#hunting laika breeds of russia

[bones-n-bookles]

Photos from Hunting Laika Breeds of Russia by Vladimir Beregovoy

[zaryathelaika]

Please use your brains.

Chickens are not safe around laikas because they tree grouses? Are you serious? Does that means chickens around Pointers and Golden Retrievers are not safe because they also flush grouses?

Use your head (emphasizing twice). Please. Chickens also co-exist with barking bird-dogs on farms in Nordic countries and in Russia as well. Besides, in Russia, you're more likely to see free-roaming chickens in the village than in the U.S.

The nonsense about chickens being unsafe around chickens because of grouse-hunting is almost as silly as the Norrbottenspets person who claimed it's illegal to hunt with spitzes in Canada because of cattle when reindeer-herders also have the same problem with hunters from southern Finland refusing to train their moose-dogs whereas the locals train their own moose-dogs to leave the reindeer alone.

Just owe up to your responsibility as the dog's caretaker or as the handler instead of blaming the breed or speculating about the country-of-origin. Gosh, have some commonsense.

[losech]

I’m interested in WSL for small game hunting, but I’m not someone who has a home dedicated to hunting full time. I live in a small city filled with lots of trails and surrounded by state parks I hike on frequently. I also trap in the season and would have a dog accompany me on the line. Not planning on buying a dog soon but am interested to know what sort of lifestyle changes I may want to make to best accommodate such a dog in the future.

As a custodian of the breed in the US and also a breeder, what are some traits and aspects you desire in potential WSL owners?

I live smack in the middle of town, it's not rural either. I do have a little trail system I can walk to, but it's not the wilderness I'd prefer it to be. I have to drive to where I hunt, hike, and camp. While living rural is ideal, it's not a requirement for owning WSL. I know of some in other urban areas, there's even one in New York City. I look for people who want what the breed is, a high drive primitive hunting dog, not just how they look or because it puts up game, and are willing to get outside and do stuff with the dog in the woods. They have incredible stamina and enjoy a wide variety of activities. They do not need to be exclusively hunting dogs to be happy, many of my friends with WSL are part-time or even non-hunters. Since you're already outside doing stuff often, you should have few adjustments to make once you bring a dog along. It sounds like one would fit in pretty well with all the hiking. It's mainly the temperament of WSL that people can get hung up on, so reading about the breed and being sure you want a primitive hunting spitz is best. They can be spicy, loud, have very high prey drives, somewhat handler soft, and some of them are great escape artists. They are fairly easy to train, if you find the right motivator for that particular dog. They tend to be pretty independent, but do develop strong bonds with their person. Some of my WSL are fairly social with people, at the end of the day, they're *my* dogs though. And while a lot of them are good with dogs they live with, and even strange dogs, same sex and straight up dog aggression isn't uncommon in the breed, so don't expect them to like every dog they meet. Mine generally need to be managed around strange dogs, especially if those dogs are rude. The book Hunting Laika Breeds of Russia was written by Flint's breeder and has some good info in it. (He's very old school and has a couple questionable pieces of advice so take that stuff with a grain of salt.) There is also an article on Project Upland about hunting Laika breeds. You can listen to some podcasts about Laikas as well. Meeting a WSL before you get one would be good, but depending on your location, that might be hard to do. In Russia and Siberia, WSL were originally developed to accompany hunters on the trapline, they can be helpful with that. If you haven't already, I recommend watching Happy People: A Year In The Taiga (Amazon or Youtube) to see some Laikas at work in their homeland.

[animala2z]

Samoyed: Know About This Dog Breed Special Information

The Samoyed is a medium-sized herding dog breed with thick, white, double-layered coats. It is a spitz-type dog that takes its name from the Samoyed people of Siberia. Descended from the Nenets herding Laika, they are domesticated animals that help herd, hunt, protect and pull sleds.

Samoyed dogs are mostly white, and their double-layered coat may have a brown tint that naturally repels dirt.

They are known to be used in expeditions in both the Arctic and Antarctic regions and have a friendly and accommodating nature.

