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About the Canadian Eskimo Dog

Origin: Canada
Typical life span
10-15 years
Size
Large — from its typical weight
Weight
Male
30-40 kg
Female
18-30 kg
Height
Male
58-70 cm
Female
50-60 cm
FCI status
Reconocida por la FCI
FCI group
Spitz and primitive types
Origin
Canada
Also called
Perro Esquimal Canadiense
Known hereditary risks
Not researched yet

About

What is a Canadian Eskimo Dog?

A powerful, Spitz-type working dog of the Arctic with thick double coat and imposing stature, known for exceptional endurance in sledding and hunting work. This primitive breed combines strength with hardy Arctic adaptation.

Canadian Eskimo Dog history and origins

Ancient aboriginal breed used by the Inuit people of the Canadian Arctic for thousands of years as a multi-purpose working dog for sledding, transportation and hunting. Nearly extinct with introduction of snowmobiles but saved through dedicated preservation and revival efforts.

Canadian Eskimo Dog appearance and size

Males typically weigh 30-40 kg and stand 58-70 cm at the shoulder; females 18-30 kg and 50-60 cm.

Lo que dice el estándar de la raza

Criado para
For centuries this breed was used as a draught animal and was capable of pulling between 45 and 80 kg. per dog, covering distances from 15 to 70 miles per day. He was also used as a hunting dog, to locate seal breathing holes for the Inuit hunters. As a hunting dog he would also attack and hold at bay musk ox and polar bear for the Inuit hunters. In the summer the dog was used as a pack dog carrying up to 15 kg
Comportamiento y temperamento
The the Canadian Eskimo Dog should reflect the tough, hard-working breed that he is. He is not to be viewed as a domestic pet but rather as a primitive dog originally domesticated by Inuit for specific tasks in a harsh arctic environment. In general disposition, the mature Canadian Eskimo Dog is gentle and affectionate with the average individual, enjoying attention. Even with total strangers the dogs are rarely standoffish. Usually they will exhibit a rather quiet friendliness and harmless curiosity or become completely distant. The dog is very pack oriented and if raised as a group, dominant and subordinate roles will be acted out under the leadership of a totally dominant or boss dog. Behaviour within a group or pack is usually well structured and controlled but it is not uncommon to see battle scars or torn ears on dogs originating from kennel areas where the dogs are raised in groups or packs. Compared to modern domestic breeds, the Canadian Eskimo Dog has an almost over response to any stimulus whether it be food, work, defense or play. For this reason, the dog should be a companion for adults and is not to be considered a child’s pet

Quoted from FCI standard n°211. It describes the breed the registry recognises, not any individual animal.

Referencia de la raza de The Dog API.

Características

Tamaño
Large
Necesidad de ejercicio
4 of 5
Facilidad de adiestramiento
Caída de pelo
5 of 5
Cuidados del pelo
Convivencia con niños
Coste de mantenimiento
Tolera quedarse solo
Inteligencia
Salud de la raza
Not researched yet

Pros & cons

Pros y contras de la raza Canadian Eskimo Dog

Lo que obtienes con la raza Canadian Eskimo Dog

  • Función declarada en el estándar: «For centuries this breed was used as a draught animal and was capable of pulling between 45 and 80 kg»
  • El estándar describe la raza así: «The the Canadian Eskimo Dog should reflect the tough, hard-working breed that he is»

Lo que asumes

  • Cuenta con mucha caída de pelo — «Subject to an annual moult usually in August or September, the coat is thick and dense…»

Extraído de fuentes y no escrito como opinión — investigación de salud citada, el estándar del propio registro, y estudios de longevidad revisados por pares. Estándar de la raza, FCI. Los animales de un criador pueden diferir de todo esto, y una columna vacía significa que no tenemos nada de ese lado, no que no haya nada que decir.

Characteristics

Estándar de la FCI · Canadian Eskimo Dog

Pelo y color

Tal como lo establece el estándar de la FCI. Cada línea de abajo está en las palabras del propio estándar.

Coat

Subject to an annual moult usually in August or September, the coat is thick and dense with guard hairs being hard and stiff.

