Canadian inuit dog

The Canadian Eskimo Dog, known Qimmiq (also written Kingmik) in Inuktitut, is a big wolf-dog, larger and stronger than the Siberian Husky bones. It is one of eight indigenous breeds in Canada and one of the seven living - the Tahltan Bear Dog extinction canadian inuit dog.

Once Husky has been included in the various classes of AKC, but retired in 1950 due to lack of interest. Lovers of American sleigh prefer smaller, faster Huskies, and considered the Canadian Eskimo dog is too big and heavy to be competitive in the race sled dogs canadian inuit dog.
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Due to the lack of popularity of the breed also remained genetically more stable than their faster cousins. Most other breeds of sled dogs became largely fulfilled and Métis with European dog breeds hunting dog while Husky has remained relatively pure. DNA evidence links with husky Australian dingo, Singing Dog New Guinea, Greenland Dog and the Shiba Inu. Many consider the Canadian Eskimo Dog is truly diligent Huskies all races of the North canadian inuit dog.
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There has been some confusion about this race canadian inuit dog. First, because the term "Eskimo Dog" has long been used in a general sense to refer to any dog ​​sled used by Eskimos. Use here the term in the strict sense of the breed originally bred population mainly by the Research Foundation Husky. Secondly, while the race is known as "Canadian Eskimo Dog" sometimes, not to be confused with the Northern Inuit dog, a breed of domestic dog selectively bred to look like wolves, like to Utonagan and Tamaskan dog canadian inuit dog.
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Some confusion comes from the fact that the Inuit do "Eskimo" does not recover, and many find it very offensive term. Though the exact word "Eskimo" is debated context is widely accepted that means "eater of raw meat" and not in the pejorative context of "cannibalism" as some have suggested. terms "Eskimo" and "Inuit" is used just as often, however, the term "Inuit" does not sufficiently understand Alutiiq, Inupiaq, Yup'ik Sug'piak and the people of Alaska, or Yupik population of eastern Russia. "Inuit" refers to Canadian Arctic indigenous peoples. Yupik language speakers do not usually find the offensive term, and may self-identify as Inuit canadian inuit dog.
canadian inuit dog
The first Canadian Huskies called "Qimmiq" (which simply means dog) by the Inuit, arrived from 1100 to 1200 AD, with the migration of Thule Inuit in the Canadian Arctic. These extremely versatile dogs are used for transport canadian inuit dog, transport sleds and hunting. They are able to locate butcher breathing holes and served as a guard dog standing afar muskox and polar bears and attack if necessary. The race has survived the toughest terrain canadian inuit dog in the world and has been in demand in the 1800s and early 1900s as a sled dog for shipments. A Canadian Eskimo dog can pull twice its weight over time and little more difficult terrain with each feeding canadian inuit dog.
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With the advent of the Canadian Eskimo sled dog quickly began to fade. Other breeds of dogs from the north of Canada, causing many diseases and illnesses that the Canadian Eskimo dog had never been exposed too. Many died, many were crossed with other breeds.

In the 1970s, the Canadian Eskimo dog was on the verge of extinction with an estimated 200 remaining pure dogs in the North. In 1972, a project was launched to try to save the race canadian inuit dog.

William Carpenter and John McGrath assisted by the Canadian Kennel Club created the dog Canadian Eskimo Research Foundation Kennel Club. Foundation work for a period of six years has been mainly funded by the governments of Canada and the Northwest Territories and consisted of the purchase of the remaining individuals of the population kept by the Inuit of the Boothia dogs , Melville Peninsula and parts of Baffin Island. In 1986, he recorded the first dogs of this project with the Canadian Kennel Club. Collaborated efforts have contributed to the creation of the park foundation of registered breed. But today, the number of Canadian sled dogs pure existence is again dangerously low, with only 279 registered dogs in existence canadian inuit dog.

Little effort has been made to introduce the breed to the general public canadian inuit dog, unlike was the case with the Siberian Husky and Alaskan Malamute. The Canadian Eskimo Dog Club and its members play an important role in the permanent preservation of this unique and rare breed canadian inuit dog.

The Canadian Eskimo Dog should give an idea of ​​the strength, power and endurance balanced with agility, and daring. Men and women have a faster growth rate to reach the size of work seven months, but only mature at three years of age canadian inuit dog.

During the winter, the lower layer is covered with a thick outer layer of coarse hair or standing canadian inuit dog. The color is dense and allows the dog to work in difficult and cold environments in the world. Growth mane like hair on the neck and shoulders appear in male specimens. Women tend to have shorter hair canadian inuit dog canadian inuit dog .

Any color or combination of colors that are shown for the layer. The most common are all white with a pigmentation aorund the eyes, nose and lips, white body with a small amount or red marks, buff, cinnamon, gray or black, two colors black and red or black and tan or tan and black or black with a fair distribution canadian inuit dog of two colors, red, beige, beige, sand or black body with white on chest and / or legs and lower part of the body gray, silver, buff brown coat with black hairs  canadian inuit dog.
The tail is large and thick, usually worn up or curled over the back. Mature females can sometimes take your tail down canadian inuit dog.
canadian inuit dog