Hence, the physical and mental characteristics of modern-day Siberians stem back from the hundreds, if not thousands, of years of breeding that went into the development of a suitable dog for Arctic living. The Siberian husky comes from tjuktjerfolket in north-eastern parts of Siberia and is considered one of the world's oldest breeds. Dog to dog aggression is, therefore, more common within Greenland dogs than it is in other husky lines where the line has been controlled more by human selection. They are often left to almost fend for themselves on isolated islands over the summer months and hence the breed is one in which genetic selection has often been through survival of the fittest. These dogs are extremely tough in both body and mind they can withstand hunger and cold well and can be a little hard to train. The dogs were traditionally roped up as a ‘fan’ team – 10-14 dogs tied individually back to a central line leading to the sleigh or to the sleigh itself and proceeding forward without a clear leader. The dogs would help them journey across sea ice and hunt polar bear using a sled built from driftwood and leather straps. Inuits valued strong, durable and well-coated dogs. One was on the island of Greenland where so-called Greenland dogs developed as their own breed over time.
However, dog sledding as we know it today, emerged as a way of life in at least three Arctic regions where there was a plentiful supply of meat through much of the year. Going even further back, to the stone age, it is fairly likely that humans and dogs were pulling sleighs and that using horses and oxen came in to play later on. (Reindeer had probably not yet been tamed by that time). More recently, there have been numerous runners found from Finland that date back c.5000 years and researchers believe that they have been pulled and pushed by humans and pulled by dogs. The world's oldest sleigh runner - from 9000 years ago - was found in finland but we are not sure if it was pushed and pulled by men or dogs.
As far back as the 10th century, dogs were being utilized to facilitate human life. Lappish Sleddog Entrepreneur’s Associationĭog power has been utilized for hunting and travel for hundreds or even thousands of years.Finland's need for better sled dog welfare standards.The Worldwide Need for Standards in the Sled dog Industry.
0 kommentar(er)