Samoyed dog At a Glance

HEIGHT:19-23.5″WEIGHT:35-65 lbTYPE:WorkingFAMILY:NorthernDATE OF ORIGIN:Ancient timesAREA OF ORIGIN: Russia (Siberia)OTHER NAMES:Samoyedskaya

History Of Samoyed

Legend has it that the Samoyed people and their dogs were driven by other tribes, north and north and north, until they were at the very edge of the world, into a vast land of snow and ice.

They lived as nomads, herding reindeer, helped by their capable dogs, who also pulled sleds and kept them warm at night.

The Samoyed is one of fourteen breeds identified by DNA analysis of the canine genome. They give us a good picture of what some early dogs might have looked like.

In more modern times, the Samoyeds participated in the Arctic and Antarctic explorations of Nansen, Shackleton, Scott, and Amundsen. Britain’s Queen Alexandra, a wife of Edward VII, loved the breed. And many of his dogs appear today in the pedigrees of English and American Samoyeds.

The American Kennel Club recognized the Samoyed in 1906. Today it ranks 72nd among breeds registered by the AKC.

Breed Characteristics

Apartment Friendly: 3 PointsShedding Level: 5 PointsDog Friendly: 4 PointsChild Friendly: 5 PointsExercise Needs: 4 PointsTerritorial: 5 PointsBarking Tendencies: 4 PointsAdaptability: 4 PointsTrainability: 3 PointsGrooming: 4 PointsHealth Issues: 3 PointsSocial Needs: 4 PointsEnergy Level: 3 PointsAffectionate: 5 PointsWatchdog Instincts: 5 PointsCat Friendly: 3 PointsIntelligence: 3 PointsStranger Friendly: 3 Points

Appearance

A Samoyed with a mass of striking white fur is an amazing sight. From the tips of their triangular ears to the ends of their curved, sweeping tails, if they stood still, they could be mistaken for pristine snowdrifts against the Nordic landscape.

Purebred Sams also has equally stunning solid color coats of cream and biscuit, as well as beautiful white and biscuit combinations.

Sams are protected from freezing temperatures by a dense, weather-resistant double coat with a silky underlayer. They are very muscular, ready to spring into action with a push from short, stocky legs.

They are about 2 feet tall and while some males reach 60 pounds, females are as small as 35 pounds. Broad-chested with a halo of thick fur, Sam is as long as he is tall.

These pleasant pooches aren’t called “Smiling Sammy” for nothing. Their short snouts and upturned mouths, lifted at the corners to prevent icicles from forming, create natural, playful expressions.

Temperament

The friendly and affectionate nature of Samoyeds makes them poor guard dogs; Aggressive periods are rare. The breed is characterized by an alert and happy expression that has earned it the nicknames “Sammy Smile” and “Smiley Dog”.

With their tendency to bark, however, they can be energetic watch dogs, barking whenever someone approaches their territory. Samoyeds are excellent companions, especially for small children or other dogs, and they remain playful into old age.

According to the Samoyed Club of America, when Samoyeds are bored, they can become destructive or start digging. With their sled dog heritage, a Samoyed is not averse to pulling things, and an untrained Samoyed will have no problem pulling its owner on a leash rather than walking along.

[zaryathelaika]

Just to drive the point home Coppinger doesn't talk to anyone outside his social circle: here's a description of Amur Laikas from 2006 including husbandry, feeding and training. The text relies a lot on older descriptions. The following (below the break) is just a description of one type of dog kept by several groups of people. There are many more descriptions of husbandry practice from different groups around the world from South Africa to Ghana to the Sahara as well as Mongolia and Tibet. Yet Coppinger is like "Naaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah, none of the ethnographic accounts matter. We must only focus on contemporary village dogs and street dogs" without taking into account the effect of colonialism, industrialization, developmentalism, globalization etc. Note the authors acknowledge the effects of industrialization and developmentalism. And they generally acknowledge in the taiga region away from the coastal areas, dogs are kept for companionship and as hunting assistants instead of for hauling. CW: subsistence fishing, commercial or industrial hunting, fur trade, beasts of burden (dog-sledding) Traunched the text below since it's a series of quotes as screenshots. Click "keep reading" to see more.

