- little late is better than never
these baltics are unlike any baltic husky we have ever seen before. after doing some dna testing, we can confirm that they are in fact a strange descendant of the modern husky with some.... strange quirks.
recently this little group came into the spotlight with the association staff after we had been notified by the new owner. their original family seems to have continued breeding this line until the elders of the family became too old, becoming the responsibility of their children. since their children did not want to manage these high-energy dogs, they have since given them to us.
we have been told that these huskies are not used for sledding, but instead have been used alongside their original owners to fish. it seems like after generations of this isolation from other baltic huskies, they have adapted thicker fur to brace the cold waters and some unique characteristics to help with hunting.
we are calling this mutation "caridean", named after the shrimp that they love so dearly. huskies with the caridean mutation will have their white marks turned to a light shade of pink, and have much thicker fur to battle icy waters.
in addition, it seems as if these dogs also have a strange pattern of urajiro - we have taken to calling it "reverse urajiro". this does not lighten the underside, and instead lightens the complete opposite of where urajiro would normally be. while we have not seen much of this past a couple of the caridean huskies we were shown photos of, it seems to only effect red like urajiro normally does.
--
for this milestone, you are welcome to try out for any or all adopts! each will have a unique competition set to it. none of these dogs can breed to one another, as this family is compromised of an aunt/uncle/guardian, older sibling, twins, and a younger sibling.
