West Siberian Laika

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East Siberian Laika

The working laikas of what was once the Soviet Union may indeed represent the link between the wolf-like spitzen and the world's dog-like dogs. The East Siberian Laika today is more of a mix of these working "barkers" than an individual breed. Soviet breeders are working sedulously to establish the type. Historically the laikas were used for pulling and hunting. Among their quarry are the bear, elk, reindeer and marten. Only the strongest of the pack are used for large game. The Orientals also had a fancy for the Laika, and many were eaten by them. Though the Siberian Laikas resemble the wolf, more or less, they are even tempered, calm easily trained, and very obedient.

Height - 22 to 25 inches (56 to 64 cm). Weight - 40 to 50 pounds (18 to 23 kg).

Coat type - plush, short to medium with the head covered with shorter hair than the body.

Color - either solid or piebald white, gray, tan, red or black.

WEST SIBERIAN LAIKA 

    Of the two Siberian Laikas, the West dog is more numerous and more firmly established in type. The Russian Laikas are used for  sleddogs and for hunting big game. The sable or ermine, however, is this hunter's speciality. The hunters from Khantu and Mansi breed the dogs for their working purposes. In origin, the West Siberian Laika comes from the indigenous stock from which the other laikas also descend. The individual dog works less than a decade because the work is so strenuous. Without the laikas, the hunters surely  would not survive.

Height - 21 to 24 inches ( 53 to 61 cm). Weight - 40 to 50 pounds (18 to 23 kg).

Coat type _ short and stand-offish. Color - solid or piebald in
white, tan, red, white, or black.

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RUSSO-EUROPEAN LAIKA

        The awesome Russo-European Laika is closely related to the Karelian Bear Laika. Russian breeders crossed the Karelian Bear Laika with the Utchak Sheepdog, an absolutely fearless and intrepid animal that needn't think twice when encountering Cerberus or a similarly formidable beast, and the result was the Russo-European Laika. The Laika is an intrepid bear hunter, also used on boar, moose and wolf.

This dog is by no means a family pet; the Russo-European Laika acquired much of the Utchak's fearless nature and is qualmless to attack a full-grown animal. If this audacity could be focused, the breed would be a true man-stopping guard dog.

Height - 21 to 24 inches (53 to 61 cm). Weight - 45 to 50 pounds ( 20 to 23 kg). Coat type - short. Color - usually black and white.

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