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Indian Dog Breed
DESI DOG BREEDS IN
NORTH AND SOUTH INDIA
By Ketan Panchal *
In India, many people call themselves Dog Lovers and proudly own various pure breeds. But we believe that it is not a true
dog lover if his love is not agape and equal for all the dogs. Here we are presenting a few Indian breeds that you must know
about and rather adopt them because they are wonderful ompanions too. I remeber how one of the stary dogs used to walk
along with me to my school, thinking of itself to be my bodyguard. I loved it as much as I loved my doberman and it had a
special place in my house too. Since then, I was interested in knowing about the Indian breeds too.
Indian Dog Breeds are found everywhere in the country, from a village to the busiest streets of Indian cities, most popular
of them is the Pariah Dog, found all over the continent. Other least known but famous dog breeds of India also include
Pandikona, Kaikadi,Indian Spitz, Mahratta Greyhound, Vanjari Hound and Sinhala Hound.
Humans and dogs have co-existed since the beginning of civilization. Every settlement had dogs adept to its needs and
climate. We have Indian Gods who carry Dogs as their pet. There are whiskeys named after our dogs! The sad part is that
we are so busy fl aunting and thinking of the foreign breeds as the best ones, that we end up ignoring our own local breeds.
There are so many names on this list that most people might not have even heard of.
PARIAH DOG
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hose looking to adopt a guard dog that can double as a loyal canine friend, may think
of breeds like the German shepherd, Boxer, Great Dane, Doberman. Allow us to
introduce you to Pariah dog also known as the Pye Dog or In Dog. Th is can be the
perfect pet with all the works. People oft en confuse every street dog with a Pariah. Many
strays are a mixed breed, especially in cities where cross breeding with modern dogs takes
place, such cross bred canines may be referred as mongrels but are not pure Pariah dogs.
CHIPPIPARAI
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he Chippiparai breed of dogs belongs to the Tamil Nadu region of South India.
A few of them also reside in Kerela, around Periyar Lake. Chippiparai dogs are
hunters; they are sight hounds which depend on their sense of sight and speed to
spot, chase and kill the prey. Independent operators, Chippiparai dogs work swift ly
and quietly and are great hunter dogs that can bring down even deer, wild boar and
hare. It acts like a perfect watchdog- guarding its master’s abode with full devotion.
INDIAN SPITZ
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he Spitz is a small size dog breed and looks like Pomeranian dog. It is
one of the most popular dogs in India, an extremely bright and active
breed of dog.
It belongs to the utility type group of dogs. It is one of the most adaptive
dogs that you can fi nd in India.
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Creature Companion | April 2019 • Vol. XII • Issue 4 • Noida