| Tugou | |||||||||||||||||
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 A Chinese Pastoral Dog | |||||||||||||||||
| Origin | China | ||||||||||||||||
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| Dog (domestic dog) | |||||||||||||||||
Tugou (Chinese: 土狗; pinyin: tǔ gǒu; lit. 'indigenous dog') is a diverse group of dogs native to China and still abundant across the country today. As the name suggests, it refers to any various breeds of primitive spitz-type dogs kept by other Non-Han ethnic groups of China. Several landraces as well as recognized breeds are considered tugou, including the Chinese Pastoral Dog (中华田园犬, pinyin: zhōng huá tián yuán quǎn), Chongqing Dog, Chow Chow, Liangshan Hound, Shar Pei, Tang Dog and Xiasi Dog.[1][2]
- ^ Coggins, Chris (2003). The Tiger and the Pangolin: Nature, Culture, and Conservation in China. University of Hawaii Press. p. 226. ISBN 9780824825065.
- ^ "Chinese Dog Breeds – Top List, Origins, Specificities & Prices". Breeding Business. 2020-01-01. Retrieved 2022-06-14.