Canadian Eskimo Dog

Origin

Canada

Attractive to:

Arctic explorers who need a hand transporting their equipment on sleds across vast expanses of ice and snow.

Not the best for:

Most people! Very few homes would be able to accommodate these dogs' extensive exercise needs.

Aliases:

Canadian Husky, Canadian Inuit, Qimmiq, Qimmit

Cross between:

None

Size:

Medium-Large
Big, but will still fit in a small car.

Exercise Needs:

High (Two hours or more)
Without sufficient mental and physical exercise will probably do the wall of death around the living room!

Coat:

Double trouble!
There she blows. Dense undercoat that could stuff a mattress when you start combing it out.

Shedding:

Fluff monster
Buy shares in Dyson - tell people you are wearing mohair if embarrassed

Life expectancy:

13 years

Good first dog?:

No