wAIT TELL ME THE NUANCES BETWEEN CID, MALS, AND GREENLAND DOGS I MUST K N O W
Please know that these are not hard and fast rules as all these dogs come from the same landrace and can look very similar to the points some people cannot tell them apart (especially if they are in a similar color) like some of these are Malamutes, some are Canadian Qimmiq and others are Greenland Dogs lmao:
The most ādomesticā looking (note that all these dogs are domestic, but Malamutes are very much a registered breed, modified from its indigenous landrace by white people). Look for plumed tail that is not overly curly or snapped over the back, very even and defined markings (you'll also see a lot of 'open' faces), dark eyes. NO piebald (exists in breed, but a DQ and very rare). Most commonly seen colors would be gray & white and seal & white, overall colors have less intensity to their sabeling (other Inuit dogs are more intensely colored). Can see information on colors HERE.Ā
Can be lower on leg than the other two Inuit sled dogs. Will see several distinct 'types' or styles: show, working (these are commonly interbred) and pet (pretty distinct from the other styles). Varied size range, tends to be the biggest of all three types with thickest bone, especially in show & pet individuals. Varied malamute teams below (also see THIS post):
Canadian Inuit Dog (Canadian Qimmiq):
Look for snapped tail, overall tails tend to be more curly, lots of piebald, lots of black & white dogs, more 'dirty' markings, tend not to have black masks as often as Greenlands and overall tend not to be as intensely pigmented as Greenlands (in my experience...so like Malamute - CID - Greenland for Phaemelanin intensity). Usually a smaller/shorter ear and smaller eye than the modern Malamute.Ā
One style, but dogs can be much more varied within that one style, sometime longer than average coats are seen, much more likely to see a tail with long hair here. Butterfly noses. Wider size range, but similar to Malamutes. Please see the WIDE variety of colors across teams from the Ivakkak 2021 race, tends to trend black/white/gray variations:
Keep in mind that Greenland dogs can differ from Eastern Greenland vs Western Greenland (there are more dogs in the East overall). Can have snapped tail, lots of piebald, can come in brindle (any color is allowed in the breed) & often have masks & sooty/dirty marking, dogs often very diverse in color, when they have lots of red in the coat it is BRIGHT, look for a āuloā which is a small cape of white at the nape of the neck named after an inuit womenās knife of the same shape.Ā
Short neck, less overly thick bone than Malamutes, but never fine boned. No long coat, should beĀ āpointyā. Shorter than Malamutes. Some have a veryĀ āwolfyā appearance (not just agouti in color, but lots of generalized primitive features). See the varied appearance below (Eastern dogs first three photos, Western dogs bottom three photos):
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