Calling all Non-KC dog owners

[angelmist]

OK, I'l have a bash at this.

The Northern Inuit Dog.

The Northern Inuit is not yet recognised by any Kennel Club is are goverened by the Northern Inuit Society.

They are a dog of medium build with the minimum height for a bitch being 22" and the minimum height for a dog being 24", there is no maximum height specified on the breed standard and some have been known to reach well over 30".

Their is no specified weight for the breed as height can vary greatly.

Northern Inuit dogs have a dense double coat that should be slightly harsh in texture. They are medium shedders which need a weekly brushing. They shed their undercoats twice yearly with the spring moult being the heaviest. A good brushing should keep this under control. Heavy coats are permitted but long/flowing, soft/silky coats are considered a fault.

Acceptable colours range from pure white to any shade of grey and sable through to pure black. Black and Tan colours and patchy/pinto coats are considered a fault.

The average life expectancy for the breed is between 15 and 16 years.

There are currently no breed specific problems.

Origin: The Northern Inuit was developed in the late 1980s using various northern breeds of dog including the Siberian Husky and the Alaskan Malamute for type and size. German Shepherd dogs were also used for trainability. These dogs were carefully bred to create the Northern Inuit. Early on a handful of other dogs from these same breeds were used to expand the gene pool and set certain charactoristics. For quite a long time now Northern Inuits have been pure bred, with Northern Inuits only being bred to Northern Inuits and a definate type has been established.

Think that awnsers them all.

[doodles]

Hi
Well so far there have been a lot of bad things said about Loughlanders which is the breed I am going to write about. According to many this isn’t even a breed yet I know that people are actually buying these dogs.

Loughlanders are not yet KC registered breeds although the woman who does breed them also breeds Drumman Bernese Mountain Dogs. They are a Bernese Mountain Dog with throwbacks to Newfies. The puppy we purchased in March is a 6th generation of this mix. On the price side you’d be expecting to pay around £200.

A Loughlander grows around the same height as a Newfoundland so that’s around 66cm for a Bitch and 71cm for a dog give or take a few centimetres. They are classed as a large dog and are both quite tall and very fluffy. The two main colour varieties are black and tan and tri-colour which stems from the mixture of Bernese and Newfie. It has quite a soft and very fluffy, medium length coat. Due to the general fluffiness of the coat we tend to groom our Loughlander every other day but his coat doesn’t get too bad if you leave it 4-5 days. The only main problem we’ve had with the coat is the fact that the length makes it easier for things to get caught and stuck.

On your forums I found that a lot of suggested health issues stem from the Loughlanders size. These include bone and joint problems. Also someone suggested cancer as a possible problem.

As far as I know the breed stems from the breeders general love of both breeds and her curiosity. The breeder is on breeding her 7th generation of these dogs. She is the only breeder I know of breeding this particular type of dog.

Well what else can I say about Loughlanders? They are very loving and loyal to their owners. Our Loughlander always follows us around and loves just to be in the same room as you. A downside to this is he sulks sometimes if he doesn’t get attention from you. They do seem to need a fair bit of training to get them to stay on their own as they are very human loving but we found that leaving a radio on for our dog and leaving him a bone cured any chewing and destroying tendencies. The dogs just seem to be extremely friendly, like I have mentioned in another post, he tries to make friends with every moving object we encounter this includes other dogs, birds, cats, cars, buses etc. which is cute at times I suppose but extremely annoying when you are trying to train them not to. Our dog also loves all of the visitors we get and isn’t vicious with any of them. He is also extremely friendly with children, more tolerable than I would have expected considering we have four grandchildren under the age of 5 who love to hang on him and play with him. The basic training we have done so far with our dog has gone well, honestly we have had a Pyrenean Mountain Dog, 2 St. Bernards and numerous Terriers over the years and none have been as easy to train and so good at 6 months. Our dog loves nothing more than going for a walk and playing with his ball. He is just altogether a very good dog.

Thats all really.

[tupence2p]

Thai Ridgeback
Here's what I know...

Size... (tollerance of +/- 2.5cm)
Dogs 22-25 inches (56-63.5cm)
Bitches 20-23 inches (51-58.5cm)
Proportions...
Length of body: Height at the withers = 11:1O
Depth of chest: Height at the withers = 1: 2

Colour: Can be fawn, light chestnut red through to deep red, pure black, silver and blue.

Type of coat: Short and smooth with a ridge on back formed by hair growing in the opposite direction to the rest of the coat. The ridge should be clearly defined from other parts of the back. There are various shapes and lengths of ridge, but it must be symmetrical on either side of the backbone and within the width of the back. ridge types here - http://postcards.tupence.co.uk/ridge-type.jpg

Other characteristics: Very strong upper & lower jaw. Muscular neck. Deep chest (should reach the elbows).

Possible health issues: The only known health issue with the TRD is dermoid sinus.

Temperament: Tough and active with excellent jumping ability. A loyal family dog.

Breed history: The TRD is an old breed which can be seen in the archeological documents in Thailand. It was used mainly for hunting in the eastern part of Thailand as well as for escorting carts to market and as a watch dog. The reason why it has kept its own original type for so many years is due to poor transportation systems in the eastern part of Thailand; it had fewer chances to crossbreed with other breeds. The first TR pup known to be exported out of Thailand was a blue male in 1990 by Ray Mersmann from Holland.

There's no scientific proof of a link between the TRD and the Rhodesian Ridgeback.

Recognised by FCI - classified as Group 5 - Spitz and primitive types. Section 7 - Primitive Type-Hunting Dogs (without working trial).
Not recognised by the KC or the AKC. I've heard they are recognised by the Dutch KC (but not speaking Dutch, I can't check this with their website )

I know Gizmo isn't a pure breed (he's not one solid colour and his ears are slightly bent at the top), but he's very soft, once you know him, and extremely loyal. He's great fun and likes nothing better than chasing sticks or ragging a toy. He'll pretty much adapt ot whatever I want to do. If I want to play for hours, he will, if I don't feel up to playing, he'll just lie next to me and sleep or play by himself.