From sources Kennel KOSSOK
The Siberian Husky : An Analysis of the Standard by Three Breeder Judges.
This presentation was originally written for an online seminar for judges-l email list and first published on 1/26/1998.
The Siberian Husky
Three breeder judges, Alice Watt (me), Bart Miller, and Vern Harvey, have independently analyzed the AKC breed standard in a presentation for the judges-l email list. Here are our conclusions. As I was putting this together, I was impressed by how much we agreed on the essentials and priorities. Here's a bio on each of us and our accomplishments in the breed.
Alice Watt- I obtained my first Siberian in 1968 with the acquisition of a pet bitch. I later bred her and kept two pups, a male and female. The male went on the become my first champion. Unfortunately, that line proved to be a dead end, as it carried PRA. I then acquired a lovely red bitch from breeders in New Hampshire who not only showed their dogs but also worked them on a highly competitive racing team. All the dogs I've bred since then go back to this bitch through her progeny sired by Ch. Innisfree's Sierra Cinnar, the Westminster BIS winner and top producing sire for the breed. Since then I've bred 25 additional champions, including one who took BOS at a national specialty. I started judging Siberians in 1994 and have recently completed provisionals for Alaskan Malamutes as well.
Bart Miller 's interest in dogs is perhaps genetic. His grandmother bred Poms, his father trained dogs for police work back in the 1930's, he had an uncle who bred Bulldogs, an uncle who raised and trained racing Greyhounds and one who bred German Shepherd Dogs. Bart showed his first dog in 1956, a Boston Terrier but spent the next 14 years involved with race horses. He returned to showing dogs in 1969 with an Afghan Hound and worked for Professional Handler, Malcom Fellows from 1970 until 1975 when Malcom retired after piloting the OES to BIS at Westminster. Bart enjoyed a modicum of success with his Great Pyrenees and Poodles while showing other breeds for various people but never really as a full time professional. In 1982 he met his wife Patti and her Siberian Huskies.
As a Siberian breeder Bart and Patti have bred, owned or produced BIS winners in Canada, United States, Japan, Spain, Sweden, Portugal, Switzerland and more. The great Spanish sire and Champion of numerous countries, Blueridge's Artic Blue Snowbird sired 9 clones of himself who went on to BIS's including winning the World Show in Bern Switzerland in 1994 over 15,800 dogs.
VERN HARVEY - The Dog Fancy, and in particular, the Siberian Husky has been a major part of Vern Harvey's life for the past 26 years. Vern was a founding member of the Siberian Husky Club of Greater Atlanta, The Siberian Husky Club of Tucson, and the Canada del Oro Kennel Club. He is a former president of the Tucson Kennel Club and is currently the First Vice President of the Siberian Husky Club of America. Vern has owned, shown and bred many Siberian Husky champions of record. A former professional handler, Vern has primarily shown the breeds in the working and herding groups. Vern is equally proud that he has competed in sled races, weight pulls and carting events throughout the western United States. He has won a few, placed in most, and finished every event--with no injured dogs! Currently, Vern is approved by the American Kennel Club to judge 8 breeds and Juniors.
