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revised: December 2020
revised: December 2020
A. The Inuit Dog’s
place in the natural world
B. The Inuit Dog is not a wolf!
C. Dangerous confusion
B. The Inuit Dog is not a wolf!
C. Dangerous confusion
A. The Name Controversy
B. Defining 'Purity'
C. Mistaken Identity: Promoting a breed vs. avoiding
extinction
D. The Belyaev Experiment
E. Summary
B. Defining 'Purity'
C. Mistaken Identity: Promoting a breed vs. avoiding
extinction
D. The Belyaev Experiment
E. Summary
A. Ancient
history
B. Recent history: The Inuit Dog in service to nations
B. Recent history: The Inuit Dog in service to nations
1. Exploration
2. War
3. Sovereignty
2. War
3. Sovereignty
C. Population decline
A. In the North
B. Below the tree line
B. Below the tree line
A. Inherited diseases
B. Disease prevention and access to veterinary services
B. Disease prevention and access to veterinary services
A. Appearance
B. Behavior
C. Performance
D. The big picture
VII. The Inuit Dog in
Scientific Research, Films and inB. Behavior
C. Performance
D. The big picture
VIII. Acknowledgements
Appendix 1: Partial list of scientific publications about the
Inuit Dog
Appendix 2: Selected (alphabetical) list of other resources
with a focus on Inuit Dogs
Appendix 3: A small sampling of other resources of
interest
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The Fan Hitch welcomes your letters, stories, comments and suggestions. The editorial staff reserves the right to edit submissions used for publication.
Contents of The Fan Hitch are protected by international copyright laws. No photo, drawing or text may be reproduced in any form without written consent. Webmasters please note: written consent is necessary before linking this site to yours! Please forward requests to Sue Hamilton, 55 Town Line Rd., Harwinton, Connecticut 06791, USA or mail@thefanhitch.org
This site is dedicated to the Inuit Dog as well as related Inuit culture and traditions. It is also home to The Fan Hitch, Journal of the Inuit Sled Dog.
Photo: Nadine Gerth
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Appendix 1: Partial list of Scientific Publications about the Inuit Dog
The Inuit
Dog: Its Provenance, Environment and History
1991 masters thesis of Ian Kenneth MacRury
published by the The Fan Hitch
A bibliography of scientific papers about the Inuit Dog taken from references in Ken MacRury’s masters thesis can be found here.
The Physiology Of Sledge Dogs
by R.J.F. TAYLOR
The Polar Record, 8 (55): 317-321, January 1957
The Breeding and Maintenance of Sledge Dogs: Part I
R. J. F. TAYLOR
The Polar Record, Vol. 8, No. 56. (1957)
The Breeding and Maintenance of Sledge Dogs: Part II
by R. J. F. TAYLOR
The Polar Record, Vol. 8, No. 56 (1957)
Further Experiments on the nutrition of sledge dogs
H. T. Wyatt
British Journal of Nutrition (1963) 17, 273
Veterinary Studies on the British Antarctic Survey's Sledge Dogs: I. Survey of Diseases and Accidents
A.R.M. Bellars,
British Antarctic Survey Bulletin, Number 21, 1969
Veterinary Studies on the British Antarctic Survey's Sledge Dogs: II. Occupational Osteoarthritis
A.R.M. Bellars and M. F. Godsal
British Antarctic Survey Bulletin, Number 22, 1969, pp. 15-38
* * *
Control of Disease in Dogs in the Canadian North
L. P. E. Choquettet and W. A. Moynihani; Can. Vet. Jour., vol. 5, no. 10, October, 1964
Possible evidence of domestic dog in a Paleoeskimo context
Arnold, C.D.; Arctic, v. 32, no. 3, Sept. 1979, p. 263-265, figure record 2810 (citation only)
The Unique Role of Sled Dogs in Inuit Culture: an Examination of the Relationship Between Inuit and Sled Dogs in the Changing North
Kerrie Ann Shannon, masters thesis submitted to the Department of Anthropology, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; Spring 1997
Non-invasive measurement of the cardiovascular effects of chronic hypoxaemia on dogs living at moderately high altitude
T. M. Glaus DipACVIM, DipECVIM-CA, K. Hauser , M. Hässig MPH, C. E. Reusch DipECVIM-CA, and B. Lipp; The Veterinary Record, Vol 152, Issue 26, 800-803 Copyright © 2003 by British Veterinary Association
Hunde im Hochgebirge: Wie bleiben sie gesund?