Housing:

Feeding:

Training (and division of labour):

Effects of developmentalism:

— Kuzina, Marina G. "Amur Laikas: Its Past, Present and Future" [PDF, 644kb]. Journal of the International Society for Preservation of Primitive Aboriginal Dogs 9 (2006): 8 - 16. Retrieved July 7, 2023. Archived from the original on January 19, 2023 via Wayback Machine.

There's more stuff you can read like:

Abe, Yoshiko. “Hunting and Butchery Patterns of the Evenki in Northern Transbaikalia, Russia” [PDF, 26.7 MB]. Stony Brook University (2005): 1 — 555. Retrieved February 2, 2023. Archived from the original on June 15, 2022 via Wayback Machine.

Samar, A.P. "Traditional Dog Breeding of the Nanai People" [PDF, 2.96 MB]. Journal of the International Society for Preservation of Primitive Aboriginal Dogs 34 (June 2013): 19 - 51. Retrieved July 7, 2023. Archived from the original on January 19, 2023 via Wayback Machine.

Popov, Aleksander V. “Hunting Laikas” [PDF, 1.91 MB]. Journal of the International Society for Preservation of Primitive Aboriginal Dogs 31 (2012): 21 – 42. Retrieved January 19, 2023. Archived from the original on March 18, 2015 via Wayback Machine. (including this one here because it makes the sense of the snarky tags)

The document from Samar noted the different conditions for hauling dogs and hunting dogs utilized by the same people. This is all stuff Coppinger has at his disposal when he proposed his hypothesis in 2001, but for some reason doesn't take his observational biases being impacted by events over the last 200 to 300 years into consideration.

So, yeah, I'm more inclined to believe some of the historical accounts from European settlers about how easy it is to lure curious wolves prior to introduction of livestock as well as ethnographical accounts of different groups of people keeping random animals as pets instead of some self-domestication dumpster-diving hypothesis. CW: commercial trapping There was one fellow up in Hay River, Northwest Territories (links to archived copy because account is terminated) who spared a weasel and kept them as a pet in his cabin during the winter. He fed them stuff he picked up from his daily checks of the traplines. He just kept that critter as a pet because he was bored and lonely during the long nights. Everyone who winter-hikes or winter-camps knows half the battle is keeping yourself entertained when it is dark outside.

And if you know anything about ferrets [archived], let alone other weasels, those only scavenge fresh kills. And mustelids are not very likely to self-domesticate like a wild cat would. So far, no one has actually successfully domesticated a mustelid other than the ferret. But people still kept them as pets regardless. Wouldn't be too difficult to imagine people doing the same thing with wolf pups during those long winter nights trying to pass the time. The oldest ceramics, pottery and sewing needles date back to around the same time period as the estimated dates for dog domestication long before agriculture. And all of the above require plenty of free time.

I am not a scientist (duh) but I don't see why the dog domestication argument is always between hunter vs scavenger. It always comes down to these two options (I've read a lot of dog books).

Seems more likely to me that it would have come about from deliberate feeding rather than scavenging or hunting food. Like, humans across the world and across cultures all do this really specific thing with animals: feed them. Seems likely to me that feeding the wolf was just the first step in the domestication process.

I agree with Derr that scavenging seems unlikely given that plenty of animals scavenge from humans and haven't become domesticated so far. I also see Wynne's point that the hunting story seems a little too romanticised to be based in reality. But what's the best way to make an animal tolerate you, if not like you? Give it something to eat.

[leraorange]

Number 98, the East Siberian Laika. First of the E breeds.  This breed comes from Russia, east of the Yenisei river.  It was used for hunting but also to pull sleds.

[justslowdown]

Photos are all from Nenets laika Ненецька лайка

The Nenets herding laika is the landrace that Samoyeds were bred down from. The Samoyed, thus, is not only a sled dog but also a herding dog, though they haven’t been bred for work for many generations. It’s for that reason that I’m more interested in obtaining or breeding my dogs to Nenets herding laika in the future.

