Alaskan Husky!

So i have been spending a lot of time researching Finn's breeds and the more i compare him to huskies and shepherds the less convinced i am that he is german shepherd - i mean he could have some shepherd in him, but i think its very small. I work in a faunal lab, and i'm studying to become a zooarchaeologist which means i know animal bones, and skeletal morphologies so i'm basing most of my assumptions on what i can see and feel of Finns bones and confirmation. So based on his skull, what i can feel and what i can see, he has a wide but short snout typical of huskies - necessary for crunching bones, his skull is also wide and very robust, almost identical to the husky skulls we have in the lab, but it is very different in the muzzle to the shepherd, which is longer and pointed at the nose. Next is his posture. He has very long legs with a straight back. Shepherds have shorter back legs and a sloping back. Finn toes also are husky - he has long but wide toes which let him walk on top of the snow. He also has long legs and the long slender body of the Alaskan. Now the thing that makes everyone think finn is a shepherd (me included!) is his colouring. Well it turns out that alaskan huskies come in the same colours as finn, they can be black and grey but also tan and black and grays similar to the shepherds (i wouldn't be surprised if there is some shepherd in the creation of the breed). i have found pictures of Alaskan huskies that are the spitting image of Finn, they have the larger ears, some are floppy and some are pointed but most of the them are located lower down on their head like Finns- so basically my final conclusion is that Finn is all Alaskan Husky with some shepherd in his past! and i don't mean sorry to toot my own horn or come across pompous, but i have always been good at calling dog and horse breeds and im proud of my rather useless skill (though i have had fun impressing dog owners with obscure breeds). Behaviour is another factor. I have been watching husky videos and Finn has a lot of the same body movements, like how he tilts his head back and forth and how he throws his head back to bark. Oh and his WOOOOOO!!! he does bark when he's excited but when he just wants attention its all wooowooowoooo like a husky. And even with 3 legs he is can still be a handful! Though i don't care what breed of dog Finn is, i do think it is important to know what he is so i can understand and work with his ingrained temperament and energy levels. Like right now, despite having 2 walks and 2 runs in the backyard as well an hour sitting on the front porch watching people walk by, i can hear Finn barking at mom, he's a bit on the wrangy side tonight. i think its the raccoons. he really likes them. we are training him to not chase them, which is working well actually, but he still gets excited when he smells them or when he knows they are outside the house. i have no clue how he knows but he always gets antsy when they are in the backyard.
here are some pictures of Alaskan Huskies i have found, the resemblance is remarkable. Pay particular attention to the shape of the skull, where his nasals meet his fronts - ie his forehead, between his eyes - it is shallow like the alaskans, not like the siberians or even the shepherds.

Alaskan Pictures 1
Alaskan Pictures 2
Alaskan Pictures 3
Alaskan Pictures 4

ps. Finn and I just sat and watched 8 Below and that is a very sad movie! i know the dogs get rescused - but not all!!! i was crying and well Finn wasn't crying but he was watching intently with his ears up and his head tilting like crazy!