when i think of a husky i see this...

 
i actually thought your dog was purebred..i see so many diffrent "types" of huskies, i really dont know

It's the same as with the working BCs.  We talk about how the breed is defined by the working standard, and then the many, many people who have BCs as active, clever companions, but don't work them cry out, "Isn't my dog a Border collie, too?"

Defining the breed, in other words instituting a breed standard, is only relevant to the dogs that exist already if you are evaluating your dog for its breeding potential.  Pups that are already on the ground, if they came from parents that met the standard, are of course members of the breed family.

Modern breeds have gone to relying heavily on studbooks and conformation to define the breed.  The BC is a bit of a mishmash today betweem studbooks and performance and now they're trying to push it towards conformation, too.  The Alaskan husky is exactly what the BC was 100 years ago.  I hope in a few generations they don't face the same choices.

hey.. saw this post and thought i wold drop a reply, you girl is very pretty and looks like more sibe to me, i have a sibe x mal and she looks more sibe than anything but she is only 10 weeks so that could all change, i have added a pic for you to see, shes a dear little thing, a bit of a handfull tho lol.
 
Rozie

i cant see her! is it just me?

At first glance I was thinking your up was  a copper colored sib.  I always pictured the Alaskan Husky as a slim long looking dog with a heavy fur coat.

From what I've seen, your dog has the right pattern of coloration for Alaskan Husky. They have many different looks. I've seen some that look a bit like coonhounds. Anyway, the Alaskan Husky Homepage (from Denmark) has a gallery. Here's one that is similar in pattern to your dog.
 

ok this might be a dumb question but what exactly is an Alaskan Husky?? I thought they were called Siberian Huskies?? Sorry if thats a dumb question, know nothing about the artic breeds

   an alaskan husky isnt what you would call a "pure"breed like the Siberian..

most alaskans have a good amount of siberian in them but people have been crossing with certain hunting type dogs and other working dogs.

the alaskans coat isnt ussualy as long as a siberians,and thier body structure is a bit different too,,,a bit leggier,and the ribs to stomach area is a bit more pronounced...not sure how to explain that.

size wise the alaskans are a bit larger running on average around 50-55 lbs...i believe Sibes are a tad smaller...45-50 lbs...

 as for looks,they come in a large variety of colors and patterns...for this reason,i believe an alaskan is qualified by a racer by  how the dogs perform rather than thier appearance.

ORIGINAL: brookcove

It's the same as with the working BCs.  We talk about how the breed is defined by the working standard, and then the many, many people who have BCs as active, clever companions, but don't work them cry out, "Isn't my dog a Border collie, too?"

Defining the breed, in other words instituting a breed standard, is only relevant to the dogs that exist already if you are evaluating your dog for its breeding potential.  Pups that are already on the ground, if they came from parents that met the standard, are of course members of the breed family.

Modern breeds have gone to relying heavily on studbooks and conformation to define the breed.  The BC is a bit of a mishmash today betweem studbooks and performance and now they're trying to push it towards conformation, too.  The Alaskan husky is exactly what the BC was 100 years ago.  I hope in a few generations they don't face the same choices.

 that is a very interesting observation..i agree completely and i am more a working dog person...the BC is a great dog and i love to see them work..i wish i could see them in person rather than on tv,but it is amazing what they do.

I think she looks more like a red husky, I could be wrong.
 
 The huskies with longer fur keep warmer in the snow/cold then others, their fur might get snow on it but their under coat stays completly dry so they don't get cold unlike short haired dogs.

ORIGINAL: Xebby

The longer fur huskeys usaly are not tha useful as the snow will buid up on the coat and make it harder on the dog.

 
This is very untrue, and the same for Mals. Long haired dogs such as a wooly Mal this statement would be true.
 
A Sibs coat is exactly what it needs to survive the arctic weather. An Alaskian cannot survive the same extremes as a true Northern breed. That is not to say they are not faster in a sled team because they are, they get there speed from the cross breeding with dogs like greyhounds ect.
 
MhadDog, other than a Sib your dog actually reminds me alot of a Red Kelpy. Very striking dog.

Mhaddog is correct. The Alaskan Husky is more a type of dog than a specific breed. I've lost count recently but there used to be just a few main lines, such as Huslia, Aurora. The Huslia, if memory serves, was originally a mix of wolf, Siberian Husky, Irish Wolfhound, and German Pointer. Quite extensively through the 20th century until about 15 or 20 years ago, there was intentional outbreeding with the object to breed the strongest, fastest sled dog ever. Alaskan Huskies have been known to run faster than Sibes and pull almost as much if not equal to Alaskan Malamutes. As of consequence, there are several looks for the Alaskan Husky, ranging from almost coonhound to fairly wolfish. And it's still going on. Heck, down here in the Lone Star State, I have actually met a wolf/Lab hybrid. Mostly lab coloring with a wolf size snout, and a geriatric case of Hip Dysplasia. At times, Shadow has been mistaken for a wolf or wolf hybrid, even though he is not Alaskan Husky, although, considering the creative outbreeding, one might say that a Sibe/Lab cross, which Shadow is, would have been, at some time, a foundation stock, as it were, for Alaskan Husky, as a dog type, rather than a specific breed.