Where did the Siberian Husky come from?
Although the Soviets dispute the claim, there is evidence to show that the Siberian Husky descends from the Chokchi Sled Dog which had been breeding true in the Soviet Arctic for 3000 years prior to its introduction to this continent. These were the dogs of a nomadic Siberian tribe used to pull sleds and herd reindeer. Not highly regarded in their native country because of their small size, it was nevertheless conceded that the Chukchi was the breed that could travel the greatest distance. Like all sled dog breeds, they were able to work hard for long periods on little food. In a primitive way the women of the tribe practiced a form of selective breeding-the “best bred to the best”-and being isolated from crossbreeding by nature of the environment, in time a strain of intelligent, fast, sled dogs evolved. A fur trader and explorer, Olaf Swenson, is credited with bringing the breed to the continental United States. Over a twenty-five-year period, Swenson had dealt with the Chukchi buyin
