SIBERIAN HUSKY

breed of medium-sized, muscular working dog whose origins date back thousands of years in Siberia. It stands from 20 to 23 1 / 2 in. (50.8–59.7 cm) high at the shoulder and weighs from 35 to 60 lb (15.9–27.2 kg). Its weather-resistant double coat is composed of a dense, downy underlayer and a medium-length, very dense, soft outercoat. It may be any color, but it is usually black, white, tan, gray, or various combinations of these colors. Raised by the Eskimolike Churchis of NE Siberia to pull their sleds, the Siberian also acted as a guard to their homes and as a companion. Down through the centuries this service has created in the Siberian husky a strong sense of gentleness and devotion to people and their families. The Siberian has also been popular in dogsled racing. Among purebred dogs, the term husky is properly applied only to this breed, although it is often used of any mixed-breed arctic sled dog. See dog.

____________________

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Copyright© 2004, Columbia University Press. Licensed from Lernout & Hauspie Speech Products N.V. All rights reserved.

-43746-

Top...
Search the Library
Books
Journals
Magazines
Newspapers
Encyclopedia
Advanced Search
About Questia
Questia is the world's largest online academic library offering full-text books, journals, and articles on thousands of topics.

Join Now...
Questia Books and Articles on: Siberian Husky
We found: 214 results
By media type:
 

Books:

 

21  

 

Journal articles:

 

3  

 

Magazine articles:

 

21  

 

Newspaper articles:

 

165  

 

Encyclopedia articles:

 

4  
 

books on: Siberian Husky  - 21 results

       More book Results: 1-10 11-20 21-21 >>  
 
1.
In the Past Night: The Siberian Stories
Book by Dmitry Stonov, Natacha Stonov, Kathryn Darrell; Texas Tech University Press, 1995
Subjects: Exiles--Fiction, Political Prisoners--Fiction, Siberia (Russia)--Fiction, Stonov, Dmitrii--1898-1962--Translations Into English
...And even those who managed to survive are still suffering in exile. You are teasing me, laughed Vasily Vasilyevich in a husky, cheerful voice, as he tried to allay Shevelevs anxiety. What makes you so sure? Shevelev repeated, although it oc- curred...
2.
Origin and Development of Northeastern University, 1898-1960
Book by Everett C. Marston; Northeastern University Press, 1961
Subjects: Northeastern University (Boston, Mass.)--History
later in the spring King Husky appeared as a guest of honor...University mass meeting. King Husky I was Northeasterns mascot until...Newton and on Cape Cod; King Husky ate well and extensively, on...climatic conditions alien to the Siberian Husky, coupled with complications...
3.
Understanding the Call of the Wild: A Student Casebook to Issues, Sources, and Historical Documents
Book by Claudia Durst Johnson; Greenwood Press, 2000
Subjects: Dogs In Literature, Fiction, Gold Mines And Mining--Klondike River Valley (Yukon)--History--Sources, Klondike River Valley (Yukon)--Gold Discoveries--Sources, Klondike River Valley (Yukon)--In Literature, London, Jack--1876-1916--Call Of The Wild--Sources, Wolves In Literature
old, experienced husky, Sol-leks, moves into...are the semiwild, starving huskies, attached to an Indian village...types of dogs, including the Siberian husky and the Alaskan husky...of spitz mix. The Alaskan husky may include many mixtures...and wolf. Most of the huskies in The Call of the Wild are...feature that distinguishes the husky from the wolf is its bushy...These physical traits make huskies extremely well suited for...
4.
Opportunities in Animal and Pet Care Careers
Book by Mary Price Lee, Richard S. Lee; VGM Career Books, 2001
Subjects: Animal Culture--Vocational Guidance, Animal Specialists--Vocational Guidance
...finished his college training as an artist. He bought a Siberian husky as a pet and added a war surplus dogsled. His activity...bred by him for racing. The breed is based on the Siberian husky, but other traits have been bred in, vascular strength...
5.
Word, Object, and Conceptual Development
Book by Jeremy M. Anglin; W. W. Norton, 1977
Subjects: Children--Language, Cognition In Children
...for example, the AMW for a picture of a collie is collie whereas the CMW is dog, the AMW for a picture of a Siberian husky is husky whereas the CMW is dog, the AMW for a picture of a rose is rose whereas the CMW for that picture is flower...
More book Results: 1-10 11-20 21-21 >>

