>or non sledding
Well..... Actually Alaskan John Sutter famously ran a part Standard poodle team in the Iditarod sled race in 1988! (He then ran full teams in 89' 90 to 1991) the poodles completed.
An interview here with Johnny Carson and John with his lead dog Poodle
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NDuBNEF9aXM&sns=em(If you can bear listening to Johnny Carson's annoying habit of trying to get a cheap laugh, john is brilliant in the interview!)
But as for cross breeding husky types and poodles... The people that do this are Greeders not Breeders, shameful profiteers!! The husky breed already has a HUGE problem with the vast amount of dogs in rescue and you only have to look at the puppy/dog for sale sites on the Internet to see how many huskies over a year old are being rehomed, as people realise they can't cope.
Irresponsible money grubbers the people who produce this mating.