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The Indian pariah dog, also known as the Indian native dog, INDog, Nadan, [6] [7] South Asian pye dog, Desi Kutta, [4] [6] and Neri Kutta, [8] is a landrace of dog native to the Indian subcontinent. [5] They have erect ears, a wedge-shaped head, and a curved tail. It is easily trainable and often used as a guard dog and police dog.
An Indian pariah dog. Pye-dog, or sometimes pariah dog, is a term used to describe an ownerless, half-wild, free-ranging dog that lives in or close to human settlements throughout Asia. The term is derived from the Sanskrit para, which translates to "outsider". [1] [2] [3] [4]
An Indian Spitz puppy with conical snout and pointy, fox-like ears set high up on their head. Indian Spitzes are small dogs - around 33 cm (13 in) at the withers - with a soft chest, fair tail, and a milky white double coat. Their eyes have visible irises that can be green or blue, giving them an unusually expressive face.
A dog’s life span may be linked to the size of its schnoz, according to a new study of data from more than 584,000 dogs across the United Kingdom.
The Second International Dog Show at Islington Agricultural Hall, held on 28 May 1864 in London, showcased the Indian Mastiff among several other dog breeds. [11] The previous year, Edward, the Prince of Wales , and Princess Alexandra , entered an Indian Mastiff in the same show, along with a Newfoundland , Russian Tracker and two Borzois .
This trait earns the Basenji its nickname of "barkless" [3] dog, a similar feature seen and heard in the New Guinea singing dog. Basenjis are athletic small dogs that can run up to 30 to 35 miles per hour (48 to 56 km/h), and share many distinctive traits with the pye or pariah dog types of the Indian subcontinent.
A dog breeding unit was established at Saidapet, Chennai, during 1980–81. This unit primarily rears native breeds such as the Rajapalayam dog, Combai dog, kanni, and Chippiparai. [7] To create awareness and encourage dog lovers to rear native breeds, the Animal Husbandry Department of the Government of Tamil Nadu participates in dog shows ...
Indian pariah dog, the native landrace dog in India. Dhole of India, also known as the Indian Wild Dog, Cuon alpinus; Hare Indian dog, an extinct dog breed originally kept by the Hare Indians of Canada; Carolina Dog of the Southeast United States; Native American dogs, a number of now-extinct breeds once kept as pets by American Indians