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Alaskan Klee Kai. Alaskan Malamute. American Bulldog. American Bully. American Cocker Spaniel. American English Coonhound. American Foxhound. American Hairless Terrier. American Leopard Hound.
Native American dogs. Canadian Eskimo Dog. Native American dogs, or Pre-Columbian dogs, were dogs living with people indigenous to the Americas. Arriving about 10,000 years ago alongside Paleo-Indians, today they make up a fraction of dog breeds that range from the Alaskan Malamute to the Peruvian Hairless Dog. [1]
Thirteen states of the United States have designated an official state dog breed. Maryland was the first state to name a dog breed as a state symbol, naming the Chesapeake Bay Retriever in 1964. [1] Pennsylvania followed the year after, naming the Great Dane as its official breed. [2] Dog breeds are mostly affiliated with the states that they ...
Native American dogs, also known as pre-Columbian dogs, are the descendants of dogs brought to the Americas by the first people who crossed the Bering Land Bridge over 15,000 years ago. These dogs ...
Both British and American breed standards state that a Chihuahua must not weigh more than 5.9 lb (2.7 kg) for conformation. [12] However, the British standard also states that a weight of 4–6 lb (1.8–2.7 kg) is preferred. A clause stating "if two dogs are equally good in type, the more diminutive one is preferred" was removed in 2009. [16]
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.
Washington state and British Columbia. Breed status. Extinct. Dog (domestic dog) The Salish Wool Dog, also known as the Comox dog or Clallam Indian Dog, [1] is an extinct breed of white, long-haired, Spitz -type dog that was developed and bred by the Coast Salish peoples of what is now Washington state and British Columbia for textile production.
Umatilla, multiple places named for the Umatilla people. Umpqua, multiple places named for the Umpqua people. Willamette, multiple places from the Clackamas name for the Columbia River. Yachats / Yachats River, uncertain origin. Yamhill, multiple places named for a band of the Kalapuya people.