I’ve spoken with someone in Russia who says that these dogs are useful, adaptable, all-purpose working dogs. They’re very hardy, sturdy, and good-natured. Not only do the Nenets people herd their reindeer with them, they also use them to pull sleds, to guard camps, to track down lost reindeer, and even to hunt with. Most laika type dogs were originally multi-purpose but Westerners prefer to have a dog that’s excellent at one thing, not just good at several. 

[kelgrid]

Year of the Dog - West/East Siberian Laika “Deforestation of land for agriculture and industrialization in later 19th-early 20th Centuries accelerated replacement of Laikas with other  dogs popular at the time. Russian experts of the late 19th century distinguished dozens of varieties of aboriginal Laikas, each associated with a particular ethnic group of indigenous people of northeastern Europe and Siberia, but none of them had been considered as purebred and pedigreed. 

Russians tried to save some hunting Laikas from extinction by bringing them from different provincial parts of Russia in cities of European part of the country and breeding them pure. Starting from 1930 and especially after WW II, they established four breeds as purebreds: the Karelo-Finnish Laika, the Russ-European Laika, the West Siberian Laika and the East Siberian Laika. They all are bark-pointing dogs and their hunting behavior is generally similar. All of them are descendants of aboriginal types of Laikas selectively sampled from large territories and lumped into the four breeds for breeding in kennels. Among all of them, the West Siberian Laika became most popular and by present time it is most numerous Laika far beyond its original range in Russia.”

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[zaryathelaika]

Here are what I got on the GitHub page. Highted the ones that might be useful to you in purple, but you're welcome to check out the other stuff. Still need to sort out a few more books and magazine articles in other languages.

Books

Brandišauskas, Donatas. Leaving footprints in the taiga: luck, spirits and ambivalence among the Siberian Orochen reindeer herders and hunters. Vol. 1. Berghahn Books, 2016.

Beregovoy, Vladimir. Hunting Laika Breeds of Russia. Dover, TN: Crystal Dreams Press, 2003.

Beregovoy, Vladimir. Hunting Laika Breeds of Russia (second edition). Rosedog Press, 2019.

Davydov, Vladimir and Konstantin Klokov. “Dogs, reindeer and humans in Siberia: Threefold synergetic in the northern landscape”, Dogs in the North, edited by Losey, R.J., Wishart, R.P., & Loovers, J.P.L., 45 – 60. New York: Routledge, 2018.

Oehler, Alexander. “Hunters in their own right: Perspectival sharing in Soiot hunters and their dogs.” In Dogs in the North, edited by Losey, R.J., Wishart, R.P., & Loovers, J.P.L., 28 – 44. New York, NY: Routledge, 2018.

Tuominen, Erkki. Pikinokka Pystykorva - Pystykorvametsästäjän opas [trans. “Spitz Dog - The Spitz Hunter’s Guide”]. Karisto, 1987. (Finnish)

Tuominen, Erkki. Suomenpystykorva metsällä ja kotona [trans. “Finnish Spitz in the Forest and at Home”]. Karisto, 2010. (Finnish)

Vaillant, John. The Tiger: A True Story of Vengeance and Survival. Knopf Canada, 2010.

Wilde, Nicole. Living with Wolfdogs. Santa Clarita, CA: Phantom Publishing, 1998.

Wilde, Nicole. Wolfdogs A-Z. Santa Clarita, CA: Phantom Publishing, 2000.

