Nenets Herding Laika

Nenets Herding Laika
Other namesReindeer Laika, Reindeer Spitz, Nenets Laika, Olenegonka, Tavgian laika, and Russian Samoyed Laika
OriginRussia
Traits
Height Males 44-50 cm
Females 40-45 cm
Coat Double
Color Grey, red, brown,white, black, sable, piebald
Kennel club standards
RKF standard
Dog (domestic dog)

The Nenets Herding Laika[a] is an aboriginal spitz landrace of dog originating from the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, in Russia. Unlike other laikas, Nenets Herding Laika are less commonly used for hunting. Instead they have been selected primarily for reindeer herding ability, originally by the Nenets people, and later by reindeer herders through Russia.[1][2][3] Nenets herding laika are thought to be the progenitor of several modern breeds, the most well-documented being the Samoyed.[1] Despite this, the breed almost died out during the Soviet era due to lack of interest in preserving genetically purebred examples.[3][4][5] In 1994, the Russian Kynologic Federation (RKF) approved the first official standard of the breed.[4][6]


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  1. ^ a b Shiroky, Boris; Shiroky, Oleg (2014-12-06). "DESCRIPTION OF OLENEGONKA". Primitive and Aboriginal Dog Society of Russia. 7. Archived from the original on 2014-12-06. Retrieved 2022-04-02.
  2. ^ Adaev, Vladimir. "Оленегонные лайки тундровых ненцев: особенности экстерьера и выполняемые функции" [Reindeer Laikas of the Tundra Nenets: Exterior Features and Functions]. Научный вестник Ямало-Ненецкого автономного округа (in Russian). 82. Archived from the original on 2022-02-12. Retrieved 2022-02-12 – via Academia.
  3. ^ a b "Давай-ка, ненецкая лайка!" [Come On, Nenets Laika!]. MKRU Krasnoyarsk (in Russian). 2017-12-20. Archived from the original on 2022-02-12. Retrieved 2022-02-12.
  4. ^ a b Presberg, Carole (2014). "Herding Dogs of Asia: Russian Siberia". www.bordercolliemuseum.org. Archived from the original on 2023-03-31. Retrieved 2022-02-12.
  5. ^ Широкий, Борис; Широкий, Олег (1997). Наши северные собаки [Our northern dogs] (in Russian). Издательские решения. pp. 12, 103, 107, 157–160. ISBN 9785448509254.
  6. ^ "О нас — Центр по сохранению и разведению ненецкой оленегонной лайки" [About Us - Canine Center for the Preservation and Breeding of the Nenets Reindeer Spitz Breed]. Canine Center for the Preservation and Breeding of the Nenets Reindeer Spitz Breed (in Russian). Archived from the original on 2022-02-12. Retrieved 2022-02-12.