Siberian Husky vs Mixed Breed
The check that settles it
Husky-type mixes are extremely common. Without the build and tail carriage, it is a guess.
Confirming a siberian husky
- A brush tail carried in a sickle curve — up and over, but not touching the back.
- Erect triangular ears set high and close together.
- Blue eyes, brown eyes, or one of each. Blue eyes are common in this breed and rare in a Malamute.
- Light, efficient build. A Husky is a distance runner, not a freight hauler.
Confirming a mixed breed
- No consistent set of breed characters — features from several types, or none in particular.
- Frequently medium-sized, short-coated and drop-eared, which is where mixed ancestry tends to land.
- Documented pedigree absent, which is what a breed actually is.
- Generally fewer of the concentrated health problems that come with closed breeding populations.