The History of the Canadian Inuit Dogs
Spitz-type dogs, the Canadians Inuit originated from the Arctic areas of Northern Siberia, Alaska, Canada and Greenland. They first reached Greenland traveling as the Sarqaq people dogs somewhere between 4000 and 5000 years ago. Moreover, archeological discoveries dated the existence of these breed back to around 7000 BC, consequently, making the Canadian Inuit Dogs one of the oldest breeds in the entire world. These exceptional dogs were well known to the Vikings, and later on to the whale hunters, explorers and fur traders both in Canada and North America, who used them in activities such as hunting, exploring and traveling across the Arctic desert. Now days, the Canadian Inuit Dogs, also known as the Greenland Dogs, are fairly rare.
The Physical Description of the Breed
The average weight of the Canadian Inuit Dogs is 66 to 70 pounds (30-32 kg), with a height of 22 to 25 inches (56-64cm). They are similar in looks with the Canadian Eskimo Dogs, but are slightly taller and not that heavy. Their medium length coat has a thick outer coat with dens under wool, which makes them more resistant to temperatures of -50 to -75 degrees F. They also have a robust head, with small triangular ears, and extraordinarily powerful jaws. They have large pads and last but not the least, they have a bushy back curled tail.
The Activity and the Personality of the Canadian Inuit Dogs
For the ones who want to acquire such a dog, they should know that Canadian Inuit Dogs are very independent personalities. They are still the working dogs that they have been throughout their entire existence, but with the same goodness, loyalty and love for their human families.
The Canadian Inuit Dogs will never be happy to simply lie around doing nothing. They will be content only by rendering some heavy work or making some heavy physical exercises. This type of dog is going to be the perfect dog of a person who loves to hike, for example.
They do not feel the urge to guard or protect, and because of that they are very friendly towards people, but do not deceive yourself, they are very skilled hunters. Furthermore, they are very hard to train and their instinct of pack is very strong, which means that the owner of such a dog must have in his turn a dominant personality. Basically, in the relationship with a Canadian Inuit Dog the leadership must clearly belong to the owner.
