The
Alaskan Malamute evolved from the ancient dogs that accompanied
prehistoric man in his migrations from Asia, across the Arctic to
Greenland and back. The migrations, covering thousands of years also
produced a natural evolution of species that varied from the long
coated varieties found in Greenland to the lesser coated, longed legged
varieties found in the forest and lake areas of northern Canada.
Early Russian and English
explorers often reported a superior and better kept type of work dog
kept by the “Mahlemut” (Malemiut, Mahlmuit, Malemuit) tribes around the
Norton Sound area of Alaska They were less “wild”, more tractable and
capable of an enormous amount of work..... Click
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CanadianEskimo
Dog History
The
Canadian Eskimo Dog is generally considered to be a very old dog breed,
possibly as old as over 1,000 years. It was first bred by the Thule
people. Therefore it is related to the Greenland Dog, so much so that
some authorities consider them the same breed. It was, and still is (to
a very limited extent), used by the Canadian Inuit as multi-purpose
dogs, often put to work hunting seals and other arctic game, and
hauling supplies and people.
In
the 1800s and early 1900s this breed was in demand for polar
expeditions. When snowmobiles came into use the population numbers
started rapidly declining, because snowmobiles are faster and need less
care. In the 1950s there were approximately 20,000 dogs living in the
Canadian Arctic, and had been accepted for showing by both the AKC and
CKC, however in 1959 the AKC dropped the breed from its registry
because of extremely low numbers. By 1963 there was supposedly only one
dog registered with the CKC, and when this dog died there were still no
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The Eurasier is a
relatively new Spitz-type dog breed originating in Germany.
In
the 1950’s, in Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, the Wipfel family, Julius
and Elfriede, chose to undertake the creation of an ideal,
family-oriented breed of dog...... Read More
Siberian
Husky History
The Siberian Husky was developed over a period of around
3,000 years by the Chukchi and related peoples of Siberia, the breed
was developed to fulfill a particular need of the Chukchi life and
culture. In one of the most inhospitable climates in the world, with
temperatures plummeting to (-100C) in winter and with winds
up to 100 mph, the Chukchi relied on there dogs for survival, as they
were a remarkable tool of ingenuity. In
teams as large as twenty or more they could travel
out over the ice sometimes covering as much as 100 miles in a single
day to allow a single man to ice-fish and return with his catch, by
sled dog standards they were small the large size of the
teams minimized per-dog pulling power, while smaller frames maximized
endurance and low energy consumption. (Even today, in long races,
Alaskan Huskies the Siberians cousins require twice the
amount of food the Siberians consume)
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