Tony Glaus, Hunde, 5/2005
Population Genetic Analyses of the Greenland dog and Canadian Inuit Dog
Hanne Friis; Veterinary Master Thesis, Hanne Friis Andersen V8650; May 2005
Impairment of Cellular Immunity in West Greenland Sledge Dogs (Canis familiaris) Dietary Exposed to Polluted Minke Whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) Blubber
C. Sonne, R. Dietz, H.J.S. Larsen, K.E. Loft, M. Kirkegaard, R.J. Letcher, S. Shahmiri, P. Moller; Environ. Sci. Technol. 2006, 40, 2056-2062
Avl ved slaedepatruljen SIRIUS 2009
Tobias Daugaard-Petersen, Daniel Haraldsson; Institut for Basal Husdyr- og Veterinarvidnskab Det Biovidenskabelige (LIFE); Kobenhavns Universitet; September
Muscle plasticity of Inuit sled dogs in Greenland
Nadine Gerth, Steffen Sum, Sue Jackson and J. Matthias Starck; The Journal of Experimental Biology 212, 1131-1139, 2009
Living at the Extremes – Feeding and Fasting, Resting and Exercise in the Arctic
Nadine Gerth Ph.D. thesis; January 2010
Ancient DNA evidence for genetic continuity in arctic dogs
Sarah K. Brown et. al.
Journal of Archaeological Science, Volume 40, Issue 2, February 2013, Pages 1279-1288
Pre-Columbian origins for Native American dog breeds, with only limited replacement by European dogs, confirmed by mtDNA analysis
Barbara van Asch, Peter Savolainen et. al.
Proceedings of the Royal Society B, 07 September 2013
Antiquity of the Inuit Sled Dog Supported by Recent Ancient DNA Studies
Brown, Sarah K..
The Fan Hitch: Journal of the Inuit Sled Dog V15, N2, March 2013
Using multiple markers to elucidate the ancient, historical and modern Arctic dog breeds
S K Brown, C M Darwent, E J Wictum and B N Sacks. 2015. Heredity 24 June 2015; doi: 10.1038/hdy.2015.49
Ancient Wolf Genome Reveals an Early Divergence of Domestic Dog Ancestors and Admixture into High-Latitude Breeds
Pontus Skoglund, Erik Ersmark, Eleftheria Palkopoulou, Love Dale ́n
Current Biology 25, 1–5, June 1, 2015
The evolutionary history of dogs in the Americas
Máire Ní Leathlobhair, Angela R. Perri, Evan K. Irving-Pease, et. al.
Science, 06 Jul 2018: Vol. 361, Issue 6397, pp. 81-85
Cold Case Reopened: Finding Clues to Recurrent Mass Mortalities in Greenland Sled Dogs (Canis lupus familiaris borealis)
Andersen-Ranberg, E.U., Vernersen, E.S., Jensen, J.J. et al.
Nature, July 2019, Volume 42, Issue 7, pp 1411–1413
Specialized sledge dogs accompanied Inuit dispersal across the North American Arctic
Carly Ameen, Tatiana R. Feuerborn, Sarah K. Brown et. al.
Proceedings of the Royal Society B, 27 November 27, 2019
Genomic Insights into the Population History of Circumpolar Arctic Dogs
Tatiana Richtman Feuerborn, PhD Thesis submitted: 29th February 2020
University Of Copenhagen, Stockholm University
Photo: Carsten Egevang
Arctic-adapted dogs emerged at the Pleistocene–Holocene transition
Mikkel-Holger S. Sinding et. al.,
Science 368, 1495–1499, 26 June 2020
Archives of human-dog relationships: Genetic and stable isotope analysis of Arctic fur clothing
Alison J.T.Harris, Tatiana R.Feuerborn, Mikkel-Holger S.Sinding et.al.
Journal of Anthropological Archaeology; Vol. 59, September 2020
I cani da slitta indigeni dell’Artico: Simbolo dell’identità dei loro popoli e patrimonio dell’umanità (The indigenous sled dogs of the Arctic: a symbol of the identity of their peoples and a heritage of humanity)
Dr. Giulia Morosetti masters thesis, 2020
1991 masters thesis of Ian Kenneth MacRury
published by the The Fan Hitch
A bibliography of scientific papers about the Inuit Dog taken from references in Ken MacRury’s masters thesis can be found here.
* * *
Originally appearing in the British
Antarctic Survey Bulletins as well
as The Polar Record many of these
papers, some of which are listed in the MacRury masters
thesis, have appeared in The Fan Hitch Journal:The Physiology Of Sledge Dogs
by R.J.F. TAYLOR
The Polar Record, 8 (55): 317-321, January 1957
The Breeding and Maintenance of Sledge Dogs: Part I
R. J. F. TAYLOR
The Polar Record, Vol. 8, No. 56. (1957)
The Breeding and Maintenance of Sledge Dogs: Part II
by R. J. F. TAYLOR
The Polar Record, Vol. 8, No. 56 (1957)
Further Experiments on the nutrition of sledge dogs
H. T. Wyatt
British Journal of Nutrition (1963) 17, 273
Veterinary Studies on the British Antarctic Survey's Sledge Dogs: I. Survey of Diseases and Accidents
A.R.M. Bellars,
British Antarctic Survey Bulletin, Number 21, 1969
Veterinary Studies on the British Antarctic Survey's Sledge Dogs: II. Occupational Osteoarthritis
A.R.M. Bellars and M. F. Godsal
British Antarctic Survey Bulletin, Number 22, 1969, pp. 15-38
* * *
Control of Disease in Dogs in the Canadian North
L. P. E. Choquettet and W. A. Moynihani; Can. Vet. Jour., vol. 5, no. 10, October, 1964
Possible evidence of domestic dog in a Paleoeskimo context
Arnold, C.D.; Arctic, v. 32, no. 3, Sept. 1979, p. 263-265, figure record 2810 (citation only)
The Unique Role of Sled Dogs in Inuit Culture: an Examination of the Relationship Between Inuit and Sled Dogs in the Changing North
Kerrie Ann Shannon, masters thesis submitted to the Department of Anthropology, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; Spring 1997
Non-invasive measurement of the cardiovascular effects of chronic hypoxaemia on dogs living at moderately high altitude
T. M. Glaus DipACVIM, DipECVIM-CA, K. Hauser , M. Hässig MPH, C. E. Reusch DipECVIM-CA, and B. Lipp; The Veterinary Record, Vol 152, Issue 26, 800-803 Copyright © 2003 by British Veterinary Association
Hunde im Hochgebirge: Wie bleiben sie gesund?
