The way we hunt » The hunt » At the Camp » Dialogues about animals » Our weapons » Poachers » GPS navigation » Taxidermist’s page	East-Siberian laika (ESL) Origin of the breed Standards of the breed Hunting characteristics of the breed Photo album Video materials 1. Origin of the breed “In the 19^th century Russian dog-breeders adapted local spitz like dogs of Siberia through careful selection to gun hunting… the dog will find its prey and hold it, giving tongue and waiting for the hunter to come… it calm and well-balanced by nature. New encyclopedia of dogs by B.Fogle. Moscow, Astrel, 2003 Bruce is true to himself, you can imagine that before the 19^th century the people in Siberia hunted without dogs and all other laika breeds didn’t hold their prey before the hunter came, but pressed it at once and dragged straight into the car. Thus, East-Siberian laika! Temporary standard for ESL was adopted in 1949. It was based on the description of Amur laika made by an expert in hunting K.G.Abramov (“Promyslovaya layka Priamuria” (Hunting laika of Amur region) Khabarovsk, 1940. 40 p.). Amur laika had a stretched body, strong build, excellent fur, broad and rough sculp. Local hunters used these dogs for furs hunting and for transporting goods while hunting. In general a stretched body is characteristic of transport dogs, while hunting dogs have a square one (like Russian-European laikas). Meanwhile not all peoples of Eastern Siberia harnessed the dogs, that’s why they had many which were nearly square. Before kennel was opened in Irkutsk at the beginning of the 70s, nobody was engaged in dog breeding on a plant. Simultaneously people in Leningrad joined in. In 1979 39 dogs of this breed were registered in 4^th volume of All-Russian Catalogue. 2. Standard of the breed 3. Hunting characteristics of the breed We didn’t manage to fill in this page up to the end, but you can get interesting and detailed information about ESL on the site run by the married couple Tatiana and Sergey Desyatovy (the city of Irkutsk): http://esl-irkutsk.net.ru/index.htm Enjoy the site!	All about laikas » Laika breeds » Where to buy a puppy » Choosing a puppy » Bringing up a puppy » Training and testing » Hunting with laikas » Hunting dog breeding clubs » Exhibitions and dog shows » Dog mating