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The Dalbo dog (Dalbohund) or Dalsland Mastiff is an extinct livestock guardian dog breed from Sweden. Dogo Cubano A Cuban breed of mastiff originally used for bull-baiting , dog fighting and recapturing runaway slaves ; believed to have been descended from introduced Spanish Mastiffs, they became extinct in the mid-20th century.
Extinct dog breeds is a compilation of dog breeds (and landraces) that have become extinct. Subcategories. This category has the following 3 subcategories, out of 3 ...
Canidae is a family of mammals in the order Carnivora, which includes domestic dogs, wolves, coyotes, foxes, jackals, dingoes, and many other extant and extinct dog-like mammals. A member of this family is called a canid; all extant species are a part of a single subfamily, Caninae , and are called canines.
7 Extinct Dog Breeds Molossus. Even the name says a lot about this dog. These powerhouses of the pup world were popular in Ancient Greece and Rome around 500 B. C (making them among the oldest of ...
You won't believe how incredible these extinct dog breeds once were. The post 8 Extinct Dog Breeds You Won’t Believe Actually Existed appeared first on Reader's Digest.
The Laconian (Ancient Greek: Λακωνικοί Κύνες, romanized: Lakonikoí Kýnes), also known as the Spartan and the Castorian, is an extinct dog breed from Ancient Greece typically used for hunting. The breed originating in Laconia, a region of Ancient Greece, famous for its city state, Sparta.
Epicyon ("more than a dog") is a large, extinct, canid genus of the subfamily Borophaginae ("bone-crushing dogs"), native to North America. Epicyon existed for about 15 million years from the Hemingfordian age of the Early Miocene , to the Hemphillian of the Late Miocene . [ 2 ]
The Polynesian Dog refers to a few extinct varieties of domesticated dogs from the islands of Polynesia. These dogs were used for both companionship and food and were introduced alongside poultry and pigs to various islands. They became extinct as a result of the crossbreeding that occurred after European breeds of dogs were introduced.