AKC 1938 Standard
General Appearance - The Siberian Husky is an alert, gracefully built, medium sized dog with a strong, compact body, not too short coupled with a powerful back of medium length, quick and light on his feet, deep short chest, medium bone, well-muscled hindquarters, thick, soft undercoat and a not too long outer coat lying close to the body. There is a fox-like appearance of the head, and the brush tail is carried curled over the back when working or interested, and trailing when in repose. Bitches are smaller in size and weight than male dogs averaging 2 inches less in height and 10 pounds less in weight.
Head: Medium sized in proportion to the body, width between the ears medium to narrow, gradually narrowing to eyes and moderately rounded.
Muzzle: Medium length, lips dark and closely fitting, jaws and teeth strong, meeting in a scissors bit.
Eyes: Should be only slightly obliquely set in the skull, either blue or brown in color, with a keen friendly fox-like expression. White eyes are permissible and are not a sign of impure breeding. Eye rims should be dark.
Ears: Erect, set high on the head, close fitting, small or medium in size, moderately rounded and well covered with hair on the inside. There is the appearance of an arch behind the ears.
Chest, Ribs and Shoulders: Chest should be deep and strong, not too broad; ribs well arched and deep; shoulders strong and powerful.
Back and Loins: Back of medium length, not too long, but strongly developed; loins well-muscled but no surplus weight, and should be slightly arched.
Legs: Straight, well-muscled and good bone, but not too heavy. Dew claws sometimes appear on the hind legs and although not a fault, they are better removed especially as they interfere with the dog's work.
Feet: Oblong in shape and not broad as the Eskimo dog or the Alaskan Malamute, well-furred between the pads which are tough and thickly cushioned.
Tail: A fox-like brush carried over back when working or interested and trailing in repose; described as a "sickle tail with a fox-like brush", well furred.
Size and Weight: Emphasis should be placed on these two points. Dogs ranging from 21-23 1/2 inches; bitches 20-22 inches; dogs ranging from 50-60 pounds, bitches 40-50 pounds.
Color: All colors are permissible from white to black with many variations.
Coat: The Siberian has a thick, soft, downy undercoat of fur next to the skin, and an outer coat of guard hairs which are thick, not too long, like that of the Samoyed, of soft texture and lying close to the body. The appearance without the coarseness of a "stand-off" coat.
Point Scale:
General Appearance.................................................................................................................... 20 pts.
Head................................................................................................................................................... 20 pts.
Back.................................................................................................................................................... 15 pts.
Leg, feet and shoulders............................................................................................................... 20 pts.
Coat and color................................................................................................................................ 15 pts.
Tail....................................................................................................................................................... 10 pts.
Total.................................................................................................................................................... 100 pts.
General Appearance.................................................................................................................... 20 pts.
Head................................................................................................................................................... 20 pts.
Back.................................................................................................................................................... 15 pts.
Leg, feet and shoulders............................................................................................................... 20 pts.
Coat and color................................................................................................................................ 15 pts.
Tail....................................................................................................................................................... 10 pts.
Total.................................................................................................................................................... 100 pts.