Eskimo

In drawing up the standard for its breed, the Eskimo Dog Club of America summarized the

65-10-85-pound dog as follows:

“The Eskimo dog is one of the best known breeds of work dogs in the world and should not be confused with smaller breeds of dogs that have borrowed his name. The real Eskimo dogs originating from Greenland, Labrador and the northeastern part of the continent are Nature's product for sled dog work. Being a draft animal for centuries in the Arctic regions, he has developed a powerful body and heavy coat. Although large boned and of rugged build, many specimens are very beautiful and as attractive as show types in any other breed...."

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The Eskimo's closest relatives are the Alaskan Malamute, Siberian Husky and the Samoyed, all members of the Spitz or Wolf-Spitz group. Despite the use of the word “wolf,” it is doubtful that the wolf has been an influence in their breeding.

The origins of the dog, as of the Eskimo people themselves, have not been traced conclusively, but the official history advances the possibility he spread from eastern Siberia to the North American continent and calls him a product of the “survival of the fittest" over a period of at least 2,000 years. 

His fitness for a rugged life is well known, of course, but in more temperate climates he sheds enough of his heavy hair to be comfortable.

There still are lots of them within the Arctic Circle but there is danger of the type being lost through indiscriminate cross-breeding by those who raise them. Like other Arctic dogs, the Eskimo is singulary free from the usual dog odors.

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