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Female Sakhalin Husky
The Sakhalin Husky is a breed of dog, which is used as a sled dog, and the other name which is also known is Karafuto-Ken. The breed comes from the spitz types, which has relatives with other Japanese dogs, like the Akita Inu for example. The size varies between 56 cm and 66 cm at the withers with a weight range from 30 kg to 40 kg.
Sakhalin Husky puppy with its owner
The ears are small, pointed, sometimes slightly tilted forwards or sometimes falling. This breed comes in many colours, including but not limited to russet-red and black. The hair is fine and thick, with an undercoat of very dense hair, similar to the hair of the Greenland Dog.
Male dog Sakhalin Husky
This breed’s claim to fame came from the ill-fated 1958 Japanese research expedition to Antarctica, which made an emergency evacuation and was forced to leave behind 15 sled dogs. The researchers believed that a relief team would arrive within a few days, so they left the dogs chained up outside with a small supply of food; however, the weather turned bad and the team never made it to the outpost.
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