All You Wanted to Know About American Eskimo Dogs

Luckie tagged me to tell you all about my breed. I am an American Eskimo Dog. Yes, "Dog" is at the end of my official breed name. We are also called "Eskies" for short. We are part of the non-sporting group in the AKC (American Kennel Club) and part of the Northern breeds group in the UKC (United Kennel Club).

Despite our breed's name and appearance, we are not originally from Alaska or a descendent of the Husky.We actually originated from Germany. During World War I, due to anti-German feelings, we were renamed "American Eskimo Dog."

Generally, we come in 3 sizes. Small, medium, and large. Ah-hem, I meant toy, miniature, and standard. I am a standard and I weigh 33 pounds. Many people get my breed confused with Samoyeds and Pomeranians. We are not samoyeds and we are not pomeranians. But, us Eskies are basically the same as Japanese Spitz and Italian Volpinos. If you see an eskie and you call him a samoyed or a pomeranian, the owner might take offense!! Please do not ask, I repeat, DO NOT ASK the owner if he is sure their dog isn't a samoyed or pomeranian unless you want to annoy the eskie owner.

We are not the docile demure angel our photos might lead you believe. On the contrary, we are actually wary and cautious of strangers. That's me. (Casper is different though. He would make a good eskie ambassador.) We guard the house and shed like crazy. We are loyal to our family and friends.

Great/interesting things about are breed:

1. We are very striking in our appearance.

2. Our WHITE EYELASHES are pretty darn cute.

3. We don't have doggie odor. This is a great benefit to our house!! If you walk into a house that has an eskie, your nose won't be able to tell a doggie lives there.

4. We don't need to be bathed too often. I might get bathed 3 times a year and that's it!!

5. IF we get dirty like muddy or we've been playing on a wet beach or have grass stains on us, give us a little time and by the time we get home, the dirt will have fallen off of us. Yes, we have SELF-CLEANING FUR, for real!

6. Our breed is a fairly healthy breed. Usually no skin problems, no ear problems, etc. however it is common for us to get fatty tumors which are not a health risk.

By the way, most eskies have black noses, but I have a pink nose and I'm proud of it!!!

More information can be found on Casper's American Eskimo Dog web site.

5 Questions..... 1 Answer

Luckie tagged me to answer 5 questions. Since my mom is a computer hog, she is ALLOWING me to only answer one question right now. What's a dog to do? Luckie said I should tell my mom to stand in the naughty corner, and Lorenza said I should talk to my mom and ask her to buy another computer. Well, I did tell her to go to the naughty corner and she gave me a really weird look. Then when I asked her for my own computer, she laughed at me! I suppose I should have FIRST asked for my own computer before suggesting she stand in the naughty corner.

Anywoo, here is my first question and answer.

1. Where is your favorite place to sleep?

These questions are not specific enough!! Favorite during the day? During the night?

DAY: Everydog knows from my one of my recent posts that I LOVE to sit on my window perch and spy on the neighbors. I also like to SLEEP on my window perch. That is my favorite place to sleep during the day. See below Exhibit A:




EVENING: I sleep in many places when it's beddy-by-time. I have a routine, ya know? First I make a pee-pee immediately before bed time. Then I get ready to go up the stairs and if it is a cold night, I will go to my Hana-House. See exhibit B and C below:

Exhibit B is a video. You will notice how my Mom is acting weird by following me around with her camera. I thought she was a bit off her rocker, but what's a dog to do?




Exhibit C:



















After a while, I will migrate over to my parents' bed while they make a racket and get ready for sleepytown. Goodness knows why it takes them FOREVER to get ready for bed!!! See exhibit D below:




While I am on my parents' bed, my Mom will take my pillow and blankies out from my Hana-House and put them by my open window.

After my parents get in bed, they will watch TV for a little bit to wind down. Then they turn off the TV. I will stay on the bed for about 5 minutes and then jump off and go to my own bed. See exhibit E below:



Is my nightly ritual too complex? Does any other dog do these things too, or is it just me?

New Dog in Town

Hey everydog! I meant to tell you all this earlier but it slipped my mind. Well, actually, I don't want to be rude about it, but the truth is my Mom has been hogging the computer for many weeks now. Sigh. What's a dog to do?

What I wanted to tell you is that the new dog in town is Princess Isis! Everydog, please welcome Isis to the world of blogging! And, tell Isis that we need to see more pictures of her. Isis, tell your sis and your Mom that digital camera are meant to be used regularly, like when you go to the beach or when you are sniffing flowers....

Here is Isis and her web site http://princess-isis.blogspot.com/




Princess Isis, I think your parents should get you a tiara, like this:




Hint hint, they can be purchased here and here.

I still haven't forgotten about being tagged by Luckie. But, right now my Mom is taking the keyboard away from me. Woe is me.

Happy the Dog

Luckie noticed I haven't blogged much recently. It's cause my mom has been hogging the computer. And now Luckie has tagged me for the 5 questions game. But, that will have to wait until my next blog. First things first. I want to show pictures from when my niece Happy came over to visit me.

Can you guess which one is me and which one is Happy?

Here we are sharing a cushion on MY perch:




Ew!!!! We're touching paws!!! I won't get cooties, will I?




Here is a better look at us. Does that help with figuring out who is who?




Mom! When are ya gonna stop with the pictures???




My Mom says we are funny creatures because we have ALLLLLLL this perch space to sit on, yet we want to sit on the SAME cushion.

I'm Not Fat! I'm Fluffy! Plus Zoomies!

I got a bath the other day. If you check out the pics, it'll prove that I'm not fat. I'm fluffy! Do you know how many times people will ask my Mom "Isn't she big for a pomeranian?" or comment "She looks overweight. How much does she weigh?" My mom can now whip out my photos and say "First, she is an American Eskimo. And second, check out these bath pics and you will see how thin she is."

By the way, Zach! You were a sneakster the other day when you snuck a sneak peak at my photos.


Me, before the bath. I admit, I do look a bit on the large size:




Me, during the bath. I'm skinny as a rail, don't you think?




Me, after-bath pics. Notice how I got the "crimped" look:










Oh, and you will LOVE this! I do zoomies after my bath! I bet you do zoomies too! What kind of zoomies do you do? I will run run run crazy 8's around the room while panting heavily, then suddenly drop, flop my paws on the carpet, then hold my breath! Am I crazy or what? My mom says that when I flop on the carpet, that's when I should catch my breath, not hold my breath! Well, just to warn you, you might lose your breath watching my zoomie video!



(if the video above does not work, try this one:

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