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American
Eskimo Dog
American Eskimo
Dog
The American Eskimo dogs are
affectionate, fun-loving, bright, obedient, alert,
energetic, and intelligent but can also be independent
and tenacious. The American Eskimo dog are loyal,
outgoing, and eager to please with its friends and
family but wary with strangers. The American Eskimo can
be very clever and sometimes mischievous. The American
Eskimo dogs make excellent watch dogs, and are even
quite good at guarding. The American Eskimo dog get
along well with children and other animals especially
when bonded as puppies. They are lively dogs that love
the cold weather, but in extreme weather, the American
Eskimo dog needs to be indoors. The American Eskimo dog
are the most biddable of the spitz puppy breeds. The
American Eskimo dog are also very clean, as they clean
themselves like cats. Eskies are hardy and sturdy, and
often long-lived, about 12-15 years.
The American Eskimo puppy/ dog can be traced to the Peat
Dog, a breed that lived among the New Stone Age lake
dwellers. They are one of the oldest breeds. Belonging
to the "Spitz" group, they are descendants of the White
German Spitz dogs. They are thought to be made of
Keeshond, Pomeranian, and Volpino Italiano. It is
speculated they arrived in the United States in the
1600s. Early on they were known as the American Spitz,
but changed their name in 1917 to the American Eskimo
Dog, or "Eskie". The reason for changing from the name
American Spitz was to disassociate the name with
anything German, the word "spitz" being from Germany.
Thus the name was changed in order to attribute their
old home with the Eskimos with the new home, America.
These dogs often performed in circuses, and customers
would bring home puppy Eskies at the end of the shows.
The American Eskimo started out much larger, as in the
Standard version. Now, it is divided into three
categories: Toy, Miniature and Standard. In 1985 the
American Eskimo Dog Club of America was formed.
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