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  Sled Dog Central: Mackenzie River Huskies - History
The "Mackenzie River Husky" is a catch all name, that can describe vastly different dogs depending on who is using that name.
These huskies were separately and distinctly developed for small working teams capable of hauling large loads through deep snow, woodland trails, and hilly or mountainous terrain while consuming limited and erratic food sources.
The catchy name "Mackenzie River Husky" was coined from newcomers seeing the freight huskies and not being able to differentiate the different villages while passing through an area.
www.sleddogcentral.com /mackenzies2.htm   (1335 words)

  
  Mackenzie River husky - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The term Mackenzie River husky describes several overlapping local populations of arctic and subarctic sleddogs, none of which constitutes a breed.
Dogs from Old Crow, Fort McPherson, Arctic Red River, Porcupine River, Hay River and Mackenzie River regions, although distinguished by locals, were collectively termed “Mackenzie River” dogs by outsiders; crosses of these local freighting huskies with large European breeds such as St.
Some reference sources describe the Mackenzie River husky as a dog, used by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, consisting of a mix of Inuit (Eskimo) dog, large European breeds, and wolf ancestry.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Mackenzie_River_husky   (298 words)

  
 Swtext Canadian Tribes 1d
Tanotenne, at the junction of Stuart and Nechako Rivers.
Ka ianermiut, on the headwaters of Colville River.
Kispiox or Kispayaks, at the junction of Kispiox and Skeena Rivers.
www.hiddenhistory.com /PAGE3/SWSTS/canada.HTM   (11952 words)

  
 The Alaskan Husky breed   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Husky is expected to display a degree of
The Alaskan Husky is derived from a mix
husky kennels tend to be large, with many
www.sleddogsportsmag.com /the-alaskan-husky-breed.html   (304 words)

  
 Mackenzie River husky -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Most prominent and current of these are the sleddogs of Donna Perry and others in the interior of (A state in northwestern North America; the 49th state admitted to the union) Alaska.
Historically, the term has been variously applied to different dog populations in the arctic and subarctic regions of (A state in northwestern North America; the 49th state admitted to the union) Alaska and (A nation in northern North America; the French were the first Europeans to settle in mainland Canada) Canada.
Bernards, (An island in the north Atlantic) Newfoundlands, or Staghounds were sometimes called “Mackenzie River Hounds,” giving rise to great confusion surrounding the name.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/m/ma/mackenzie_river_husky.htm   (239 words)

  
 Western Arctic River Profiles   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
The river and area was traditionally used by Inuit as the river is a spawning grounds for arctic charr.
This river is the jewel of the arctic.
The mouth of the river was and is still used by the Inuvialuit while the headwaters area and lakes are used by the Gwich'in.
www.inuvik.net /canoenwt/rivers2.html   (920 words)

  
 Breeds   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Greenland huskies, MacKenzie River huskies, and Eskimo dogs have been bred into some of the freighting sled dogs for a denser coat, and one hears of endless other combinations.
Originally bred in Alaska by white trappers, hunters, and miners, it is a mixture of dogs brought from the lower 48 states and mixed with the northern dogs.
The Chuchis, or Chukchis, an Eskimo people who settled in the Kolyma River Basin in northern Siberia, used their dogs as their sole means of transportation as well as guards and companions for their children.
www.isd.net /~sbair/breeds.html   (794 words)

  
 PolarHusky.com / Education {Experience Authentic Learning Online}   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Four major rivers pour into the Arctic Ocean - the Mackenzie river in Canada, the Lena, Ob and Yenisey in Russia.
The flow from these continental rivers flowing into the Arctic basin, incorporate 10% of the worlds river discharge, an amount equivalent to six times that of the Mississippi River.
The Earth’s atmospheric, marine and river currents carry tonic contaminants from the industrial mid-latitudes to the Arctic Region.
www.polarhusky.com /deepocean.asp?menuID=6   (662 words)

  
 The Alaskan Husky Breed   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
The Alaskan Husky breed was brought to Denmark first by John Pedersen and later by Arne Thomsen, whose dogs are from the Dunlap line, which originates in the USA but the line is also popular in Germany.
He was the founder of the Aurora Husky (another line), although other sources claim that Gareth Wright, a Fairbanks sprint racer, developed a strain that he called Aurora huskies (Dog Driver, A guide for the serious musher, Miki and Julie Collins, page 15).
The Alaskan Husky breed is very young and because of the different lines, it is difficult to characterize the dog in an uniform standard.
www.lusitano.dk /AlaskanHusky/races.htm   (803 words)

  
 Sled dog - TheBestLinks.com - Alaska, Dog, Ice, Snow, ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Sled dogs, known also as sleigh dogs, sledge dogs or sleddogs are dogs that are used to pull a wheel-less vehicle on runners (a sled or sleigh) over snow or ice, by means of harnesses and lines.
Purebred sleddog breeds range from the well-known Siberian Husky to rarer breeds such as the Mackenzie River husky.
Today the unregistered hybridised Alaskan husky is preferred for dogsled racing, along with a variety of crossbreds, the German Shorthaired Pointer often being chosen as the basis for crossbreeding.
www.thebestlinks.com /Sled_dog.html   (603 words)

