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Laika was to be the "flight dog" – a sacrifice to science on a one-way mission to space. [20] Albina, who had already flown twice on a high-altitude test rocket, was to act as Laika's backup. The third dog, Mushka, was a "control dog" – she was to stay on the ground and be used to test instrumentation and life support. [8] [15]
The Soviet space program typically used female dogs due to their anatomical compatibility with the spacesuit. [1] Similarly, they used mix-breed dogs due to their apparent hardiness. In this period, the Soviet Union launched missions with passenger slots for at least 57 dogs. Some dogs flew more than once.
Soviet military dog training school, 1931. Anti-tank dogs (Russian: собаки-истребители танков sobaki-istrebiteli tankov or противотанковые собаки protivotankovye sobaki; German: Panzerabwehrhunde or Hundeminen, "dog-mines") were dogs taught to carry explosives to tanks, armored vehicles, and other military targets.
Red-piebald, spotted: white with red spots, red-black, black-red, sable Dog ( domestic dog ) The Moscow watchdog ( Russian : московская сторожевая , tr. Moskovskaya Storozhevaya ) is a guard dog developed in the former Soviet Union , now Russia .
Pages in category "Dog breeds originating in the Soviet Union" The following 15 pages are in this category, out of 15 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B.
Dog breeds originating in the Soviet Union (15 P) Pages in category "Dogs in the Soviet Union" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total.
'Fluffy'), a dog, was given by the Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev to the President of the United States, John F. Kennedy, in 1961. Pushinka was the daughter of Strelka, who had travelled into space aboard Korabl-Sputnik 2. [3]
The Nenets Laika is one of the oldest dog breeds, surviving from the Paleolithic era to the present day almost unchanged with little genetic inflow. [5] [10] Prized for their efficiency as a reindeer herding dog, by the 1930s Nenets Herding Laika had spread across the Arctic circle and into Central Europe, stretching from the Kola Peninsula to ...