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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
Reconhecida pela 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.

O que diz o padrão da raça

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
Comportamento e 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.

Referência da raça de The Dog API.

Características

Tamanho
Large
Necessidade de exercício
4 of 5
Facilidade de treino
Queda de pelo
5 of 5
Cuidados com o pelo
Convivência com crianças
Custo de manutenção
Tolera ficar sozinho
Inteligência
Saúde da raça
Not researched yet

Pros & cons

Prós e contras da raça Canadian Eskimo Dog

O que ganha com a raça Canadian Eskimo Dog

  • Função declarada no padrão: «For centuries this breed was used as a draught animal and was capable of pulling between 45 and 80 kg»
  • O padrão descreve a raça assim: «The the Canadian Eskimo Dog should reflect the tough, hard-working breed that he is»

O que tem de assumir

  • Conte com muita queda de pelo — «Subject to an annual moult usually in August or September, the coat is thick and dense…»

Retirado de fontes e não escrito como opinião — investigação de saúde citada, o padrão do próprio registo, e estudos de longevidade revistos por pares. Padrão da raça, FCI. Os animais de um criador podem diferir de tudo isto, e uma coluna vazia significa que não temos nada desse lado, não que não haja nada a dizer.

Characteristics

Padrão da FCI · Canadian Eskimo Dog

Pelo e cor

Tal como o padrão da FCI o estabelece. Cada linha abaixo está nas palavras do próprio padrão.

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

Cor

  • Preferred
  • Permissible
  • Undesirable
  • Disqualifying

«Preferred», «permissible», «undesirable» e «disqualifying» — preferida, admissível, indesejável e desqualificante — são as palavras da própria FCI sobre a raça, e ficam em inglês porque é assim que constam do padrão. Descrevem o que o padrão exige — não são uma avaliação de nenhum cão em concreto, nem nossa.

  • 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 nas palavras do próprio padrão, com o veredito passado para a etiqueta ao lado. Leia a cláusula completa na fonte.

O que o padrão penaliza

Aquilo que faz um juiz descontar pontos à raça Canadian Eskimo Dog, e o que a põe fora do ring, nas palavras do próprio registo. Isto descreve o padrão da raça — não é uma lista de verificação para o animal que tem à frente, e um animal de companhia com um defeito desqualificante é um cão que não pode ir a exposição, não um cão doente.

Defeitos graves

Contam fortemente contra um exemplar no 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

Defeitos desqualificantes

Põem o animal fora do 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

Informação ao nível da raça, de The Dog API. Descreve a raça Canadian Eskimo Dog em geral; qualquer animal em concreto pode ser diferente.

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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