Talk:Siberian Husky

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Article Grading: The following comments were left by the quality and importance raters: (edit comments - comment history - watch comments · refresh this page) Has lots of good info. Needs references. Pictures of more different colours would be nice. --Pharaoh Hound (talk) 17:02, 30 January 2007 (UTC)

a!== The pictures of these dogs are so cute! They look so strong and menacing. Their faces are stern and intimidating... I don't know if I could handle them!.....lol..... —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 65.93.200.64 (talk • contribs).

Contents 1 Vandalism? 2 Siberian husky 3 Donating my Flickr photos 4 Woohoo! energy effecient 5 "Liren" is growing up 6 Infobox photo 7 Weight

[edit] Vandalism?

Why is the page empty?

[edit] Siberian husky

I'm a little surprised at this page. I have trouble recognising some of its statements as having anything to do with what I know as a Siberian Husky. This emphatically includes the photograph. Can't someone who knows something about this breed do an article? If you don't know much about a topic but you want to post something, at least check some online sources first so you don't look too ridiculous.

For the record, Siberian coats need brushing only when the dog is shedding; the rest of the time they are virtually maintenance-free. For another, Siberians don't eat people, though most of them are death on squirrels, gophers, chickens, rabbits or anything else smaller than they are. For another, they are a "large" breed only if you think 35 to 55 pounds is large; to me a "large breed" is like a German Shepherd or a Rottweiler, something that weighs at least 75 or 80 pounds. (Over 100 is "giant".) And although they are in theory outdoor dogs, just about every Siberian I've ever known has had a mad ambition to be a permanent house-pet.

Anybody want to have another try at this article? I don't really want to do it because I'm in a "competing" breed now. Ditkoofseppala 23:56 30 Jun 2003 (UTC)

How's that the country of origin of this dog is United States, as it is known that it was bred by Chukchis on the other side of Pacific? I guess it is meant to mean the country where this breed was officially recognized to the rest of the World, or something like that... I'm not much in kennel stuff, so I guess I can't know. Now the article seems to be acceptable. Best regards. --XJamRastafire 23:07, 3 Jan 2004 (UTC)

Yes, the USA is the country of development rather than the country of origin. I've changed the table. Thanks for catching that -- sannse 13:21, 4 Jan 2004 (UTC)

This sentence couldn't possibly be more wrong: "Siberian Huskies are welcome to roam your yard on their own, because they are very obidient dogs that will come to you when you call." To the contrary, Siberian Huskies really need to be tied up at all times, due to their roaming instinct. I also would never call a Siberian Husky "obidient".

I removed it, this is very suspect. - Trysha ^(talk) 05:54, 9 August 2006 (UTC)

Heck, thinking you can tie a Husky up is suspect. ~ Strathmeyer 07:42, 17 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Donating my Flickr photos

All the photos in my Flickr account are Creative Commons-licensed so feel free to use them on Wikipedia. I'm too lazy to add the photos myself, so I'm leaving it up to you guys. I have a few shots of a non-purebred husky, but it really emphasizes the bi-eyed attribute. It's quite stunning. http://flickr.com/photos/kentwang/tags/husky/

Kent Wang 02:50, 9 August 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Woohoo! energy effecient

"That said, Siberian Huskies are rather fuel efficient dogs, consuming less food than other dogs of similar size and activity level."

Nice! I like that, especially in our oil crisis :) Alphalife 00:01, 7 September 2005 (UTC)

Less food! My Husky will scavenge through everything looking for a bite, and, she eats more than my 100 pound behemoth of a Golden Retreiver did! Amazing how she can pack it into that small frame :) --Brian Howard 04:41, 29 September 2005 (UTC)

[edit] "Liren" is growing up

Liren is my purebred bitch I've got pictured as a 7 week old, she's about 16 months now, would a "then/now" image be useful at all? She looks quite different. I could also toss up a pic later this year when she blows her coat again (likely in the next couple months). Weaponofmassinstruction 00:56, 12 February 2006 (UTC)

I'm not sure that it would add much, mostly because there are already 2 photos of adult dogs with similar coat coloring. More useful would be Sibes with obviously different colors, I think. Elf | Talk 21:07, 14 February 2006 (UTC)

And maybe some puppy pics too. --RedZion-- 28 June 2006 (UTC)

Good News! Liren will have a new chew-toy at the end of the month! We pick up the new pup soon! This one will be much paler by comparison. Weaponofmassinstruction 01:02, 12 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Infobox photo

I'm switching the places of these two photos (Siberian husky.jpg, and Jessecohen.jpg). I feel that the first photo is a much better representation of the breed, and therefore, a better photo for the infobox. On a slightly diferent topic, can anyone get a photo of a husky standing? I think that a standing photo would be the best way to show the sonformation of the breed. --Pharaoh Hound 21:33, 7 July 2006 (UTC)

I looked back through the history of this article. Prior to April 6th, Husky_L.jpg was in the Infobox. User:24.93.178.30 vandalised the page by replacing a photo of Husky_L.jpg with a photo of a Miniature Dachshund in the Infobox. Then User:12.208.99.20 placed Jessecohen.jpg in the Infobox. Since Husky_L.jpg is still usable, I have returned it back to the Infobox.

I'm putting Siberian husky.jpg back in the page. --Pharaoh Hound 12:46, 8 July 2006 (UTC)No No!!!!!!!!

[edit] Weight

I'm hardly an expert on huskies, but I do own an AKC registered husky. The weight range given of 25 to 55 lbs seems a bit low to me though; my husky is 7 months and 50 lbs, and isn't even vaguely overweight. I've never seen a husky adult weigh only 25 lbs. Can this weight range really be accurate, or am I just in possession of a rather large husky? -Lvthn13 03:21, 1 December 2006 (UTC)

• Well spotted. You're correct, the minimum accepted weight for sibes 15.5 kg (30 lb), all kennel clubs. I've fixed that. --Pharaoh Hound (talk) 13:06, 1 December 2006 (UTC)