Kalina's Puppies have arrived!
Kalina and Maks are Yakutian Laikas, both currently registered with the Russian Kennel Federation.
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| RUSSKOY ZNATI BLACK STAR LADY - Kalina |
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| RUSSKAYA SKAZKA DRAGON - Maks |
The Yakutian Laika is a typical northern dog of primitive type. The roots of the rare breed are in
the Kolyma region of Siberia. The breed was threatened by extinction in the 90's but a group of dog enthusiasts took initiatives in reviving these dogs in 1998, and the Russian Kynological Federation gave them recognition in 2004.
The
Yakutian Laika was developed in very ancient time for native peoples of
Yakutia involved with hunting mammals and birds; the dogs were their
indispensable assistants. This is a versatile dog with excellent sense
of smell, hearing and vision, strong hunting drive, endurance; they are
aggressive to predators and soft and gentle to humans. Yakutian Laikas
are not demanding to conditions of life and easily endure hostile
climate of the north. Under harsh conditions of Yakutia, they are
excellent working dogs; they can work in small groups and from dawn to
sunset. Peoples of vast territory of Yakutia have been reindeer herders
and hunters since ancient time and the dogs were their indispensable
assistants.Origin and subsequent formation of the breed are still not
quite known, but because of the hard to access country and extreme
natural conditions, Yakutain Laikas have lived as primitive aboriginal
breeds; they were rarely confined and mated free. Naturally, local type
dogs could be preserved only under conditions of complete isolation
from dogs of other breeds. First scientific descriptions of dogs of
Yakutia were published in late XVIII Century, when first geographic
studies of the north were conducted. Prince Shirinsky-Shikhmatov wrote
in his monograph about Laikas: “Researchers of the north, of
course, could not overlook northern dog; they could not disagree with
hard fact that presence of this dog makes life of northern people
possible."
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