Дмитриева-Сулима М.Г. Лайка и охота с ней. Санкт-Петербург, 1911. [trans. “Dmitrieva-Sulima, M. G. Laika and Hunting With It. Sanct-Peterburg, 1911.”] (Russian)

Ливеровский Ю. Лайки и охота с ними, 1927 [trans. “Liverovsky, Y. A.  Laikas and Hunting With Them, 1927.”] (Russian)

Пупышев П.Ф. Северные промысловые собаки. 1936. [trans. “Pupyshev, P. F.  Northern Hunting Dogs. 1936.”] (Russian)

Охотничьи лайки. Войлочников А.Т., Войлочникова С.Д. Москва: Лесная промышленность, 1982 [trans. “Voilochnikov, A. T. and Voilochnikova, S.D.  Hunting Laika. Moscow: Lesnaya Promyshlennost, 1982.”] (Russian)

Journal/Magazine Articles

Abe, Yoshiko. “Hunting and Butchery Patterns of the Evenki in Northern Transbaikalia, Russia” [PDF, 26.7 MB]. Stony Brook University (2005): 1 — 555. Retrieved February 2, 2023. Archived from the original on June 15, 2022 via Wayback Machine.

Arakchaa, Tayana. "Reindeer, dogs, and horses among the Tozhu reindeer herder-hunters in the Siberian taiga" [PDF, 16.5MB]. University of Alaska Fairbanks, 2018. Retrieved October 27, 2023. Archived from the original on October 6, 2022 via Wayback Machine.

Bogatov, S.V. “Commercial Squirrel Hunting with Laikas” [PDF, 2.08 MB]. Journal of the International Society for Preservation of Primitive Aboriginal Dogs 28 (2011): 54 – 81. Retrieved January 19, 2023. Archived from the original on January 19, 2023 via Wayback Machine.

Bogatov, S.V. “Hunting For Profit Versus Hunting For Sport” [PDF, 910 kb]. Journal of the International Society for Preservation of Primitive Aboriginal Dogs 17 (2004): 28 – 31. Retrieved January 19, 2023. Archived from the original on January 19, 2023 via Wayback Machine.

Bogatov, S.V. “Peculiarities of Laika Hunting Sable” [PDF, 907 kb]. Journal of the International Society for Preservation of Primitive Aboriginal Dogs 6 (2004): 2 – 3. Retrieved January 19, 2023. Archived from the original on January 19, 2023 via Wayback Machine.

Gillin, Colin M., Igor Chestin, Peter Semchenkov, and James Claar. “Management of bear-human conflicts using laika dogs.” Bears: Their Biology and Management (1997): 133-137.

Krogstad, Eirik. “… out of West Siberian Laikas, males or females, on forest birds?” [dead link, PDF, 322 kb] (November 2015). Retrieved January 30, 2023. Archived from the original on February 3, 2017 via Wayback Machine.

Nasyrov, Grigory. “Let Us Preserve the Tradition of Hunting with Laika, Part One” [PDF, 664 kb]. Journal of the International Society for Preservation of Primitive Aboriginal Dogs 2 (2004). Retrieved January 19, 2023. Archived from the original on January 19, 2023 via Wayback Machine.

Nasyrov, Grigory. “Let Us Preserve the Tradition of Hunting with Laika, Part Two” [PDF, 2.16 MB]. Journal of the International Society for Preservation of Primitive Aboriginal Dogs 3 (2004): 2 – 4. Retrieved January 19, 2023. Archived from the original on January 19, 2023 via Wayback Machine.

Nasyrov, Grigory. “Let Us Preserve the Tradition of Hunting with Laika, Part Three” [PDF, 965 kb]. Journal of the International Society for Preservation of Primitive Aboriginal Dogs 4 (2005). Retrieved January 19, 2023. Archived from the original on January 19, 2023 via Wayback Machine.

Popov, Aleksander V. “Hunting Laika” [PDF, 1.91 MB]. Journal of the International Society for Preservation of Primitive Aboriginal Dogs 31 (2012): 21 – 42. Retrieved January 19, 2023. Archived from the original on March 18, 2015 via Wayback Machine.

Shiroky, B. and O. Shiroky. “Immigrants of Aboriginal Origin in Кamchatka: Evenkian and Nenets Laika and Lamut Horse” [PDF, 5.06 MB]. Journal of the International Society for Preservation of Primitive Aboriginal Dogs 47 (2017): 20 – 59. Retrieved February 11, 2023. Archived from the original on February 11, 2023 via Wayback Machine.

