DCHP-2

Eskimo dog DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

• one of an aboriginal breed of dog, Canis familiaris borealis, probably originating in Siberia, trained by the Eskimo to draw sleds and carry packs.

  See also: Eskimo (def. 3)  husky ((1))  kingmik  malemute  wolf dog  

  • 1577  (1889)  Thier . . . Dogges [are] like unto wolves, but for ye most part black. . . .
  • 1774  The great number of Esquimaux dogs, that must seek their own maintenance, prevent the success they [Eskimos] might have in catching fish, as these half-starved dogs, at low water, run into the nets, tear out and devour the fish, and morever [sic] tear the nets to pieces.
  • 1851  (1917)  Sometimes they are playing and fondling each other and persons of their acquaintance, although there is less personal attachment in the Eskimo dog than in any others; and, again, I have seen Eskimo dogs lying dead, killed by their companions in terrible battles.
  • 1949  The Eskimo dog is not built for the hunt but for the pack.