  
 Breed Profile: Alaskan Husky
Alaskan Husky Dogs are aptly named due to their origin in Alaska and for dog sled racing.
The Alaskan Husky breed is very young and because of the different lines of blood it possesses, it is difficult to characterize the dog into a standard breed.
Alaskan Huskies are generally reserved around strangers, they rarely bark, and generally tend to make yelping or howling noises.
www.sidyboysfoolin.com /AlaskanHusky.html   (505 words)

  
 Husky Dogs : Dog & Puppy Portal   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Alaskan Husky Dogs are aptly named due to their origin in Alaska and for dog sled...
The breed of Siberian Husky Dogs originated in Siberia where the climate is very severe and coarse...
The "Alaskan husky" is a term so widely used by mushers and dog fanciers to describe...
www.alldogs.info /husky-dogs.php   (1129 words)

  
 Western Arctic River Profiles
The area and river is used by the Gwich'in from Fort McPherson and was an alternate travel route to the Klondike Goldrush.
The water is fast on the upper part of the river so that it doesn't take long to soon be out of the mountains.
Trips may start at the southern headwaters of the river in the lake area, or at the "green cabin" about one third the way down the river.
www.inuvik.net /canoenwt/rivers3.html   (1198 words)

  
 Gary Rolfe
From the Horton River in Canada's western Arctic, Gary and two huskies successfully completed a 400 mile coastal route east into Nunavut to the central Arctic community of Kugluktuk (Coppermine).
From the frozen Mackenzie River to the sea ice of Mackenzie Bay in the Beaufort Sea crossing the tundra of Ellice, Pitt and Olivier Islands.
As UK team member covered 3,470 miles with 21 huskies, through the Yukon, the Northwest Territories and on to the coastal plains of the Arctic Ocean's Beaufort Sea ice.
www.garyrolfe.com /gary/ae.htm   (323 words)

  
 Sled Dog Training   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Some maintain that the word "husky" when applied to the Alaskan Malamute, is a misnomer, and that no pure-bred ARCTIC dog is entitled to the name except the Siberian Husky, as recognized by both the American Kennel Club and the Canadian Kennel Club
I read somewhere that the word "husky" was originally a term of disrespect and was applied by tribes from Russia (Siberia) visiting Alaska with hostile intent.
On the other hand, MacKenzie River Huskies, a very large and handsome strain, are still used extensively in the Northwest Territory of Canada.
www.northernterritories.com /new_page_4.htm   (1810 words)

  
 Facts and information about dogs and puppies - Dogs Guide
The term Mackenzie River husky describes several overlapping local populations of arctic and subarctic sleddogs, none of which constitutes a breed.
Dogs from Old Crow, Fort McPherson, Arctic Red River, Porcupine River, Hay River and Mackenzie River regions, although distinguished by locals, were collectively termed “Mackenzie River” dogs by outsiders; crosses of these local freighting huskies with large European breeds such as St.
Bernards, Newfoundlands, or Staghounds were sometimes called “Mackenzie River Hounds,” giving rise to great confusion surrounding the name.
www.the-dog-owner.com /modules.php?name=Dogs-MM&page=Mackenzie_River_husky.html   (480 words)

  
 Alaska Husky Ranch, Sled Dog Training, Visitor Tours, Glacier Bay Alaska
Husky Ranch owners Chris and Marilyn Trump are descendants of one of the first original
The Husky Ranch is becoming a great part of our little town, starting a new tradition of an
The Great Alaska Husky Ranch is just one of many fun activities Gustavus has to offer.
www.alaskahuskyranch.com   (402 words)

  
 Overview   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
We crossed the river, again by ferry, then began the long trek over the bogs and marshes of the spruce covered trundra to Inuvik.
We will then trek the last 300 miles of the frozen Mackenzie river to Tuktoyaktuk at the edge of the Beaufort Sea and return to Inuvik.
Walking at our side was Charlie, the Eskimo Husky dog who accompanied me on my 1988 trek across the sea ice when I was the first woman to walk alone to the magnetic North Pole.
www.goals.com /thayer/wolves/Ajnl1.htm   (749 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
As many of you know, development of the large gas reserves in the Mackenzie Delta region of Canada's Far North has been the subject of much discussion since the early 1970s, when the largest on-shore gas reserves were discovered.
While many factors affect the feasibility of a potential Mackenzie Delta gas development, the most significant matters are those that are external to our companies, such as the level of Northern Community support.
The impact of Imperial's share of Mackenzie Delta gas volumes is illustrated in the yellow portion of the graph.
limperiale.ca /Canada-English/News/Speeches/N_S_Speech030219.asp   (4408 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
I left the landing May I, and landed at the mouth of the river July 30.
The Mackenzie, from the lake, is from 3 to 8 miles wide.
Where it is joined by the Peel it widens to 15 miles, and at its mouth it must be about 6o miles wide.
lcweb2.loc.gov /gc/mtfgc/72033/1910192.txt   (317 words)

