As the name suggests the Siberian Husky is native to Siberia. It was there that they were trained for hundreds of years to pull sleds by the Chukchi people - Read more

The Siberian Husky was originated by the Chukchi people of northeastern Asia as an endurance sled dog. - Read more

As the name would suggest, Siberian Huskies are native to Siberia, where they have been trained for hundreds of years by the Chukchi people to pull sleds. The Chukchi are semi-nomadic people, and the Siberian Husky’s ability to pull sleds with light loads for long distances made it a useful companion. Recent DNA analysis has shown the Siberian Husky to be one of the oldest breeds of dog. - Read more

Siberian Huskies are one of the oldest breeds, originating with the Chukchi people in northeast Siberia. This dog was developed to fulfill the needs of the Chukchi people, including herding reindeer, pulling sleds and keeping children warm on nights that reached some of the coldest temperatures in the world. - Read more

The Siberian Husky Club of NSW is vitally interested in helping every potential dog owner find the breed ideally suited to their particular tastes and requirements. Above all, we want every Siberian Husky puppy to be placed in a home where they will be appreciated for their special qualities. Because of this we feel it is important to share with you just what a Siberian Husky is and isn't - Read more

For more than 1,000 years a tribe of people known as the Chukchi have inhabited the Arctic coastal region of northern Siberia...a land where the extremes of winter make life a daily challenge just for survival. It is there that the Chukchi dog, the progenitor of today's Siberian Husky, was developed. - Read more

Few dog breeds are as old as the Siberian Husky. Developed by the indigenous people of Siberia over 2000 years ago, the dog retains many of the wolf traits of it's ancestors. They still have a pack mentality, look similar to the wolf, and howl at the stars for no apparent reason. The Siberian Husky was used to pull the people and equipment around on sledges during the cold winter months. - Read more

The Asian Chukchi people of the extreme northeastern part of Siberia,once depended on Siberian Huskies to survive. The hearty dogs pulled sleds, herded reindeer and guarded property in a challenging, frigid environment. Their amazing stamina captured the attention of passing fur traders, who eventually brought the dogs to other parts of the world. - Read more

The Siberian Husky originated in Russia, where they were bred and raised by the Chukchi people for thousands of years. The Chukchi, a tribe of Siberian nomads, needed dogs that could provide fast, economical transportation over the vast frozen land. Unusually strong and agile, this medium size dog was able to swiftly cover long distances on a minimal amount of food. - Read more

The husky dog breed has spread around the world and more dog lovers, even those who don’t live in cold places like Alaska or Siberia, have the pleasure of owning one of these wonderful dogs - Read more

A native of Siberia, as their name suggests, the Siberian Husky has had a very long and distinguished history. For hundred of years the Siberian Husky breed was trained by the Chukchi people to pull sleds. - Read more

Description: The Siberian Husky is a medium sized dog, with the male dog measuring 21-23½ inches in height and the female bitch being 20-22 inches, with a weight for the dog of 45-60 pounds and the bitch being between 35-50 pounds. They were originally bred as sled dogs. They are compact and strong, almost low-slung, which makes them ideal for the work they were bred to do. - Read more

The Siberian Husky belongs to the so-called Spitz Group of dogs and has variously been known at one time or another under the following names: • Artic Husky Dog • Siberian Chukchi • Chukchi Sled Dog • Chukchi or Chuchi - Read more

Together the Chukchi people and the Siberian Husky dog developed a special relationship born of mutual need and nurtured by mutual respect. Together, they thrived in virtual isolation for centuries in the tundra before the outside world discovered and fell in love with this magnificent dog. - Read more

Siberian sled dogs came to fame in the early 1900s as they raced to victory in Nome's All-Alaska Sweepstakes distance race. Native dogs of Northeast Siberia were imported in 1908 by Russian fur trader William Goosak who knew their speed. - Read more

It's a very beautiful breed and was developed as sled dogs by the Chuckchi tribe of northeast Asia...as the word "Husky" which actually used by the Chuckchi tribe to describe a "sled pulling dog".... - Read more

The Siberian Husky arrived in North America in the fall of 1908 without fanfare. Most other dogs had taken the more conventional route to our shores across the Atlantic Ocean from countries where they had become well established breeds. This unknown breed of Northern dog, however, sneaked through a remote back door to America quietly and unobtrusively at a point where the peninsulas of Asia and America almost meet. - Read more