Shiroky, B.I. "Our Northern Dogs" [PDF, 1.08 MB] . Journal of the International Society for Preservation of Primitive Aboriginal Dogs 8 (2004): 5 – 11. Retrieved March 3, 2023. Archived from the original on January 19, 2023 via Wayback Machine.

Беляев, П. "Выбор И Нахаживание Лаек." Охота и охотничье хозяйство 10 (1963). Retrieved September 25, 2023.

Разумовская, Е. "Из Опыта Выращивания И Воспитания Лайки." Охота и охотничье хозяйство 7 (1959). Retrieved September 21, 2023.

Худяков, П. "Из Опыта Старого Лаечника." Охота и охотничье хозяйство 4 (1966). Retrieved September 21, 2023.

Webpages

Rovaseudun Pystykorvakerho ry. Haukkuvan lintukoiran koulutus [trans. “Treeing Bird-Dog Training” or “Barking Bird-Dog Training”] (Finnish). Retrieved January 19, 2023. Archived from the original on January 19, 2023 via Wayback Machine.

Unorganized

From Puppy to Hunting Dog (dead link). Retrieved January 19, 2023. Archived from the original on July 30, 2015 via Wayback Machine.

Pennusta metsästyskoiraksi [trans. “From Puppy to Hunting Dog“, PDF, 6.27 MB] (Finnish). Retrieved January 19, 2023. Archived from the original on January 19, 2023 via Wayback Machine.

Library

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not to get on here asking for dog book recs once again, but does anyone know of any good ones that focus specifically on working with primitive breeds?

[whimpering-hearts]

Which countries do you think would be alright with getting S/O a pet dog if they wanted one?

1P America / Alfred F. Jones: Fuck, yeah, you can get a dog! Alfred loves dogs. He’ll probably get you something fast and with high energy, like a Jack Russel Terrier (which can run up to 38 MPH) or a Greyhound (which can run up to 45 MPH). And you can bet your ass he has races with the dog.

2P America / Jason A. Cardinali: Jason also loves dogs! He’ll probably get you something small and yappy, because he finds these dogs to be the best dogs – they’re so spirited and bad ass! His top pick is a Boston Terrier and his second is a Pomeranian, but he’ll probably just get both because choices are hard.

1P Canada / Matthew Williams: Matthew has an appreciation for dogs, especially hunting dogs, and will gladly buy you a dog if you want one. At the end of the day, the decision is yours, but he’d like to recommend the Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever.

2P Canada / Beauregard “Beau” Lambert: Being another fan of dogs, and never being allowed to own one growing up, Beau will absolutely get you any dog you want. His number one pick is the Newfoundland, which is big, fluffy, and possesses a calm demeanor – and it’s a great pillow.

1P China / Yao Wang: Cat person.

2P China / Xiaoyu “Xiao” Wen: Xiao already has a dog, a hairless Chinese Crested named Tián Tián, but he’s more than happy to get another dog for you. He’ll probably get you a Shih Tzu due to its sweet and lovable nature, and because once upon a time it was the dog of the rich and the elite.

1P England / Arthur Kirkland: Another cat person.

2P England / Oliver Townsend: Oliver is reluctant to get any pets because between taking care of you and running the bakery he’s just too busy! He’s going to be a hard sell, so polish up your persuasion skills or you’re not getting a dog.

1P France / Francis Bonnefoy: Dogs are one of the many reasons Francis and Alistair (1P Scotland) never lasted. All that clack, clack, clacking on his floors! It drives him crazy! So, no dog for you.

2P France / Jacques Girardot: He’ll let you get a dog on two conditions: (1) you will train it not to bark at everything because his headaches won’t stand for it, and (2) you and you alone will take care of this dog (until it has Jacques wrapped around its paw). He’ll get you a Papillon.

1P Germany / Ludwig Beilschmidt: Ludwig looks at his three dogs, then looks at you. Do you really have to ask? Of course you can have a dog. He’ll get you a Great Dane because he’s always in his heart wanted one – oh, or a Keeshond! Or maybe a poodle? Um. You might end up with three dogs.

