The history of the Alaskan Husky starts with the numerous
native village dogs of North America present in the region well prior to the arrival of the Europeans and Russians.
Renowned for their hardiness, happy nature and hard work ethic, numerous Siberian Huskies were taken to rural villages and mixed with
the native village dogs creating Alaskans [The forbearer of the Alaskan Husky].
Not exact matches
srai01 - there is information at www.indianvalleykennels.com and the breed standards are listed at cpryourdog.com under
Native American
Village Dog
The only breed you forgot was the
Native American
Village Dog.
Native American
Village Dog --(Native American Village Dog designer dog)(German Shepherd x Native American Indian Dog m
Dog --(
Native American
Village Dog designer dog)(German Shepherd x Native American Indian Dog m
Dog designer
dog)(German Shepherd x Native American Indian Dog m
dog)(German Shepherd x
Native American Indian
Dog m
Dog mix)
This involved spending time out in the bush of Alaska working among the
native Alaskans as part of public health service and training exercises, vaccinating 1,500 sled
dogs in 23 remote
villages and setting up
dog bite prevention programs for
village children.
In the mid 1800's, Russian traders traveling along the Yukon River acquired several sled
dogs from interior
villages because they found them to be superior in hauling heavy loads compared to their
native sled
dogs.