Indian pariah dog

Indian pariah dog
Common nicknamesSouth Asian pariah dog[1]
Pye-dog[2]
INDog[3]
Desi dog[4]
OriginIndian subcontinent[5]
Traits
Height Males 20–25 in (51–64 cm)
Females 18–23 in (46–58 cm)
Weight Males 20–30 kg (44–66 lb)
Females 15–25 kg (33–55 lb)
Coat Short
Colour solid fawn, pied (fawn/black & white), black (rare)
Life span 10-13 years
Kennel club standards
Kennel Club of India standard
Dog (domestic dog)

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.[9][10] This dog is an example of an ancient group of dog known as pye-dogs. There is archaeological evidence that the dog was present in Indian villages as early as 4,500 years ago.[11]

Though most street dogs in the Indian subcontinent are in fact Indian pye-dogs, the names for this breed are often erroneously used to refer to all urban South Asian stray dogs despite the fact that some free-ranging dogs in the Indian subcontinent do not match the "pariah type" and may not be pure indigenous dogs but mixed breeds,[2][12] especially around locations where European colonists historically settled in India, due to admixtures with European dog breeds.[13][14]

  1. ^ van Asch, B.; Zhang, A.-b.; Oskarsson, M. C. R.; Klutsch, C. F. C.; Amorim, A.; Savolainen, P. (10 July 2013). "Pre-Columbian origins of Native American dog breeds, with only limited replacement by European dogs, confirmed by mtDNA analysis". Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 280 (1766): 20131142. doi:10.1098/rspb.2013.1142. PMC 3730590. PMID 23843389.
  2. ^ a b Vellampalli, Jaya (13 January 2018). "Why the Indian Pariah is a perfect pet". Telangana Today. Retrieved 12 April 2019. Indian Pariah dog also known as the Pye Dog is a perfect pet. There is always some confusion when it comes to this specific dog breed. Most of us assume every street dog to be Pariah. But not all of them belong to this breed. Many strays are mixed breeds, often referred to as mongrels, and cannot be considered pure Pariah dogs.
  3. ^ "INDog-Primitive and Aboriginal Dogs Society". Archived from the original on 2021-01-12. Retrieved 2020-05-31.
  4. ^ a b Choudhury-Mahajan, Lina (12 July 2011). "Paws for thought". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 12 April 2019.
  5. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference 2018Vellampalli was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ a b "Article on the Indian Native Dog in the Kennel Gazette, Kennel Club of India, July 2015 – INDog Project".
  7. ^ "Primitive and Aboriginal Dogs Society, INDog". Archived from the original on 2021-01-12. Retrieved 2020-05-31.
  8. ^ "Kolkata's stray 'Neri' dog proves herself in the dog squad!". Get Bengal. Retrieved 2023-09-03.
  9. ^ Mukherjee Pandey, Jhimli (5 March 2019). "Rescued pup trains her way into elite dog squad". Times of India. Retrieved 12 April 2019.
  10. ^ Vellampalli, Jaya (13 January 2018). "Why the Indian Pariah is a perfect pet". Telangana Today. Retrieved 12 April 2019. They are commonly seen in India, Bangladesh and Pakistan. They adjust well in tropical climates as there is a mix of both winters and summers. But, even extreme weather conditions do not affect them in any way. This breed of dog sheds little fur. As they have short coat, the need for regular brushing and combing is less. They don't even need regular bath as they do not have an unpleasant body odour. ... They are very devoted to their family/owners. In rural areas, these dogs are seen guarding farm animals. ... These dogs are free from all genetic health problems as they are a natural breed.
  11. ^ "INDog, The Indian Pariah Dog Project". October 2010.
  12. ^ "Opening doors to what we call pariah". The Telegraph. 27 November 2005. Retrieved 12 April 2019. A pariah is a desi dog, while a stray is an ownerless dog and a mongrel is a mixed breed. In India, most strays are pariah dogs or mongrels.
  13. ^ Shannon, Laura M. (2015). "Genetic structure in village dogs reveals a Central Asian domestication origin". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 112 (44): 13639–13644. Bibcode:2015PNAS..11213639S. doi:10.1073/pnas.1516215112. PMC 4640804. PMID 26483491.
  14. ^ "Dog conservation and the population genetic structure of dogs" (PDF).