| Potcake dog or American Village Dog | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 Black potcake puppy with white markings and curled ears | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Other names | Turks & Caicos Potcake, St Lucia Mongrel, Grenada Pothound, Guyana Rice Eater | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Common nicknames | Potcake, pothound | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Breed status | Not recognized as a breed by any major kennel club. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Notes | The Bahamas Kennel Club: listed separately from the mixed-breed dog under Group 9 – Non-Registered | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Dog (domestic dog) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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The potcake dog or American Village Dog is a mixed-breed dog type found on several Caribbean islands. Its name comes from a traditional local dish of seasoned rice and pigeon peas; overcooked rice that sticks to the bottom of the cooking pot (forming the 'pot cake') is commonly mixed with other leftovers and fed to the dogs.[1] Although appearance varies, potcakes generally have smooth coats, cocked ears, and long faces.[2]
- ^ Dale, Steve (22 January 2011). "So You Think You Know Your Dog Breeds: What Is A Potcake?". Retrieved 19 June 2022.
- ^ "A Potcake is a mixed-breed type of dog that can be found on islands in The Caribbean". Obscurley. 2020. Retrieved 20 May 2020.