History
Throughout man s history， the Admiral Robert E. Peary of the
dog has served in a variety of United States Navy was assisted
roles--as hunter， companion， in his quest to find the NoPth
guardian， end worker. Early on， Pole by dogs who served in the
man came to depend on the dog helpful capacity of guide and
for many things， and a bond sledge hauler. In Peary s
developed between the two that expedition of 1893-95， he and his
has been continually reinforced men were forced to turn around
throughout the ages. in defeat and head back for
Of all the dog breeds that civilization. Peary eventually did
have resulted from one common reach his long dreamed of goal，
ancestor， the prehistoric and the role that the eskimo
Tomarctus， one stands alone as dogs played in his successful
having served man the most in a expedition must not be
number of capacities: the eskimo underestimated.
or sled dog. Today s Siberian The eskimo dog appeared
Husky， Alaskan Malamute， and scattered in many places
Samoyed are direct descendants throughout its history， covering
of the eskimo dog. The eskimo thousands of miles of territory in
dog classification was once Siberia， Canada， Alaska，
comprised of different Arctic Greenland， Labrador， and Baffin
breeds， each serving an Island. There has been some
essential purpose for centuries documentation to support the
in the frozen wilds of the Arctic theory that at some time in the
and Antarctic regions--helping past， wolves were used in
man survive against the cruel crossbreeding to the eskimos
ravages of nature， dogs. A Dr. Edward Moffat
The eskimo tribes which Weyer， quoted in Hutchinson s
utilized these dogs came to Dog Encyclopaedia (an historic
depend on them for many things: source of information)， said: \"It
pulling heavy sledges for great seems altogether likely that the
distances over frozen tundra; dogs of the Eskimos have
drawing umiaks (boats made of crossed to some extent with
animal skin); helping to secure wolves. The skeletal similarity
game by assisting in the hunt; points to a relationship... I
and， in the summers， carrying have never heard of an authentic
heavy loads as pack dogs.
Besides helping greatly in the
day-to-day life and preservation A medium-sized working dog， the
of entire tribes of people， these Husky is naturally friendly and gentle
hardy dogs also helped conquer in temperament. Photo， Isabelle
previously uncharted lands. Francais.
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