The laika is a general name of several breeds of hunting dogs at once. During many hundreds of years of people demanded from them first of all good work that in a certain way affected their character. They are mobile, inquisitive and freedom-loving. It is not necessary to buy a laika only because of its beauty or simply to have houses an animal. It is quite probable that not working dog though she also gets used to such life over time, will bring the owner of trouble and disappointment and, of course, itself will not feel happy. The laika is born for hunting.
Instruction
1. Quite often owners sell dogs because of not enough high working qualities. If you decided to buy an adult dog, try to check previously him on hunting. It is necessary to remember that the new owner can not always reach necessary contact with such dog, influence her already built up habits and character of behavior.
2. If you buy the adult, but not working yet dog, analyze her origin, estimate an exterior, study features of behavior. Take advice of the experienced dog handler.
3. Of course, it is the best of all most to grow up a dog. Before buying a puppy, define what type of hunting interests you more others. Though the hunting laika can be brought practically on any game, it is necessary to consider the existing features of different breeds nevertheless. It is necessary to take a puppy from working dogs of the serious hunter.
4. Examining puppies, drop on a floor, for example, a bunch of keys. Pay attention to reaction of kids. The most courageous and inquisitive will approach to look, what is it. Estimate reaction to pain. Take a puppy nails. Choose those which snap.
5. Examine the head of a puppy. The muzzle has to be black from a nose and almost to eyes irrespective of coloring of an animal. Nostrils wide, the eyes which are deeply put with a slanting section, ears of average size mobile, an occipital part long and sharp. Glance in a mouth – the sky has to be black, on the upper jaw no more than nine ledges. Hunters determine by these hems by what hunting types the dog will work best of all.
6. Examine claws and puppy hair. At a good healthy laika claws multi-colored or double color, wool costs needles. If there are warts, then it is sign of availability of foreign blood. However such dog will well work on a large animal.
7. There is an ancient way of the choice of puppies of a laika. At 3-4 day age before kids begin to see clearly, they are seated in turn on a chock cut. Choose those which, having reached edge, could keep.