Mackenzie River husky

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Origin

United States

Breed status

Not recognized as a breed by any major kennel club.

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Height	66-74 cm
Weight	29-47 kg

Dog (domestic dog)

The term Mackenzie River husky^[1] describes several overlapping local populations of Arctic and sub-Arctic sled dog-type dogs, none of which constitutes a breed. Most prominent and current of these are the sled dogs of Donna Dowling and others in the interior of the American state of Alaska. These dogs are described as standing 26 to 29 inches (66 to 74 cm) in height and weighing 63 to 104 pounds (29 to 47 kg). Usually long-coated, they are rangy, deep-chested and long-legged, built for heavy freighting in single file through deep snow. Their colors are the usual northern-dog range of black and white, shades of grey and sable, tan, blond, and red.^{[citation needed]}

Historically, the term has been variously applied to different dog populations in the Arctic and sub-Arctic regions of Canada and Alaska. Dogs from Old Crow, Fort McPherson, Arctic Red River, Porcupine River, Hay River and Mackenzie River were crossed with large European breeds such as St. Bernards, Newfoundlands, or Staghounds and were sometimes called “Mackenzie River Hounds", giving rise to great confusion surrounding the name.^{[citation needed]}

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References[]

^ MacQuarrie, Gordon (December 1997). The Gordon MacQuarrie Sporting Treasury. Kenai, Dog of Alaska. Willow Creek Press. pp. 98–99. ISBN 9781572230323. Retrieved 20 January 2013.

show v t Spitz-type dogs
Sled dogs	Alaskan husky Alaskan Malamute Canadian Eskimo Dog Greenland Dog Mackenzie River husky Samoyed Siberian Husky
Hunting dogs	Black Norwegian Elkhound East Siberian Laika Finnish Spitz Hällefors Elkhound Hokkaido Jindo Kai Ken Karelian Bear Dog Karelo-Finnish Laika Kishu Ken Norrbottenspets Norwegian Elkhound Norwegian Lundehund Pungsan Dog Russo-European Laika Shiba Inu Shikoku Swedish Elkhound Swedish White Elkhound Taiwan Dog West Siberian Laika Yakutian Laika
Herding dogs	Finnish Lapphund Icelandic Sheepdog Lapponian Herder Norwegian Buhund Swedish Lapphund Swedish Vallhund
Asian breeds	Akita Chow Chow Donggyeongi Indian Spitz Japanese Spitz Jeju dog Kintamani dog Nureongi Shar Pei Thai Bangkaew Dog
Companion dogs	Alaskan Klee Kai American Eskimo Dog Danish Spitz Eurasier German Spitz Keeshond (Wolfspitz) Pomeranian (Zwergspitz) Northern Inuit Dog Schipperke Volpino Italiano
Extinct breeds	Hare Indian Dog Sakhalin Husky Salish Wool Dog Tahltan Bear Dog
Types: Husky, Laika

show v t Dogs originating in the United States
Extant	Alapaha Blue Blood Bulldog Alaskan husky Alaskan Klee Kai Alaskan Malamute American Bulldog American Bully American Cocker Spaniel American English Coonhound American Eskimo Dog American Foxhound American Hairless Terrier American Leopard Hound American Pit Bull Terrier American Staffordshire Terrier American Staghound American Water Spaniel Australian Shepherd Black and Tan Coonhound Black Mouth Cur Blue Lacy Bluetick Coonhound Boston Terrier Boykin Spaniel Carolina Dog Catahoula Leopard Dog Chesapeake Bay Retriever Chinook English Shepherd Mackenzie River husky Majestic Tree Hound McNab Miniature American Shepherd Mountain Cur Mountain Feist Olde English Bulldogge Plott Hound Rat Terrier Redbone Coonhound Silken Windhound Stephens Stock Teddy Roosevelt Terrier Toy Fox Terrier Toy Manchester Terrier Treeing Cur Treeing Feist Treeing Tennessee Brindle Treeing Walker Coonhound Trigg Hound White Shepherd
Extinct	Hare Indian Dog Hawaiian Poi Dog Salish Wool Dog
Types: Coonhounds, Curs, Feists

Mackenzie River husky

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