The Fan Hitch Volume 11, Number 4, September 2009

Journal of the Inuit Sled Dog

In This Issue....

From the Editor 


Fan Mail


Sled Dogs in His Majesty's Service:
Clark's Eskimo Dogs in World War II


Evolutionary Changes in Domesticated Dogs:
The Broken Covenant of the Wild, Part 3
 

British Antarctic Survey Sledge Dog
Monument Final Report


Tusaalanga: Learning Inuktitut Online!

In the News 


Book Review: The Inuit Thought of It


Tip: Removing Mats

IMHO: The Learning Curve

Index: Volume 11, The Fan Hitch


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Index of Articles for Volume 11


Behavior Notebook
N1: Transitions
N2: Curious Naturalist and Nobel Laureate Niko Tinbergen studied sledge dogs
N3: Inuit Dog Behaviour Study in the Netherlands

Editorials
N1: Expeditons
N2: Working Dogs - Reasoned Perception or Illogical Vision
N3: A Virtual Fan Hitch   
N4: Untitled

Fan Mail
N2: A northern writer shares his recollections; others write in seeking permission to reprint, express their thanks and intentions to become print subscribers.
N4: An ISD owner want to know how common a black dog with a white "tie" is.
       
General
N1: The British Antarctic Survey Sledge Dog Memorial Fund Update
N2: Qimmiit Utirtut Update
       The British Antarctic Survey Sledge Dog Memorial Fund Update
       Remembering a Stunning Achievment
N3: The British Antarctic Survey Sledge Dog Memorial Fund Update
       In passing: E.W. Kevin Walton
N4: British Antarctic Survey Sledge Dog Monument Final Report
       Tusaalanga
   
Health, Science and Ethology
N1: The Canadian Animal Assistance Team in Pond Inlet
N2: The Gentrification of Working Breeds
       Evolutionary Changes in Domesticated Dogs: The Broken Covenant Of The Wild, Part 1
N3: Inuit Sled Dogs Achieve Distinguished Visibility
       Evolutionary Changes in Domesticated Dogs: The Broken Covenant Of The Wild, Part 2
       The Canadian Animal Assistance Team opens its membership to the general public
       The Chinook Project’s 2009 Norethern Clinics
N4: Evolutionary Changes in Domesticated Dogs: The Broken Covenant Of The Wild, Part 3
    
Hints and Tips
N1: Flammable Food
N4: Removing Matted Fur

History
N1: My First Winter Trip in Antarctica
N4: Sled Dogs In His Majesty’s Service: Clark’s Eskimo Dogs In World War II
       

In My Humble Opinion
N1: The Next Great Thing
N2: You, a Reader of The Fan Hitch
N3: Why Inuit Dogs?
N4: The Learning Curve

In the News
N1: Makivik and the Qikqtani Truth Commission updates on the dog slaughter investgation
N2: Makivik and the Qikqtani Truth Commission updates on the dog slaughter investgation
N3: Makivik Receives Interim Report on the Allegations Concerning the Slaughter of Sled Dogs
N4: The Qikiqtani Truth Commission’s website is now online
   
Media Review
N1: Dog Days on Ice: Antarctic Exploration in a Golden Era (book)
N2: The Polar World: The Unique Vision of Sir Wally Herbert by Sir Wally Herbert (book)
N3: New Website a Huge Resource of Polar Images (website)
       Huskies/My Friends, the Huskies (book)
N4: The Inuit Thought of It: Amazing Arctic Innovations (book)

Product Review
N1: The Tick Key
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