![]() ![]() Beregovoy reported that at present the total number of Laikas in the USA and Canada is about 100 dogs and the majority of them belong to hunters in Northern America, Alaska, and Canada. He initially registered them with the Federation of International Canines (FCI), then finally with the United Kennel Club in 1996. There have been about 21 Laikas imported into the USA from 1992 to 2014. West Siberian Laika Information & Dog Breed Facts Collection of all the general dog breed info about West Siberian Laika so you can get to know the breed more. He imported a female Shelma and a male named Alex which produced the first West Siberian Laika litters in the USA. West Siberian Laika FCI 306 - Nordic Hunting Dogs Origin: Russia Character: Balanced and lively Weight: Variable Height: 52 to 60 cm. Beregovoy’s influence, this breed may never have come to North America. Vladimir Beregovoy who was an immigrant from Russia and a breed enthusiast. The First West Siberian Laika to be imported into the United States was by Dr. In the early 1900s efforts were used to save the Laika and a more developed standard was incorporated around the 1930s. However, when the sable nearly became extinct, the hunting of them ceased and the popularity of the breed sharply declined. The breed was instrumental in the sable fur industry. The money derived from the pelt of a single silver-black sable could support a family of four for a year. ![]() In 19 th century Russia, it was important for a hunting dog to have the ability to be trained to focus on the game with the most valuable fur. This specialization is the main reason that this breed has survived and remains one of the most popular hunting dogs in Russia to this day. The breed is a courageous highly versatile and intelligent working dog but can specialize in one type of game only. The West Siberian Laika was used as a large and small game hunter in the region below the tree-free tundra zone where the Northern Boreal Forest starts, and in the forested areas of the Ural mountains. The breed is not the same Siberian dog that was used for pulling sleds. Moreover, the West Siberian Laika was a part of the Hanty and Mansi cultures with the Ural Mountain and West Siberia regions of Russia. Laika breeds are primitive dogs who flourish with minimal care even in hostile weather. There are four different types of Laikas, they are the Karelo-Finnish Laika, the Russo-European Laika, the East Serbian Laika, and the West Siberian Laika. It is an aboriginal primitive hunting breed that shares many characteristics to its ancestor the wolf, however, being in the hands of mankind for countless generations it is a domestic breed of dog. The West Siberian Laika has hunted with mankind going back to pre-history records. ![]()
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