American Eskimo Dog

Good to know

• Watchful and vocal: alert and wary of strangers, they make keen watchdogs and can be barkers without training.
• Clever and eager: bright and quick to learn, they were popular in traveling circuses for their tricks, and they enjoy training and dog sports.
• Fluffy shedding: the thick white double coat sheds a lot and needs brushing a couple of times a week, more during seasonal sheds.
• A spitz, not a sled dog: despite the name, they descend from German spitz dogs brought to the US, and were never Eskimo sled dogs.
• Need company: they bond closely with family and can become bored or noisy if left alone a lot.

Getting out with a American Eskimo Dog

They need daily exercise beyond a stroll: longer trails, games of fetch and time to run at the park.

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