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The Russian word laika (лайка) is a noun derived from the verb layat' (лаять, to bark), and literally means barker.As the name of a dog variety, it is used not only in Russian cynological literature, but sometimes in other languages as well to refer to all varieties of hunting dogs traditionally kept by the peoples of the northern Russia and adjacent areas.
Prior to the 1940s, there were several aboriginal laika found throughout eastern Siberia used for a variety of purposes including dog sledding, hunting and herding reindeer. [1] During the Soviet era, there was a push to classify dogs by their specialization as well as merge similar local dogs into large geographic zones.
The Russo-European Laika is also an excellent dog for duck hunting. It may often bark freely in the house as well because it is easily excited from its natural instinct. The Russo-European Laika has a strong love of humans and makes a good family dog. Once bonded to someone, it is quite territorial and makes an excellent guard dog.
The Caucasian Shepherd Dog or Caucasian Ovcharka is a large livestock guardian dog native to the Caucasus region, notably Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Dagestan. [1] It was bred in the Soviet Union from about 1920 from dogs of the Caucasus Mountains and the steppe regions of Southern Russia . [ 2 ]
Bear pelts were usually sold for 2–20 dollars in the 1860s. [13] Grizzly bear hunting in Northern California in 1882. Between 1850 and 1920 grizzly bear were eliminated from 95% of their original range, with extirpation occurring earliest on the Great Plains and later in remote mountainous areas.
Minnesota had double the reason to celebrate at this year’s Puppy Bowl, with two local dogs, Foxtrot and Potato, in the lineup. Both were rescued by Pet Haven , a foster-based organization that ...
The Karelian Bear Dog was used mainly for hunting small fur-bearing animals, such as squirrels and marten. Like the Norwegian Elkhound, the Karelian Bear Dog was also used in hunting moose, lynx, wolf and, as its name would suggest, hunting the Eurasian brown bear. In hunting bear, at least a pair of Bear Dogs would be used to harry the animal ...
A ferocious brown bear went on a two-day killing spree that left two people and 35 dogs brutally murdered. Father, 87, son, 56, mauled to death by ‘rabid’ bear that broke into their home after ...