#7 The iconic sled dogs hail from Siberia (hence, “Siberian Husky”)
#8 These howling heroes saved an entire town
In the midst of a diphtheria outbreak in 1925, teams of Huskies raced through a treacherous snowstorm to deliver medicinal serum to Nome, Alaska before the disease could further devastate the town.
#9 Heterochromia (two different colored eyes) is also a trait that runs in the “family”
#10 Huskies are often blue-eyed beauties
#11 They come in six different shades, according to the AKC
#12 Huskies are happiest in cold climates and need a big yard to exert all that energy
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