The
following
unusual dogs
were listed in
the 1945
edition of The
Observer's
Book of Dogs
Hare
Indian Dog
Found in
the
vicinity
of the
Great Bear
Lake,
Canada,
and used
by the
Hare
Indians
for
hunting.
Very
similar to
the
Coyote.
Juan
Fernandez
Sheepdog
A breed
found only
on Juan
Fernandez
Island,
Chile.
Probably
descended
from the
Patagonian
Sheepdog.
Now wild
and
voiceless.
Cuban
Bloodhound
A large
and
ferocious
Dogue de
Bordeaux /
Bloodhound
cross,
bred for
hunting
fugitive
slaves in
Cuba and
Florida.
Siberian
Wild Dog
One of
the most
northerly
wild dogs,
ranging
throughout
Asia. It
is like
the Indian
wild dog,
and is red
in summer
and white
in winter
Chinese
Coolie Dog
This is
said to
have been
introduced
in the
1920's by
Col. P.T.
Etherton a
collector
of exotic
specimens.
It appears
to be a
cross
between
the Akita
and the
Chow Chow,
but is not
recognized
by the
Chinese
Kennel
Club.
Sicilian
Brachiero
This old
breed is
about the
largest of
cattle
droving
dogs. It
is
interesting
to watch
working,
for
instead of
'heeling'
as would
say a
Welsh
Corgi, it
concentrates
only on
the leader
of the
herd,
heading it
this
wayand
that.
Height 22
inches,
colour
black and
tan, tan
and fawn,
and
brindle,
some light
brindles
being
striped.
Coat short
and harsh,
ears
cropped,
head broad
and flat
on top
body
powerful
and
slightly
tucked up,
Kuri
A
typical
Spitz
breed, the
Kuri was
imported
in New
Zealand
from the
Asiatic
mainland
about 1350
by the
last Maori
imigrants
from
Tahiti and
Hawaki. At
that time
it was
both mute
and
indolent,
regarded
mainly as
the Maori
sacrificial
tabu
(sacred
dish) and
bred for
their hair
and meat.
The long
tail hairs
were used
for
decorating
native
spearheads,
its
succulent
flesh was
thought by
Cook in
1769 to be
fresh
killed
lamb. It
is now
extinct.
Kabyle Dog
A
sheepdog
native to
the Kabyle
Mountains
as chiefly
bred by
Kabyles,
Ouled
Nails and
Shawia
tribes
common in
Tunisia
and
Algeria.
In the
hills it
is a
shepherds
dog and
reasonably
well cared
for, but
those
found in
Bedouin
camps are
nomadic
scavengers,
docked and
cropped
for
identification
purposes
and follow
the Arabs
during the
date and
grape
seasons
acting as
guards and
herders as
required.
