In a show ring, the Siberian Husky is one of the few breeds for which there is no set standard for eye color, the breed standard reading, “Eyes may be brown or blue in color; one of each or parti-colored are acceptable.” When one eye is blue and the other is brown or hazel, this is known as being “bi-eyed,” though scientifically, the condition is known as Heterochromia iridis.

We prefer the legend that says that dogs with two different color eyes can view heaven and earth at the same time (isn’t that lovely?)  Another legend holds that heterochromatic dogs are natural protectors and considered spirit dogs. Some in the sled racing community hold that sled dogs with heterochromia are faster than dogs with the same color eyes, but we’ve not found evidence to support this.

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