Russo-European Laika

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name= Russo-European Laika


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altname= Russko-Evropeïskaïa Laïka
nickname= Laïka
country= European part of Russia
fcigroup= Group 5 Spitz and Primitive types
fcisection= Section 2: Nordic Hunting Dogs
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Russo-European Laika (Russko-Evropeïskaïa Laïka) is the name of a breed of hunting dog that originated in the forested region of northern Europe and Russia, one of several breeds developed from landrace Laika dogs of very ancient Spitz type. The "Russo-European Laika" itself dates to a breeding program begun in 1944 by E. I. Shereshevsky of the All-Union Research Institute for the Hunting Industry, in Kalinin (now Tver) Province. [cite book
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Breed recognition

The "Russo-European Laika" is recognized by the Fédération Cynologique Internationale in the S"pitz and Primitive types/Section 2: Nordic Hunting Dogs" Group. The breed is listed as breed number 304, along with two other Russian dogs, breed number 305, the Vostotchno-Sibirskaïa Laïka (East Siberian Laïka) and breed number 306, the Zapadno-Sibirskaïa Laïka (West Siberian Laïka).

Breed standard

The "Russo-European Laika" is described as being of medium size, with prick-ears and a sickle tail carried over the back. Temperament should be non aggressive. Colour can be any of the normal Spitz-type colours, but red and ticking on the legs is undesireable. [Download Fédération Cynologique Internationale standard from this page: http://www.fci.be/nomenclatures_detail.asp?lang=en&file=group5]

See also

*Spitz
*Northern Breed Group
*Laika dog type

References

External links
* [http://www.laikabreeds.multiservers.com/site03.html Laika Breeds]