2P Germany / Lars Brenner: Lars gives the idea some thought before he decides that, yes, it would be wonderful to have a dog in the house. He might get you a Leonberger for their giant, fluffy looks, or a Miniature Pinscher, which is smaller and might make a good lap dog.

1P Japan / Kiku Honda: Partial to both dogs and cats, Kiku is absolutely open to getting another dog. He’ll let you pick, of course – it is your dog – but he’ll have his recommendations. His top three choices are the Kishu Ken, the Hokkaido Inu, and the Japanese Spitz.

2P Japan / Ren Suzuki: Ren will take a bit of convincing – after all, why would you need a dog when you have Cat, the cat that lives outside his kitchen window? – but he’ll eventually cave and bring you home a Japanese Chin. Just don’t let him name it or you’ll end up with Cat, Too.

1P North Italy / Feliciano Vargas: No, thank you! Feliciano prefers cats and their squishy, soft toe beans.

2P North Italy / Luciano Valentini: At first, Luciano is nervous at the idea of getting a dog, because he’s never allowed himself to own a pet for fear of hurting it. But the thought of making you happy outweighs his fear and he surprising you with an Italian Greyhound.

1P Prussia / Gilbert Beilschmidt: Not only is Gilbert getting you a dog, but he wants one, too, so you can have a matching set! He’ll get you each a Small Münsterländer puppy, siblings, and he’s totally naming his Old Fritz the Second.

2P Prussia / Jannik “Jan” Brenner: Of course! Just give him a chance to research dog breeds first because this is a big decision. Eventually, he settles on the Border Collie – it’s not a German breed, but it’s arguably the smartest breed out there, so it might be able to understand basic sign language.

1P Russia / Ivan Braginsky: Ivan secretly loves dogs. So if you ask for a dog? He’ll bring you home a small selection of puppies – the Black Russian Terrier, the Bolonka, the Borzoi, the Laika, the Russian Toy, and the Samoyed – and then he’ll be the one asking you if you two can keep them all.

2P Russia / Pyotr Ruslyakov: Yes, you may have a cat.

1P South Italy / Lovino Vargas: Not only will he get you a dog – probably a Segugio Italiano puppy – but you’ll often catch him playing with its floppy ears and talking to it in the most ridiculous voice ever. And you’ll have to scold him for sneaking it extra treats and table scraps.

2P South Italy / Flavio Valentini: No. He does a lot of his design work at home and doesn’t like how dog fur clings to everything.

1P Spain / Antonio Hernàndez: Antonio doesn’t feel very strongly about dogs either way, so he’s perfectly happy to buy you a dog if you want one. He’ll get you a Galgo puppy – and quickly regret his choice because the one he picks is a mischievous little shit and always cock blocks him.

2P Spain / Andres Bardem: No. He refuses to share your attention with a dog – especially after hearing about Antonio’s dog-related misfortune.

[dogcaretips]

Yakutian Laika: Dog Breed Profile

The Yakutian Laika is a rare spitz breed that’s been prized for centuries in Russia as a sled dog, hunting dog and all-around family companion. Spitz breeds (sometimes called Northern breeds) are a type of dog known for their characteristic wolf-like appearance, including a wedge-shaped head, triangle-shaped upright ears, long tail that curves over the back, and thick double coat.

Source: https://dogcaretips.net/yakutian-laika/

[bones-n-bookles]

Photos from Hunting Laika Breeds of Russia by Vladimir Beregovoy

I believe these to all be siblings to @losech 's Flint, maybe even including him?

[zaryathelaika]

Don't lecture me about long lines (or ecollars) and waiting until dog is two years old before giving them free-running time.

In my dog circles, people let their puppies offleash since the first day they receive them and teach them to take directions [Wayback Machine, archive.today] (Finnish) with hand signals and whistles by zigzagging and moving through the woods randomly.

— Lahtinen, Heidi. From Puppy to Hunting Dog (dead link). Translated by Angela Cavill. Retrieved June 16, 2023. Archived from the original on July 30, 2015 via Wayback Machine.

