I found this amazing site that talks about Greenland Husky. In the language of the(Eskimo to those that are not familiar with the politically correct)Inuit (of northern Canada and Greenland and Eastern Siberia) the name of these dogs is Qimmiq.
To some of bleeding heart "pretty puppy no fight" kinda people this entire story would be very hard to wrap their brains around.
So I just copied a small bit for us to read and think about before we delve into mushing.
For those who would desire to have an open mind about a true sled dog perhaps the original or father of huskies I will write an address after the story piece.
"Dogs are changing very dramaticaly due to evolution of civilization and human's needs- so what is responsible for the most, is the breeding factoer. Did you know the real and original Siberian Huskies were so far different than ones which we see now? They weren't so sleek-looking, with pretty and elegant coat before and even more- their personality where different. To gain an example, Balto was the husky from the past (closer to GH looking, so technically, for the most people we'd say just "uglier") which was very very different than nowadays.
What's responsible of the "evolution"?
Needs.
In the past, people's needs were different- they needed a real survival dog to serve humanity with long expeditions and reach to unreachable places on snowy terrains... so what now?
In our civilized parts of world, aka. "West Civilization" or cities, dog breeding is becoming more and more as only entertainment thing. It's mostly for business and fun. Utility dogs are no more needed in this civilization because machinery and technology has replaced- such, sled dogs are completely not needed by this part of the world. Dog shows, breeding for business, olympic sports and trendies ... are the most destructive ones. That part about mushing races, as long as the mushing won't be considered as Winter Olympic Sports, is all fine. Once the fame, gold and money will knock to GH's world... I've witnessed a lot of chaos and cheating GH's bloodline, forming into sporting "mixes" which are nothing like original GH's. "
You can read the whole story by typing into the google search bar the following... The Gronlandshund by Exileden on deviantART
PS. I need to warn you this story will open your eyes without much compassion for the frail human ego.
To some of bleeding heart "pretty puppy no fight" kinda people this entire story would be very hard to wrap their brains around.
So I just copied a small bit for us to read and think about before we delve into mushing.
For those who would desire to have an open mind about a true sled dog perhaps the original or father of huskies I will write an address after the story piece.
"Dogs are changing very dramaticaly due to evolution of civilization and human's needs- so what is responsible for the most, is the breeding factoer. Did you know the real and original Siberian Huskies were so far different than ones which we see now? They weren't so sleek-looking, with pretty and elegant coat before and even more- their personality where different. To gain an example, Balto was the husky from the past (closer to GH looking, so technically, for the most people we'd say just "uglier") which was very very different than nowadays.
What's responsible of the "evolution"?
Needs.
In the past, people's needs were different- they needed a real survival dog to serve humanity with long expeditions and reach to unreachable places on snowy terrains... so what now?
In our civilized parts of world, aka. "West Civilization" or cities, dog breeding is becoming more and more as only entertainment thing. It's mostly for business and fun. Utility dogs are no more needed in this civilization because machinery and technology has replaced- such, sled dogs are completely not needed by this part of the world. Dog shows, breeding for business, olympic sports and trendies ... are the most destructive ones. That part about mushing races, as long as the mushing won't be considered as Winter Olympic Sports, is all fine. Once the fame, gold and money will knock to GH's world... I've witnessed a lot of chaos and cheating GH's bloodline, forming into sporting "mixes" which are nothing like original GH's. "
You can read the whole story by typing into the google search bar the following... The Gronlandshund by Exileden on deviantART
PS. I need to warn you this story will open your eyes without much compassion for the frail human ego.
