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Siberian Husky Did You Know?
- Siberian Huskies originated by the Chukchi people of northeastern Asia as an endurance
sled dog, capable of traveling long distances at moderate speed, carrying
a light load in low temperatures with a minimum expenditure of energy.
- The first team of Siberian Huskies made its appearance in the All Alaska
Sweepstakes Race of 1909.
- In 1910, a team of Siberian Huskies driven by John "Iron Man" Johnson won
the grueling 400-mile race, and for the rest of the decade, the breed (particularly
those bred and raced by Leonhard Seppala) captured most of the racing titles
in Alaska.
- In 1925, the city of Nome, AK was stricken by a diphtheria epidemic and
dog teams of Siberians led heroic "serum runs" to retrieve antitoxins.
- Siberian Huskies served valiantly in the Army's Arctic Search & Rescue
Unit of the Air Transport Command during WWII and in the Byrd Antarctic
Expeditions.
- Siberian Huskies achieved AKC Recognition in 1930.
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