Larquoia Kennels
Home of the Indigenous and Majestic Canadian Eskimo Dog
RR#2, Huntsville ON P1H 2J3, CANADA +1 705 788 9169
EMAIL: larquoiakennels@gmail.com
TIMELINE
Canadian Eskimo Dog Historical Timeline
- C.2000BP - The earliest certain occurrence (presence) of the dog in the Dorset culture context.
- 1909 - Captain William Perry attained the North Pole with Eskimo Dog Teams.
- 1912 - Roald Amundsen successfully reached the South pole using Eskimo Dogs.
- 1920 - Eskimo Dogs numbers in the Canadian North were estimated at 20,000.
- 1950 - The AKC dropped the Eskimo Dog from the registered ranks due to lack of registrations
- 1957-59 - Canadian Defense Research Board used Eskimo Dogs during their studies in the Lake Hazen area of northern Ellsmere island.
- 1963 - Only one CED was listed on the CKC registry. None were registered thereafter and the breed was deemed Extinct as far as official recognition.
- 1970 - Eskimo Dog numbers had dwindled to less than 200 animals.
- 1972 - Bill Carpenter and John Mcgrath with assistance from the Canadian Kennel Club and the Canadian Gov. began the Canadian Eskimo Dog Research Foundation (CEDRF) in Yellowknife NWT.
- 1984 - Cluttom-Brock declared the Eskimo Dog was of North American origins - not of Asian origins
- 1986 - The first Eskimo Dogs from the CEDRF were registered.
- 1987 - Renee Wisuccessfully sink recreated the journey of Qitlarssuaq from Igoolik on Baffin Island to Thule Greenland - crossing the Devon, by Eskimo Dog power.
