Q. I enjoy going dog sledding with the family in winter. I noticed that not all dogs used are always huskies, sometimes one or two white wolf dogs breeds are added to the pack. Is that a problem since one is working with two different kind of animals? (Lo tacharosh or do not plow with two different species yoked together).
A. Huskies and wolves are often mistaken for one another, they are actually two totally separate breeds of animals. Unlike a wolf, a husky is a domesticated animal and, although related, the two are completely different species. A wolf dog is a canine produced by the mating of a domestic dog (Canis lupus familiaris) with a gray or white wolf (Canis lupus). They are usually stronger and faster than huskies, but they may not be allowed in certain states and provinces. (from Wikipedia and others).
Horav Shlomo Miller's Shlit'a opinion is that since they may be a mixture of two distinct species, one should avoid doing work with two or more off them together.
Rabbi A. Bartfeld as revised by Horav Shlomo Miller Shlit'a
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