Tony Glaus, Hunde, 5/2005
Population Genetic Analyses of the Greenland dog and Canadian Inuit Dog
Hanne Friis; Veterinary Master Thesis, Hanne Friis Andersen V8650; May 2005
Impairment of Cellular Immunity in West Greenland Sledge Dogs (Canis familiaris) Dietary Exposed to Polluted Minke Whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) Blubber
C. Sonne, R. Dietz, H.J.S. Larsen, K.E. Loft, M. Kirkegaard, R.J. Letcher, S. Shahmiri, P. Moller; Environ. Sci. Technol. 2006, 40, 2056-2062
Avl ved slaedepatruljen SIRIUS 2009
Tobias Daugaard-Petersen, Daniel Haraldsson; Institut for Basal Husdyr- og Veterinarvidnskab Det Biovidenskabelige (LIFE); Kobenhavns Universitet; September
Muscle plasticity of Inuit sled dogs in Greenland
Nadine Gerth, Steffen Sum, Sue Jackson and J. Matthias Starck; The Journal of Experimental Biology 212, 1131-1139, 2009
Living at the Extremes – Feeding and Fasting, Resting and Exercise in the Arctic
Nadine Gerth Ph.D. thesis; January 2010
Ancient DNA evidence for genetic continuity in arctic dogs
Sarah K. Brown et. al.
Journal of Archaeological Science, Volume 40, Issue 2, February 2013, Pages 1279-1288
Pre-Columbian origins for Native American dog breeds, with only limited replacement by European dogs, confirmed by mtDNA analysis
Barbara van Asch, Peter Savolainen et. al.
Proceedings of the Royal Society B, 07 September 2013
Antiquity of the Inuit Sled Dog Supported by Recent Ancient DNA Studies
Brown, Sarah K..
The Fan Hitch: Journal of the Inuit Sled Dog V15, N2, March 2013
Using multiple markers to elucidate the ancient, historical and modern Arctic dog breeds
S K Brown, C M Darwent, E J Wictum and B N Sacks. 2015. Heredity 24 June 2015; doi: 10.1038/hdy.2015.49
Ancient Wolf Genome Reveals an Early Divergence of Domestic Dog Ancestors and Admixture into High-Latitude Breeds
Pontus Skoglund, Erik Ersmark, Eleftheria Palkopoulou, Love Dale ́n
Current Biology 25, 1–5, June 1, 2015
The evolutionary history of dogs in the Americas
Máire Ní Leathlobhair, Angela R. Perri, Evan K. Irving-Pease, et. al.
Science, 06 Jul 2018: Vol. 361, Issue 6397, pp. 81-85
Cold Case Reopened: Finding Clues to Recurrent Mass Mortalities in Greenland Sled Dogs (Canis lupus familiaris borealis)
Andersen-Ranberg, E.U., Vernersen, E.S., Jensen, J.J. et al.
Nature, July 2019, Volume 42, Issue 7, pp 1411–1413
Specialized sledge dogs accompanied Inuit dispersal across the North American Arctic
Carly Ameen, Tatiana R. Feuerborn, Sarah K. Brown et. al.
Proceedings of the Royal Society B, 27 November 27, 2019
Genomic Insights into the Population History of Circumpolar Arctic Dogs
Tatiana Richtman Feuerborn, PhD Thesis submitted: 29th February 2020
University Of Copenhagen, Stockholm University
Photo: Carsten Egevang
Arctic-adapted dogs emerged at the Pleistocene–Holocene transition
Mikkel-Holger S. Sinding et. al.,
Science 368, 1495–1499, 26 June 2020
Archives of human-dog relationships: Genetic and stable isotope analysis of Arctic fur clothing
Alison J.T.Harris, Tatiana R.Feuerborn, Mikkel-Holger S.Sinding et.al.
Journal of Anthropological Archaeology; Vol. 59, September 2020
I cani da slitta indigeni dell’Artico: Simbolo dell’identità dei loro popoli e patrimonio dell’umanità (The indigenous sled dogs of the Arctic: a symbol of the identity of their peoples and a heritage of humanity)
Dr. Giulia Morosetti masters thesis, 2020