| Pungsan | |||||||||||||||
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 Pungsan dogs | |||||||||||||||
| Other names | Phungsan (official English name in North Korea) Poongsan (South Korean revised romanization) Pungsangae | ||||||||||||||
| Origin | former Phungsan county, Ryanggang-do, North Korea | ||||||||||||||
| Breed status | Not recognized as a breed by any major kennel club. | ||||||||||||||
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| Dog (domestic dog) | |||||||||||||||
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 풍산개 |
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| Hanja | 豐山개 |
| Revised Romanization | Pungsangae |
| McCune–Reischauer | P'ungsan'gae |
The Pungsan dog (Korean: 풍산개) is a breed of hunting dog from Korea, named for originating in Kimhyonggwon County, formerly Pungsan County.[1] They are also called Phungsan, Korean Phungsan, or Poongsan dogs.
They were bred in the Kaema highlands of what is now North Korea, and were traditionally used as hunting dogs.[2] The dog is a rare breed, and is sometimes smuggled over the North Korea–China border.[3][4] The dog was made a national monument of North Korea in April 1956,[5] and the national dog of the DPRK in 2014.[1]
- ^ a b Pak, Pyong Hun (2021-09-03). "Phungsan Dog, National Dog of the DPRK" (PDF). Pictorial 'Korea'. Foreign Languages Publishing House (North Korea). pp. 64–65. Retrieved 2021-09-03.
- ^ Andy Hou. "Korea's Most Beloved Dog Breeds". Window on Korea, Sky News. Archived from the original on 2016-03-11.
- ^ Bong-uk Chong, North Korea, the land that never changes: before and after Kim Il-sung (Naewoe Press, 1995), p. 92.
- ^ Daniel Schwekendiek, A Socioeconomic History of North Korea (McFarland, 2011), p. 156.
- ^ Pak, Yong-Il. "Master of Studies of National Dog" (PDF). Korea Today: 30–31.