The first of the dogs arrived in the Americas 12,000 years ago around the commencement of the Holocene period, however people and their dogs did not settle in the Arctic until the Paleo-Eskimo people 4,500 years ago and then the Thule people 1,000 years ago, with both emigrating from Siberia. The Siberian Husky was originally developed by the Chukchi people of the Chukchi Peninsula in eastern Siberia. It also indicates the ancestry of present-day dog breeds descends from more than one region. The American Kennel Club describes the Siberian Husky's eyes as 'an almond shape, moderately spaced and set slightly obliquely.' The parti-color does not affect the vision of the dog. The breed standard indicates that the males of the breed are ideally between 20 and 24 inches (51 and 61 cm) tall at the withers and weighing between 45 and 60 pounds (20 and 27 kg).