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→History: Pre-edit text used the word “aboriginal” in stead of “indigenous” when referring to indigenous dogs of Alaska. (Aboriginal is a name referring to the indigenous people of Australia. Thus the pre-edit text would be confusing as to whether these indigenous Alaskan dogs were descendants from Dingo’s/ Aboriginal dogs of Australia. Which they are not). Tags: Mobile edit Mobile web edit |
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The '''Alaskan husky''' is a breed of medium-sized working [[sled dog]], developed specifically for its performance as such.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Desmond.|first=Morris|url=http://worldcat.org/oclc/213449602|title=Dogs : the ultimate dictionary of over 1,000 dog breeds|date=2008|publisher=Trafalgar Square|isbn=978-1-57076-410-3|oclc=213449602}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|last1=Collins|first1=Miki |title=Dog driver: a guide for the serious musher|date=2009|publisher=Alpine Publications|first2=Julie |last2=Collins|isbn=978-1-57779-094-5|edition=Rev. 2nd |location=Crawford, CO|oclc=232327350}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|last=Levorsen|first=Bella|title=Mush!: a beginner's manual of sled dog training|date=2007|publisher=Barkleigh Productions|isbn=978-0-9790676-0-0|edition=Revised, 4th |location=Mechanicsburg, PA|oclc=187305124}}</ref> loud boi
Alaskan huskies are the most commonly used type of dog for competitive [[sled dog racing]], both in short-distance sprint racing as well as long-distance expedition races such as the [[Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race]],<ref>{{Cite web|title=Do many Siberian Huskies run the Iditarod? If not, why? – Iditarod|url=https://iditarod.com/do-many-siberian-huskies-run-the-iditarod-if-not-why/|access-date=2021-09-11|website=iditarod.com}}</ref> the [[Yukon Quest]],<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|title=Sled Dogs in the North |website=Yukon Quest|url=https://www.yukonquest.com/news/sled-dogs-north|access-date=2021-09-10}}</ref> and the [[Finnmarksløpet|Finnmarkslopet]].
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