Built for a World That No Longer Exists: The Real Story of the Siberian Husky

About this episode

This episode explores the origins and misunderstood nature of the Siberian Husky, tracing its history from the Chukotka Peninsula to modern-day pet ownership.

Nobody goes out looking for a Husky and thinks they're making a mistake. Then the dog turns five months old. In this episode, Coach Francis goes all the way back to the Chukotka Peninsula to trace the Siberian Husky from its origins with the Chukchi people — one of the most sophisticated selective breeding cultures in human history — through the legendary 1925 Serum Run to Nome, and all the way home to your apartment, your gate, and your 3AM howling situation. This is not an episode about a difficult dog. It's an episode about a misunderstood one. The dog is always right. We just have to learn to read it.

People in this episode

Host: Coach Francis

Topics covered

• Siberian Husky
• dog breeding
• Chukchi people
• misunderstood dogs
• pet ownership
• dog behavior

Keywords

• Siberian Husky
• Chukchi people
• dog behavior
• pet ownership
• 1925 Serum Run
• selective breeding
• misunderstood dogs

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The Dog Behind The Human

Places: Chukotka Peninsula

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