I really like Huskies but I have never owned one. They are beautiful dogs bred for pulling sleds.
Huskies, huh? We had one when I was growing up. She was unhappy in the city. 
That is not surprising. They are working dogs, happiest when they are pulling something.
Is that why they are used for pulling sleds? 
They were selectively bred for that job by indigenous Arctic peoples. The name derives in part from the word "Eskimo".
Seriously? Their name comes from that? I love linguistics. I would never have guessed. 
English sailors used the word "Huskimos" for the dogs of Acrtic tribes, and the word got shortened with time,