Cross Breeds

can my siberian be a cross breed ?

i keep telling my wife that we have a purebreed sibe. i adopted my boy diesel 2 months ago from a shelter. i paid the maximum adoption fee 300 dollars because of his age and breed. i don't have a picture i can put on here nor do i know how but for anyone that saw the movie snow dogs, he looks just like "demon". he's black and white with ice blue eyes and a blaze mask. the wierd thing is his legs seem a lot longer than a standard sibe and at 7 months he's 54lbs and it says that full grown male sibes are 60-65 lbs. at the rate he's growing he's going to exceed that. don't know what he could be crossed with if anything. he has every characteristic of a sibe just a little big and tall for his age. for one sandi i am just interested and two he was only in a shelter because his previous owners were elderly and had health problems and couldn't take care of him. so they had to give him up.

Public Comments

1. Seems like he might be about 70 pounds at 1 yr. That is big but it's not uncommon for husky. He came from big parents.
2. Now can I ask a general question here? Why is it so important to know what breed the dog is? As long as the temperament is outstanding and he's a great dog, why bother? I adopted a wonderful shelter pit mix. We have NO clue what he's mixed with and we're fine with that. Be happy your baby is in wonderful health no matter what he is. And thank you for adopting! :D
3. He's probably just not a "quality" bred dog. My parents took in a Sheltie puppy off a woman that worked for my dad, who was going through a hard time and needed to find homes for some of her dogs. Anyways...we know that this pup was a purebred sheltie because the mom and dad were also this lady's dogs, and we saw them first hand...but this dog grew HUGE! he was the size of a collie but had a shorter muzzle like a sheltie. funny thing was he was the runt of the litter. every now and then a dog will be completely off the standard.
4. His parents may have been an ill-match, caused by irresponsible breeders (he ended up in a shelter, there is your first clue). There really is no way to know if he's a pure bred, unless you want to take the chance on a genetic testing, and even then you can't be 100% sure.
5. There is a possibility that he could be a cross. without pictures, no onee could give you a proper answer. There are new items on the market that can help you determine if your dog is a purebred or a just a loveable mixed breed family member. One site is: http://www.canineheritage.com/ It costs about 65.00 and all you have to do is swab your dogs mouth and send it in. Then in a few weeks, you will get the DNA test results back. Good luck.
6. probably not if it looks like demon hes a beauty! i love huskies!
7. At 7 mos he is more than 3/4 grown so if he is to be 60lbs then at 7 mos he would be around 45lbs so he is right on track to be about 65-70lbs. Poorly bred dogs can be oversized or undersized as well and there is no way to find out his breeding. AKC reg males Sibes shouldn't be more than 60lbs when full grown.. General Appearance The Siberian Husky is a medium-sized working dog, quick and light on his feet and free and graceful in action. His moderately compact and well furred body, erect ears and brush tail suggest his Northern heritage. His characteristic gait is smooth and seemingly effortless. He performs his original function in harness most capably, carrying a light load at a moderate speed over great distances. His body proportions and form reflect this basic balance of power, speed and endurance. The males of the Siberian Husky breed are masculine but never coarse; the bitches are feminine but without weakness of structure. In proper
8. I have a cross breed huskie and can tell you that sibe huskies crosses have always thrown to the other breed as far as coat color is concerned. It would be more likely that you have an alaskan malamute, rather than a huskie cross... as they are much larger.
9. He could be purebred, just poorly bred. I've had backyard-bred Siberians come into rescue who were over-standard in height and weight. They were purebred...just bred by ignorant people out of sub-par dogs. A responsible Siberian breeder would have required the dog be returned to them if the owner couldn't keep it. So the fact that he was in a shelter is significant in terms of his origin. He may also be a Siberian/Malamute mix. Hard to tell without photos.