
The oldest dog’s breed reveals how humans conquered the Arctic, and probably never heard of it.
Credit: Carsten Egevang. In the frozen sections of Greenland, a humble dog sits under a pale spotted sky. His breath makes small clouds in cold air. Its legs, wide and insensitive, press in the snow. This is the Qimmeq (or Greenland Dog), a special canine not for company or dog shows, but for resistance in…