Comparison: Canadian Eskimo Dog and Greenland Dog

Canadian Eskimo Dog and Greenland Dog are marked as similar in our database. The table compares only the data we have on the breeds.

	Canadian Eskimo Dog	Greenland Dog
FCI group	5. Spitz and primitive types	5. Spitz and primitive types
Country of origin	Canada	Greenland
Category	Large	–
Weight	18–40 kg	–
Recognition features	Powerfully built, moderately sized spitz with wedge-shaped head and thick erect ears Dense double coat with a mane on males; no single colour dominates Large bushy tail carried up or curled over the back	Very strong polar spitz of short rectangular build Small triangular erect ears and a thick bushy tail curled over the back Dense double coat in any colour except merle or albino
Coat	Thick, dense coat with stiff guard hairs 7–15 cm long over a very dense undercoat; annual moult. No one colour dominates (white, red, black, grey and others).	Double coat: soft dense undercoat and dense, straight, coarse outer coat; any colour except albino and merle.
Purpose	Inuit draught dog: pulled sledges, located seal breathing holes, held musk ox and polar bear at bay, and carried packs in summer.	The sledge dog of Greenland's Inuit, also used in seal and polar-bear hunting.

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