This outer coat will vary from 3-6 inches (7-15 cm) in length.

In males it will occur in a mane-like growth over the shoulder and neck making the male appear much larger in size and taller at the withers than he actually is.

The undercoat is very dense to give excellent protection during the most extreme winter conditions.

During the moult this underfur will come loose in clumps over a period of a few days.

Females will usually have a shorter coat overall partially because of the additional moult that will occur following the birth of pups

Color

  • Preferred
  • Permissible
  • Undesirable
  • Disqualifying

«Preferred», «permissible», «undesirable» y «disqualifying» — preferido, admisible, indeseable y descalificante — son las palabras de la propia FCI sobre la raza, y quedan en inglés porque así constan en el estándar. Describen lo que el estándar pide — no son una valoración de ningún perro concreto, ni nuestra.

  • No one colour or colour pattern should dominate the breed with the colour and colour patterns of the Canadian Eskimo Dog ranging from: (a) An all white body with pigmentation around the eyes, nose and lips (e.g. not albino).
  • (b) White body with only the smallest amount of red, buff (including cinnamon shades), grey or black around the ears or eyes.
  • (c) White bodies with either red, buff, cinnamon, grey, or black head marks around ears and eyes or the entire head and the occasional small patch of the same colour on the body usually around the hip or flank.
  • (d) Red and white, or buff and white, or cinnamon and white or black and white with about 50/50 distribution of the two colours, on various parts of the body.
  • (e) Red body or buff body or cinnamon body with white on chest and/or legs and underside of body.
  • (f) Sable or black body or dark grey body with white on chest and/or legs and underside of body occasionally extending around part of the neck in a collar-like fashion.
  • (g) Silver grey or greyish white body.
  • (h) Buff to brown undercoat with black guard hairs.
  • Very common to dogs with solid colour to most of the head is a mask-like shading of white around the eyes and/or muzzle with or without white spots over the eyes.
  • On very rare occasions the spots over the eyes as well as cheek-marks will be buff coloured thus adding a third colour to a normally two-coloured animal

Resumido de FCI standard n°211 — cada etiqueta está en las palabras del propio estándar, con el veredicto pasado a la etiqueta de al lado. Lee la cláusula completa en la fuente.

Lo que el estándar penaliza

Aquello por lo que un juez resta puntos a la raza Canadian Eskimo Dog, y lo que la deja fuera del ring, en las palabras del propio registro. Esto describe el estándar de la raza — no es una lista de comprobación para el animal que tienes delante, y un animal de compañía con un defecto descalificante es un perro que no puede ir a exposición, no un perro enfermo.

Defectos graves

Cuentan mucho en contra de un ejemplar en el ring.

  • Head: Square muzzle or loose lips, round or bulging eyes.
  • Neck: Long and thin.
  • Body: Narrow chest, over-all lack of muscle, excess fat, sloping back, coarseness or lack of finer bones in bitches.
  • Legs: thin, fine boned or cow hocked.
  • Feet: Flat or open.
  • Coat: Short, off prime

Defectos descalificantes

Dejan al animal fuera del ring por completo.

  • Blue eyes.
  • Floppy ears, the exception being battle torn ears.
  • Clipping or altering the coat by scissoring.
  • No evidence at all of a curled or upright tail in male dogs (recognizing that a tail may occasionally be kept down as a sign of subordination or stress).
  • Excessive undershot or overshot jaw

FCI standard n°211

Información a nivel de raza, de The Dog API. Describe la raza Canadian Eskimo Dog en general; cualquier animal concreto puede ser distinto.

Health guide

What to ask for in a Canadian Eskimo Dog

No breed-specific health panel has been written up for the Canadian Eskimo Dog on this platform yet. That is a gap in our records, not a clean bill of health — ask the breeder which hereditary conditions their lines are tested for, and ask to see the results for both parents, dated and from a named laboratory.

Puppies

No puppies listed right now

No Canadian Eskimo Dog breeder has a record on this platform yet, so there is nothing to list. That is a gap in our coverage, not a fact about the breed.

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