Chinese Village Dog

The Chinese native dog is one of the oldest dog breeds in China and was once honored as the "national dog".

The Chinese native dog has a relatively docile personality, is not likely to actively attack humans, can live in groups, has a strong regionality, is easy to raise, is highly loyal, and is not prone to skin diseases. It is widely used in rural areas for guarding homes and early hunting. The definition of native dogs refers to a special breed of dog in a certain region, which is suitable for the local climate characteristics and is easier to survive independently than other types of dogs.

Some scholars believe that the Chinese rural dog and the Japanese Shiba Inu are indeed genetically related, and are bred in Japan and China by the same dog ancestor. The historical birthplace of most dogs today has been proven to be China or ancient China. The latest research published in Cell Research, a paper titled "Out of Southern East Asia: The Origin History of Domestic Dogs Around the World" by a research team led by Zhang Yaping, a researcher at the Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences and an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, states that domestic dogs around the world, including Chihuahuas, Chow Chows, and Peruvian hairless dogs, all originated in southern East Asia, including southern China, and evolved from gray wolves. The genome of domestic dogs in southern East Asia has the richest genetic diversity in the world.

Chinese native dogs have not been taken seriously. For a long time, they have been almost naturally selected and bred freely. Due to special historical and cultural factors, the number of Chinese native dogs has been rapidly decreasing. And now a large number of foreign dog breeds have been introduced. The gorgeous appearance and precious bloodline of foreign dog breeds have made the situation of Chinese native dogs even worse. Moreover, the free range of foreign species has led to their hybridization with free-range native dogs, which has threatened the purity of the bloodline of Chinese native dogs.

Purebred Chinese native dogs (yellow dogs, Shiba dogs) were generally used to guard homes in the 20th century. Due to the improvement of people's living standards in the 21st century, a large number of foreign dogs were introduced, resulting in the lack of attention for purebred Chinese native dogs. Later, the number decreased sharply, and then most of the purebred Chinese native dogs were left on the streets and were spurned by people who disliked local dogs, such as dog beating teams. Some bite incidents caused by foreign dogs and ferocious dogs are usually blamed on local dogs, which makes local dogs notorious and even banned, which is even worse for the situation of Chinese native dogs. Some irresponsible dog owners arbitrarily release foreign dogs, resulting in dog hybridization, which gradually breeds into mixed-blood dogs.

Although Chinese native dogs are not included in the list of protected animals, the above information has proved that purebred Chinese native dogs in my country are on the verge of extinction. Protect species and don't let them eventually go extinct like the white sturgeon.

       At the same time, I hope that friends who can see this article will treat their dogs well, whether they are Chinese native dogs or foreign breeds.

Protect wild animals and stop eating game.

Maintaining ecological balance is everyone's responsibility!

The Chinese native dog is widely distributed throughout China, especially in rural areas and around Asia. Due to factors such as geography, environment and blood relationship, many different breeds and subspecies have been formed.

There are differences in size and shape between different regions of Chinese native dogs, but they all have the same main characteristics. Some places have great differences, and their free breeding is genetically unstable, so the local dogs in different places have many local characteristics. The following are the appearance characteristics of some local dogs:
The head characteristics are closer to the appearance of their ancestor, the wolf, with a pointed mouth, a short mouth, and a flat forehead. The ears are high, small and erect or semi-erect, and the semi-erect ears are half drooping in front of the head. The tail is upturned, especially when walking, it will be high up, mainly with a money tail and a sickle tail. (Obviously different from the straight and drooping tails of most Western dog breeds). When standing still, the hind legs are obviously very straight and perpendicular to the ground, and the ankle joints are not obviously bent. The main color is brown, the hair is co