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| Question on White Huskies - Do they resemble white GSDs? | |
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techigirl78 Adult
Join date : 2013-06-26 Location : Wisconsin
| Subject: Question on White Huskies - Do they resemble white GSDs? Mon Nov 04, 2013 11:27 pm | |
| Loki is mostly all white and I got him as a rescue with almost no background, so I have no clue of his pedigree or parents except he came from kill shelter in Indiana. He was about 13 weeks or younger when I got him. Now that he is starting to fill out more, I'm thinking he may actually be full husky or pretty close to it. My question is for those with all white huskies, do you often find people telling you or asking if your dog is a white german shepherd? I get the question a lot, but I see a lot of white huskies that look very similar to him in pictures. So, I was just curious if people who know they have purebred white huskies get this as well. Otherwise, maybe he just is more german shepherd then husky since that is what people usually guess. This picture is not very good, but it gives a rough idea of what he looks like now that he is getting older: |
| | | seattlesibe Senior
Join date : 2013-02-05 Location : seattle, wa
| Subject: Re: Question on White Huskies - Do they resemble white GSDs? Tue Nov 05, 2013 12:20 am | |
| One of our good friends has a white GSD and there are definitely some superficial similarities, but the biggest differences I see are that the GSD has a longer snout, much larger ears, sloped back, rounded larger eyes, and is just generally bigger and thicker framed.
If i had to guess I would guess Loki is mostly Husky with some GSD but wouldn't be completely surprised either way. Something about the face proportions just looks GSD. How's his back profile line, straight or sloped? |
| | | Rocio_Caballero Senior
Join date : 2012-06-19 Location : Las Vegas
| Subject: Re: Question on White Huskies - Do they resemble white GSDs? Tue Nov 05, 2013 12:45 am | |
| Yes, I constantly get asked if Lycus is a GSD because he's mostly white. Although, for all I know, Lycus could be part GSD. He came from a BYB. He is also much larger than your average husky so only a DNA test could give me better results.
Your Loki actually resembles Lycus quite a bit. |
| | | techigirl78 Adult
Join date : 2013-06-26 Location : Wisconsin
| Subject: Re: Question on White Huskies - Do they resemble white GSDs? Tue Nov 05, 2013 1:15 am | |
| I'll try to get a better picture of him outside tomorrow. His back line is for the most part straight. At the dog park, there were huskies that I could compare him too. Of course his ears are big, but he also seemed more solid/thicker then even the adult huskies when he still has a lot of maturing to do.
Yes, Loki is larger too. He is nearly 60lbs and 24" tall at just over 7 months. I assume he will grow to 70-80lb range. My vet said 80-90, but that seems really high to me. |
| | | moto1087 Teenager
Join date : 2013-07-08 Location : michigan
| Subject: Re: Question on White Huskies - Do they resemble white GSDs? Tue Nov 05, 2013 10:39 am | |
| rikku gets asked quite often if she is a white GSD, usually until they notice her eyes |
| | | siku&nikolai Senior
Join date : 2013-06-17 Location : Maine
| Subject: Re: Question on White Huskies - Do they resemble white GSDs? Tue Nov 05, 2013 12:22 pm | |
| EVERYONE asks if Nikolai is a white German Sheppard puppy, which is fine, I can understand not a lot of people come across white huskies but when I tell them he is a husky, no one believes me and continues to tell me I'm wrong, and asks if I got him from a shelter (because then I wouldn't actually know his background). Ummm no, I met his parents, I know he is full husky, but thank you for telling me that I don't know what kind of dog I have.
I agree, that Loki could have some German Sheppard in him, especially if he gets that large! But he definitely is very husky looking. |
| | | lillith87 Senior
Join date : 2013-05-26 Location : Michigan
| Subject: Re: Question on White Huskies - Do they resemble white GSDs? Tue Nov 05, 2013 2:28 pm | |
| I have been asked a few times if Okami is a German Shepard... but others ask if she is a wolf, if she is full husky... I just educate and move on. Your Loki looks full husky to me. |
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