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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.Yes - long haired huskies are within breed standard but less common than the short hair in the UK. Coat density is also variant on climate so the colder climates have the heavier-coated dogs. There are various types of sled dog: Siberian Huskies are the original pure breed that were used on the Serum run by Seppala. Nowadays for sledding in the Iditarod and general arctic sledding, Alaskan Huskies are used which are a breed in their own right, but are a mixture of pure husky + other working/racing dogs that have been bred for the purpose required (sprint/racing/working etc). The Alaskan Malamute is the heavier breed, similar to a Siberian in looks but heavier and stronger and used for pulling heavier, shorter distance loads (whereas the Siberians are the smaller sprint dogs). Malamutes are normally used on TV as they have less of a tendancy to run off and escape like Siberians which have to be kept on lead/chained/fenced in!
Huskies is also a general term used for all Northern breed dogs, so could include the spitz dogs and the Samoyeds, Greenland dogs, etc
As for prettiness - they are all beautiful!
Hope this helps - I have 4 Siberian Huskies and one has the longer coat!