  
 BFC Newsletter:Buttonville,Toronto,CYKZ,Aviation Club,COPA   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
The Mackenzie River is not as long as the Mississippi but if you tacked on the Slave and Athabasca Rivers, there would be no contest.
The Mackenzie Valley is unchanged yet changing, no levies, no dams and very little evidence of human influence except for the long straight lines cut through forests to allow for seismic exploration of minerals and resources.
Not far ahead, the Mackenzie River Delta has to be one of the largest water mazes; stretching far into the horizon.
www.buttonvilleflyingclub.com /newsletters/2002-02.html   (9167 words)

  
 Alaska Highway Escorted Motorcoach Tours, Yukon Alaska Bus Tours
We are following the Chilkat River where during fall salmon migration thousands of majestic bald eagles concentrate.
We cross the Yukon River by ferry and start to discover Dawson, the historic gold town and home of many legends.
The Yukon River, over 3500 KM in length is one of the worlds longest water highways.
www.bcreservation.com /van_m_info5.html   (1413 words)

  
 Wikipedia:Requested pictures - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
I have some old PD images of tidal bores but if anyone has been to Petticodiac recently or the River Severn or even the Amazon River and has a better photograph.
It is now the home of the highest railway in the world, and I think that with a picture we might be able to get it "in the news" on the Main Page.
Elbe River needs a better map since it is referenced in anything European.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Requested_images   (5704 words)

  
 The Bishop Who Ate His Boots: The Full Story
In the spring of 1909, in addition to his responsibilities in the Yukon Diocese, Bishop Isaac Stringer assumed the burden of the Mackenzie River Diocese.
The group travelled down the Peel River in canoes to the mouth of the Husky River and from the Husky to the Rat River.
They navigated the Rat River in their canoes, but progress slowed as the river increasingly began to freeze.
www.virtualmuseum.ca /Exhibitions/BishopStringer/english/fullstory.html   (453 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
We quickly realized the expense of keeping twelve dogs so we formed the "Gold Nugget Dog Supply" company as a way to raise money to feed and care for the dogs and build improvements to their living area.
In the summer of 2004 when the pups are old enough and better trained, we hope to open "The Great Alaska Husky Ranch", a dog sled training school for kids to learn how to "Mush" and learn dog awareness.
In the summer of 2004 when the pups are old enough and better trained, we hope to open "The Great Alaska Husky Ranch", and provide dog sled tours on wheels for adults and kids, give mushing lessons and put on dog demonstrations to encourage dog appreciation and to show the dogs' many talents and abilities.
www.goldnuggetdog.com /index.pmg/page-about_us   (883 words)

  
 Lecture #12 for a Course in Canadian Economic Development
All markets to the west of the Ottawa River would be supplied by (relatively expensive) Alberta crude oil and those to the East by cheaper imported oil.
In the late 1960s the industry was reorganized by a newly reelected socialist government who established the Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan which came to control some 40 percent of the province's potash production.
In British Columbia, creation of the BC Hydro and Power Authority and the massive Peace River project, completed in 1967, was an important part of W.C. Bennett's drive to develop the province's interior hinterland.
www.chass.utoronto.ca /~echist/lecnotes/hi12_xb.htm   (2546 words)

  
 Lena River:  North-flowing River of Eastern Siberia
One of the world's longest rivers, it is the western border of Northeast Siberia.
The river has been a key conduit for people and cultural diffusion for millennia, and the Dyuktai culture was discovered there.
Ust-Lensky or Lena River Delta Region: second largest river delta in the world, vital breeding grounds for migratory birds in the summer, home year round to polar bear and Arctic Fox.
www.workingdogweb.com /Lena-River.htm   (1372 words)

  
 Puppies
Common misspellings are alaskan huskie, alaskan huskey, alaskan huskes, alaskan huskeys, alaskan husy, alaskan huskys, alaskin husky, alaskian husky, alasken husky, alaska husky.
Such breeds as MacKenzie River huskies, Canadian Eskimo dogs, Salukies, and some others have had their influence on the breed as well.
It is difficult to determine the best web sites, as all of them are individual and contain lots of photographs and interesting family events.
www.gotpetsonline.com /alaskan-husky/alaskan-dogs.com-husky/puppies.html   (210 words)

  
 SICK HEART RIVER   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
I don't mean the hearty, husky sort of fellow who goes into the woods in a fancy mackinaw and spends his time there drinking whisky and playing poker.
In the afternoon the hills came closer to the river, and on the left bank appeared a cluster of little white shacks with the red flag of the Hudson's Bay flying from a post.
The river was split into a dozen channels, and the Hares kept the boat adroitly in deep water, for there was never a moment when it grounded.
www.gutenberg.net.au /ebooks03/0301461h.html   (22264 words)

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