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Courtesy of Bert-Jan Elfrink Greenland Dog (Gronlandshund) Considerable difference of opinion still exists concerning the names of the arctic sledge-hauling dogs. The Alaskan Malamute and the Siberian Husky have been successfully separated in name, classification and recognition by the major canine authorities, but there is still some confusion concerning the Gronlandshund and the Eskimo Dog, some authorities still dividing the […]

Courtesy of Bert-Jan Elfrink Published: Dog World (America) September 1976 from an article by Thomas M Gately In 1974 I judged for the first time in Canada. My assignment included all Working breeds, and listed among these is the Eskimo Dog. In my 1935 copy of AKC’s official book “Pure-Bred Dogs,” there is a picture of this breed and a standard […]