Key facts
- Other names
- Kalaallit qimmiat (Qimmeq), Grønlandshund, Grünlandshund, Esquimaux Dog
- Origin
- Greenland
- Height
- Males
- Coat
- Thick double coat
- Color
- All colors from fawn to black (excluding albino and merle)
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Encyclopedic overview
Dog (domestic dog)
The Greenland Dog (Greenlandic: Kalaallit Qimmiat, Danish: Grønlandshund) is a large breed of husky-type dog kept as a sled dog. They were brought from Siberia to North America by the Thule people 1,000 years ago, along with the Canadian Eskimo Dog. The Canadian Eskimo Dog is considered the same breed as the Greenland Dog since they have not yet diverged enough genetically to be considered separate breeds, despite their geographic isolation.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Greenland Dog” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.