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do you know if Canadian Eskimo Dogs and Greenland Dogs have same sex aggression towards members of their pack in a similar way as Alaskan Malamutes?

Same-Sex Aggression is not a Malamute specific trait and is present in many breeds such as GSD, many bully breeds, terriers, etc., although is quite common amongst primitive dog breeds.

The standards of all three dogs (Malamute, Canadian Inuit Dogs, and Greenland Dogs) mention their friendliness with people, but don't elaborate very far on their attitudes towards other dogs. The Canadian Inuit (Eskimo) Dog standard mentions that they are pack oriented which is very true, but also mentions their desire to fight and battle torn ears are allowable in their standard. Historical dog sledding accounts describe these dogs desire and enjoyment of fighting. Additionally, both the Greenland and the Canadian Inuit Dog are known to be more intense, and more energetic than malamutes. When you get one of these three breeds you must be prepared to potentially deal with same-sex aggression. It is genetic, so there's no training away from it, but in my opinion it can be managed quite easily.

It's common, not only because it is a common primitive dog trait, but because a vast majority of adult dogs are not 100% dog friendly. Many are dog tolerant at best while most adult dogs would be considered "Dog Selective" meaning they enjoy a few individual dogs, but could do without the others. Like this scale of general dog aggression, same-sex aggression is a sliding scale from mild to quite intense, with most dogs being in the middle. A squabble between my two males in the same pack is intense to witness, but the dogs barely touch each other, they've never drawn blood, while if my female were to get into it with a strange female she is likely to go for the jugular.

Kaamos aka Gandalf the Great 25 weeks (almost)