Greenland Dog

This makes the Greenland dog one of the oldest breeds in the world.

Since Greenland dogs were always dogs not huskies he preferred that name.

The pair was accompanied by two Greenland dogs, which helped them pull their supply-laden pulk.

These Greenland dogs, a husky breed, the only breed allowed there, are work animals, not to be trifled with.

A characteristic of most Greenland Dogs is the "úlo", a triangular shaped area on the shoulders.

The Greenland Dog is a powerful, heavy-built dog.

Greenland dogs have been used on many expeditions by explorers, the most famous being Fridtjof Nansen.

Roald Amundsen used the Greenland Dogs as well on his expedition to the Antarctic.

The hair is fine and thick, with an undercoat of very dense hair, similar to the hair of the Greenland Dog.

Outside, some of the 15 identical tents served as store sheds - and some as doghouses for the expedition's 97 North Greenland dogs.

As is common among sled dogs, Greenland Dogs are able to traverse very difficult terrain with ease and with a high tempo.

At the fortress Fredriksholm stayed nearly a hundred Greenland dogs in anticipation of getting on board the Amundsen's ship Fram.

Eskimo dogs that originated in Greenland, Greenland Dogs are heavy dogs with high endurance but little speed.

Although the snout is similar in size to early, fully domesticated Greenland dogs from 1,000 years ago, its large teeth resemble those of 31,000 year-old wild European wolves.

As a result of living in a pack structure very much similar to their wolf forebears, the Greenland dog takes a very firm and confident owner to make a good pet.

Nansen recorded in his book På ski over Grønland, Greenland dogs being used as working dogs by the Greenland Native.

It is sometimes considered the same breed by authorities, although the Greenland Dog can be criticized for lacking any proper breeding program, questioning its validity as a pure breed.

Amundsen carefully chose 97 Greenland dogs to accompany him and his team on his expedition to Antarctica and in his subsequent South Pole expedition.

The largest of all the Spitz types, notably the Canadian Eskimo Dog and the Greenland Dog, were used to pull sleds up until the 19th century.

The Greenland Dog originates from the coastal area of the Arctic regions of Northern Siberia, Alaska, Canada and Greenland.

Leaving Framheim on October 19, 1911, after making one false start too early in the season, Amundsen and his four companions had four sledges, each pulled by 13 Greenland dogs.

The Canadian Eskimo Dog was first bred by the Thule people, while research has shown that it is related to the Greenland Dog, with very little significant genetic differences.

Examples of these landraces in modern times have been selectively bred and registered with various kennel clubs as modern purebred breeds, including the Siberian Husky and Greenland Dog.

Greenland dogs belong to the Spitz breeds, a group of dogs characterized by their prick ears, curly tails and thick coats and are among the oldest known dog breeds in the world today.

The Greenland Dog (Danish: Grønlandshunden, also known as Greenland Husky) is a large breed of husky-type dog kept as a sled dog and for hunting polar bear and seal.