| The Karelean Bear Dog is a close cousin
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| | speedy hunter and is therefore of
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| of the Russian Laika and there is a very
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| | moderate size and is slightly longer than
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| strong similarity between the two.
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| | he is tall. The ears are upright. He
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| However the Karelean Bear Dog is a native
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| | has a keen sense of hearing and smell and
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| of Finland. The Finnish name for the dog
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| | is considered a scenting dog rather than
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| is Karjalank Arhukoira. the earliest
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| | a sight hound.The Karelean Bear Dog has
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| settlers of Finland had to survive in a
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| | today gained a popular following in
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| rugged land and hunting rather than
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| | Canada where it is used as a dog which
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| agriculture was their main source of
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| | does hunt and bring down the large game
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| food. They needed a dog that was strong
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| | and especially bear, but this of course
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| and fearless to hunt and bring down the
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| | is only done during "bear hunting
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| animals of the region, which included
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| | season". However there is now another
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| deer, elk, moose and bear. The Karelean
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| | use for the Bear dog. Today there are
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| Bear Dog has always been the hunting dog
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| | resort owners who keep two or three of
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| of Finland and has changed very little
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| | these dogs and use them on a regular
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| from the earliest times. Because it is
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| | basis to patrol their resorts and keep
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| of a limited genetic pool the lines are
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| | the bears away as a protection for the
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| quite pure. It became a very popular
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| | summer tourists. There happens to be an
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| hunting dog for large game and there was
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| | extremely interesting experimental
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| a considerable number of these dogs at
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| | program in progress at a place called the
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| the turn of the century in northern
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| | Wind River Institute in Canada which is
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| Europe and Scandinavia. However the two
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| | utilizing the Bear Dog to "train" bears
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| World Wars decimated the population. It
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| | to stay away from populated areas. It is
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| is now a rare dog and today all of the
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| | unknown at this time whether this program
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| Karelean Bear Dogs can be traced back to
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| | is effective but to all appearances it
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| only forty dogs which were still in
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| | may very well be a new and quite useful
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| existence after the war.The dog has
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| | application of the Bear Dog. The dogs
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| exceptional hunting ability although not
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| | are trained to bark and chase away (
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| exceptionally large. The height at the
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| | rather than chase down and kill) the
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| withers is about 22-24 inches. It is
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| | problem bears which raid the garbage
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| always black with white markings . The
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| | dumps and so on...and correspondingly the
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| body is of a Spitz type (short backed and
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| | bears are "trained" to stay away from the
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| squared off with a tail which curls over
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| | populated areas. This breed has a
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| the back.) Some Bear Dogs are born with a
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| | courageous and fierce natural hunting
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| bob tail. The coat is not profuse or
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| | instinct, it will follow its game to the
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| long, but is quite dense and double in
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| | end and is persistent and unyielding.
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| nature. He is a dog with good
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| | This is a breed which has never deviated
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| "substance" but not the appearance of
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| | from its original purpose and should not
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| massiveness. He needs to be an agile and
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| | be owned by the casual pet owner.
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