And it's pretty common for dog trainers to be permissive of young puppies being offleash for the first few months [Wayback Machine, archive.today] of their lives before being leashed and receiving an education in leash manners. And recall is reinforced strongly [Wayback Machine, archive.today] when they are puppies. The dogs need to be controllable [Wayback Machine, archive.today] at all time regardless, even when allowed [Wayback Machine, archive.today] outside of breeding season.

We've neglected going on regular outages because of the forest fires and poor air quality this year. That's the reason for failures for Zarya not checking in like she should. It's just really strange Zarya chose to go back to the parking lot instead of using her ears and eyes to find me. At least she can backtracks and her internal compass is strong because apparently that quality is being lost in recreational hunting lines.

— Popov, Aleksander V. “Hunting Laika” [PDF, 1.91 MB]. Journal of the International Society for Preservation of Primitive Aboriginal Dogs 31 (2012): 23 – 25. Retrieved June 15, 2023. Archived from the original on June 19, 2023 via Wayback Machine.

A few of my friends said the dogs they imported from west of the Urals are not as good as the dogs from east of the Urals. The loss of certain attributes was a concern I had with getting a new puppy since Pavel's parents are from Siberia (more specifically, the Far East in Khabarovsk) and Kazakhstan; but Zarya's parents are from European Russia and Poland with some Belarusian dogs in her mother's pedigree.

Recall/check in fail this morning. For some reason instead of using her senses to find me when she checks in, she goes to where she last saw me then alerted her to where I am. But then one time she disappeared for a good 20 minutes with no visual of her being in proximity. Found her waiting in the parking lot by the truck. Strange. Used to previous dogs being able to find me and checking in every five to fifteen minutes instead of them going back to the spot where they last saw me.

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All About a Dog in Russia

This section lists all pages related to dogs that originate in Russia. You can also view media related to dogs in Russia on Wikimedia Commons. This list may not reflect recent changes. You can also browse through the categories to see which breeds are most common. A complete list of dog wikis in Russian can be found in this category. The wiki has been created to help people research dog history. Its main purpose is to provide information about dogs that originated in Russia.  Looking more visit https://sobaka.wiki/.

Dogs have been used in space missions by the Soviet Union since the 1970s. These dogs were used in orbital and sub-orbital space missions. Only a small number of the dogs successfully flew into space, but they were still quite popular. Some dogs even made multiple flights. The Soviet Union was also proud of the achievements of its dogs. They even made the first dog in space! This mission was successful in promoting awareness of animals.

The Russian government plans to compile a list of dangerous dog breeds in the future. In the meantime, dog owners can only walk their dogs in fenced areas marked by warning signs. The law allows them to walk only on a leash or in a muzzled collar. The Russian government hopes to prevent dogs from causing harm in the country. These laws will allow the population to better understand their canine friends and to make better decisions about their pets.

The first dog to fly into space was the Tungus Laika, which was developed by a Russian airline executive named Klim Sulimov. This dog is a jackal-dog hybrid. Its name refers to its use in hunting boar. In the United States, a similar breed, known as a chihuahua, is popular in the UK. Despite the name, it was not used in the original Russian laika until the 19th century.

The Russian government is planning to pass a new law to protect animals. The new law covers an eighth of the world's land and a ninth of its human residents. The new laws will protect half of the world's human population. They will also require pet owners to remove the excreta of their dogs from the area they live in. They can also be banned from the areas they live in. The law will be effective in Russia in the next few months.

The Russian sighthound is called a borzaya sobaka. This is the masculine plural form of the archaic Russian word 'fast'. The Russian language has a very long history of names for dogs. In the 19th century, many of the names of sighthounds derived from descriptive words such as psovina and stepnoi. The name of the breed in Russia was changed from the 'psovina' to a 'borzaya', meaning 'psovina' in the official version of the language.

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Finally got the new edition of Vladimir Beregovoy's Hunting Laika Breeds of Russia!

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Photos from Hunting Laika Breeds of Russia by Vladimir Beregovoy