Types of indian Dog breeds

The Kuchi

 The Kuchi is also a native of Thanjavur, but it is a small dog with a long coat. It is about 25cms in ht. and weighs about 7kgs. It is very thinly built. The tail is heavily feathered and curled up to look like a ball of hair over the short back.It is a good hunter of vermin.

Alangu

 The Alangu: This is a breed from South India from the Thanjavur and Tiruchi districts. 

This is a tall breed with a noble carriage and short coat. The dogs may be red, fawn and black with white markings on their chest. The muzzle is black. The brisket is deep, and the limbs are well muscled. The back is long with the tail tapering to a fine point. The ears are set high on the skull and pricked. It has a long and graceful stride.

Kaikadi

The Kaikadi is named after a nomadic tribe in Maharashtra. It may be white, tan, and black. The dogs are small (about 40 cms or less) with thin long legs, but powerful thighs and hocks. They make excellent watch dogs. They can hunt hare and vermin. The tail is long and tapering. The head is long and thin with prominent eyes and long ears that stand erect when alert.

combai

The Combai is a pure bear hound, it is slightly shorter than the Rajapalayam, but appears heavier because of its built. The dog is usually red or brown with a black mask with a dark line along the back. They were used for hunting boar, bison and deer. History has it that these dogs were used as early as 9th century BC. when the Marawa Kings ruled South India.



rajapallam



This breed looks like a miniature Great Dane, with its powerful, muscular, and heavy build.  It is a typical boar hound which was used for hunting wild boar and hare.It is usually white in colour, the skin being pink. It has a deep chest. The hair is soft on the head but coarse on the body. It may be about 65cms. tall and about 25 kgs in weight. The bitches are about 60 cms in height and  about 20 kgs in weight. It has a domed head that is carried high. There maybe a little wrinkling on the skin of the head and throat but no pronounced dewlap. The skin is loose all over the body and the eyes are dark and usually deep brown. The ears are pendant and feel like soft leather. The jaws are long fine and powerful. It has a scissor bite. The tail is whip-like with a noticeable thinning after about 1/3 its length giving it a bony look. The legs are long and straight.
The dog needs plenty of freedom and space. Properly trained they make excellent guard dogs. 

Dog lived 31700 years ago

An international team of scientists has just identified what they believe is the world's first known dog, which was a large and toothy canine that lived 31,700 years ago and subsisted on a diet of horse, musk OX and Reindeer.The discovery could push back the date for the earliest dog by 17,700 years, since the second oldest known dog, found in Russia, dates to 14,000 years ago.

Remains for the older prehistoric dog, which were excavated at Goyet Cave in Belgium, suggest to the researchers that the Aurignacian people of Europe from the Upper Paleolithic period as first domesticated dogs.The scientists analyzed 117 skulls of recent and fossil large members of the Canidae family, which includes dogs, wolves and foxes.

Dogs were domesticated from gray wolves about 15,000 years ago

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