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The Canadian Inuit Dog: Canada's Heritage (2nd Edition)

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This immensely informative narrative is beautifully written, full of fascinating facts and unique anecdotes of personal experience as well as astute observations. The author presents a "caring candor" when presenting this breed which should secure it from mismanagement and misplacement in unsuitable homes and situations. Many photos, remote and recent. A true Guardian of the Canadian Inuit Canine!

The previous reviews for this title refer to the first edition. I found that the shortcomings with the non-captioned illustrations and photos have been corrected in the 2nd edition and the number of photos has been increased considerably. The «fat opinions» about who should own this breed remain but they are there for a reason. The Inuit Sled Dog International, the breed association co-founded by the author, has on more than one occasion had to rescue dogs from people who were led to believe that Inuit Dogs make great suburban family pets. Canadian Inuit Dogs are magnificent animals - loyal, hardworking and intelligent - but they are sled dogs and pack orientated. The author has produced the only book that details the history, physical attributes, temperament and management of this unique breed. A worthwhile read for anyone remotely interested in dogs, in cultural history, polar exploration or animal nutrition.

This is a great read, and I loved it. I do agree with the author on who should own the Inuit Dog and who should not. The showing people have wrecked entire breeds of sled dogs, and I don't want to see that happen to this breed. My own Inuit Dog would have been put to sleep if she was sold to someone who didn't need a good sled dog, but just wanted a pet. This book helped me understand some of Kallie's odd quirks that my other Alaskan Huskies don't have. This is a very informative read and I would suggest it to anyone that owns or is interested in Inuit Dogs, and anyone interested in the Arctic region, and the Inuit people.

I was delighted to finally read comprehensive information on this regal animal. Its history is often as harsh as the climate in which this breed was created, and none of it is sugar-coated. The unique temperament and diet recommendations of the Inuit dog is covered thoroughly. The story of the breed reads like a well-written historical novel. My only exception to this otherwise superb book is technical: the photos are not numbered, so one must constantly refer to a descriptive chart at the front of the book. The photo quality is not the best, as some seem rather dark and fuzzy. Other than that, this is a worthwhile book to add to the canine fancier's library.

Was excitied to find a book on this topic (Inuit dogs) but upon receiving the book, was dissapointed in the misguided information and the lack of supporting documentation. The book is mostly the authors opinion and not particulartly well written.The photos were nice though.

This book is informative about this breed, especially since it is the only book available on the Inuit dog. Lots of good info on the history of the breed is included. I was very disappointed that the author was overly opinionated about who should own one of these dogs. For a book that should be singing the praises of the breed, she spent too much time discouraging the reader from ever owning one. Nonetheless, if you are interested in this breed, it is the only place to get much information.