FIFTEENTH ANNIVERSARY EDITION!
The Inuit Dog: Its Provenance, Environment and History
by Canadian Ian Kenneth MacRury was written in 1991 as part of the
requirement for completion of his Master of Philosophy in Polar Studies
degree from Darwin College, the Scott Polar Research Institute (SPRI),
University of Cambridge, United Kingdom. It remains the most
comprehensive and sought after scientific publication written about the
oldest of all purebred polar dogs, Canis familiaris borealis. This fourth printing of Ken's thesis celebrates fifteen years since its submission to SPRI. The first three printings by the Inuit Sled Dog International (ISDI) were formatted based on how the Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Center (PWNHC) in Yellowknife, NWT, Canada chose to reproduce the thesis for general distribution after MacRury received his Master's Degree. We have only recently learned that there were eight additional plates in the thesis as submitted that were not included by PWNHC. The fifteenth anniversary production includes all nine plates, four of them in full color. Additionally, Ken has personally signed each copy of this version's first printing run, making it a limited edition. The Inuit Dog: Its Provenance, Environment and History covers the prehistoric origins of the Inuit Sled Dog and the environment in which the breed evolved. It explains how the Inuit Dog proved to be essential to the survival of arctic people for four thousand years, well into the mid-twentieth century. This publication examines physical characteristics including the wolf versus dog controversy, historical trends in height and weight, coat color patterns, and the breed's unique behaviour and nutritional requirements. It includes sections on the history of the different systems of Inuit Dog use in early exploration and scientific endeavor at both poles as well as the current operation by the Danish government’s Sirius Patrol in North-East Greenland. It presents a wealth of information in the form of many tables and figures, as well as thirty-four bibliography entries and a list of one hundred thirty-eight references. The Inuit Dog: Its Provenance, Environment and History,
privately and professionally published by the ISDI, U.S. division, is
seventy 8.5 x 11 inch heavyweight pages long. The front and back covers
are sturdy card stock and the spine is nicely bound with black fabric
tape. The single copy price is $18.00 USD. Shipping within the U.S. is
$2.65 and to Canada is $3.95 per unit. For multiple copy and wholesale
pricing and shipping outside the U.S. and Canada, please contact: Sue
Hamilton, 55 Town Line Road, Harwinton, Connecticut 06791, USA;
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