Top...
 

journal articles on: Siberian Husky  - 3 results

 
 
1.
Dogs and People: The History and Psychology of a Relationship
Journal article; Journal of Business Administration and Policy Analysis, Vol. 24-26, 1996
Subjects: Authors--Addresses, essays, lectures, Coren, Stanley--Addresses, essays, lectures, Dog breeds--Social aspects, Dog owners--Psychology and mental health, Dogs--Social aspects, Psychologists--Addresses, essays, lectures
...Haired Pointer Greyhound Harrier Irish Setter Irish Water Spaniel Norwegian Elkhound Otterhound Pointer Saluki Samoyed Siberian Husky Group 4: Self-Assured Dogs - includes spontaneous and sometimes audacious dogs Affenpinscher Australian Terrier...
2.
The Empress of In-between: a Portrait of Louise Nevelson
Journal article by Donna Seaman; Triquarterly, 2008
Subjects: Art criticism, Nevelson, Louise, Personal profiles, Sculpture, Visual artists
...from a cold and distant land. A priestess of the steppes. A Siberian shaman. Indomitable, irascible, and fluently cre- ative...these guys "sweetheart" and "darling" and "dear" in her husky smokers voice as she bosses them around, a slim cigar burning...
3.
Summer Long (the Zone)
Journal article by Andra Neiburga, Banuta Rubess; The Review of Contemporary Fiction, Vol. 18, 1998
Subjects: Short stories
...There are cool nights, soothing nights. Blue green like Siberian fir. Clear as glass. Like a mirror for the sky. Like an...naive people, about her harsh and impoverished homeland. Her husky, gentle voice spills like a stream of tears through the rooms...


Top...
 

magazine articles on: Siberian Husky  - 21 results

       More magazine Results: 1-10 11-20 21-21 >>  
 
1.
The Ice Dogs: Having Survived the Amazon Rainforest and Namibian Desert, TV Explorer and Author Benedict Allen Set off for the Siberian Wilderness. but before He Could Begin His Icy Journey, He Had to Befriend His Doggy Companions
Magazine article by Benedict Allen; Geographical, Vol. 74, April 2002
Subjects: Arctic regions--Social aspects, Dogsledding--Equipment and supplies, Siberia--Geographic profile, Sled dogs--Care and treatment
...Benedict Allen set off for the Siberian wilderness. But before he...all Arctic operators, the husky. Food to the Chukotka sledge...indoors. And whereas a typical husky -- for example, his cousins...explorer equipped himself with Siberian dogs from kinder climes farther...
2.
The Making of a Marathon Mutt
Magazine article by Mark Derr; Natural History, Vol. 105, March 1996
Subjects: Dogs, Dogsledding
...Candle. When a team of huskies from the Chukchi Peninsula...today as the Siberian husky. Similarly, the Alaskan...mix between wolves, huskies, and Irish setters...Then he bred in a Siberian husky for its small size and...offspring he dubbed Aurora huskies. Periodically, Wright...
3.
The Call of the Wild - A Travel Writer Tries to Explain What It Takes to Survive and Thrive in Alaska
Magazine article by Mark Barna; World and I, Vol. 17, May 2002
Subjects: Alaska--Portrayals, Authors--Behavior, Books--Criticism and interpretation, Jenkins, Peter--Criticism and interpretation, Looking for Alaska (Book)--Criticism and interpretation, Writers--Behavior
...dog team. Its twelve huskies are not more attractive or bigger than other Siberian huskies. When compared to those...But you cant judge a husky by its appearance. Nor...like Iditarod-winning huskies, do not at first appear...
4.
Dogs Who Made a Difference
Magazine article by Sam Stall; The Saturday Evening Post, Vol. 280, May/Jun 2008
Subjects: School dropouts, Studies, Terrorism
...out. The first and greatest was Togo, a massive Siberian husky who led the sled team of musher Leonhard Seppala...he became one of the founding sires of the modern Siberian husky line. Though he died in 1929, his strength and intelligence...
5.
Proud to Be a Nonbreeder: First Comes Love, Then Comes Marriage-And Kids? Journalist Stephen Milioti Says Thanks, but No Thanks
Magazine article by Stephen Milioti; The Advocate, September 2009
Subjects: Adoption--Social aspects, Gay couples--Family
...been bitten by the baby bug; I prefer June, my Siberian husky mix, who comes from a shelter. Shes a great daughter...Lets start a club: gay men who love their neutered Siberian huskies, their careers, their friendships, and their expensive...
More magazine Results: 1-10 11-20 21-21 >>

Top...
 

newspaper articles on: Siberian Husky  - 165 results

       More newspaper Results: 1-10 11-20 21-30 31-40 41-50 >>  
 
1.
Blazing a Trail Siberian Huskies, Trainers Race as Part of Tails on the Trails
Newspaper article; Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), January 27, 2008
Blazing a Trail Siberian Huskies, Trainers Race as Part of...trainer stood, dozens of Siberian huskies demonstrated their...tundra. Other dogs are local Siberian huskies that race locally...gardens and run away. "A bored Siberian is a destructive one. This...co-founder of Adopt A Husky. "This dog needs exercise...
2.
Record Pets: Cold Comfort for the Huskies
Newspaper article; Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland), September 2, 2004
...Pets: Cold Comfort for the Huskies. Byline: By NEIL McINTOSH THE Siberian Husky has come a long way since...developed. In 1909 the Siberian Husky was introduced to...For the next decade, Siberian Huskies captured most of...
3.
Husky at the Head of the Pack in Eugene Dog Show
Newspaper article; The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR), September 6, 2004
Husky at the Head of the Pack in...2 1/2 -year-old male Siberian husky who was among the winners...the Lane Events Center. "Huskies are athletic and that comes...may resemble each other, Siberian huskies shouldnt be confused...a 4-year-old female Siberian, into a dog carrier for the...
4.
Huskies Get a Workout at Two-Day Arboretum Event
Newspaper article by Ann Piccininni; Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), January 21, 2007
Huskies Get a Workout at Two-Day...Twister, a mostly black Siberian husky, was barking, howling...Crete, a member of the Siberian Husky Club of Greater Chicago...If you do not give your Siberian a job, theyre very good...
5.
Huskies Mush to Morton Arboretum
Newspaper article by By Ann Piccininni; Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), January 22, 2009
Huskies Mush to Morton Arboretum...faze them a bit. In fact, Siberian huskies revel in it. "They...Mike Dagley, of Adopt-A-Husky, a northern Illinois and...event. Several members of the Siberian Husky Club of Greater Chicago...your home, you donAEt want a Siberian. Also, they are famous escape...
More newspaper Results: 1-10 11-20 21-30 31-40 41-50 >>

Top...
 

encyclopedia articles on: Siberian Husky  - 4 results

 
 
1.
Siberian Husky
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
SIBERIAN HUSKY breed of medium-sized, muscular working...of NE Siberia to pull their sleds, the Siberian also acted as a guard to their homes and...centuries this service has created in the Siberian husky a strong sense of gentleness and...
2.
Husky
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
HUSKY see Siberian husky . ____________________ Copyright 2009 Columbia University Press. Used with the permission of Columbia University Press. All rights reserved.
3.
Alaskan Malamute
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...claims of wolf ancestry have never been proved. The malamute is often called a "husky," a term which properly applies to one purebred arctic dog, the Siberian husky. See dog . ____________________ Copyright 2009 Columbia University...
4.
Working Dog
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...sheepdog , Pembroke Welsh corgi , puli , Rottweiler , Samoyed , schnauzer (giant and standard), Shetland sheepdog , Siberian husky , and St. Bernard . See dog . ____________________ Copyright 2009 Columbia University Press...


Top...
 About Questia   ::   Privacy   ::   Contact