The Ridgeback breed was further developed in the 1700's through crosses with
native wild dogs and immigrant dogs, but the exact ancestry of the Ridgeback breed is not known.
The original breed standard for this dog was based on the dingo, Australia's
native wild dog, and the Cattle Dog shares the dingo's keen, even cunning, intelligence.
Not exact matches
Old books on
dog breeds show other aliases: «Australian
native dog», «Australian
wild dog» and «warrigal».
It was considered
native,
wild, and associated with Aboriginal people as a domestic
dog, perhaps as a guard
dog or hunting
dog.
For each island, the researchers recorded the presence or absence of various
native mammals, and of rats, cats, foxes, and
wild dogs known as dingoes, which some scientists believe help control invasive predators.
The
Native American Indian
Dog is an attractive breed with a
wild appearance very similar to their ancestors.
History and Facts: This
wild Native American
dog, fond in a remote region in South Carolina, dates back to ancient times and looks almost identical to the Dingo.
It is believed that this
native Asian breed descended from the domestication of
wild indigenous Balinese
dogs.
The Karelian Bear
Dog, called Karjalankarhukoira in the breed's
native Finland, is a strong, alert, and fearless breed that is capable of hunting or treeing small - to - large game — even aggressive game such as bears, lynxes,
wild boars, wolves, and moose.
The Dingo is a
wild dog native to Australia; evidence suggests that he has never been entirely domesticated, although there are some instances of Dingoes being tamed - hence the Red Heeler coming into existence in the first place!
The
Native American Indian
Dog, also known as the Carolina
Dog, the North American
Native Dog, the Dingo
Dog, the Dixie Dingo, the
Native American
Dog, the Southern Aboriginal
Dog, the NAID and «Old Yaller,» is an ancient, almost feral breed that developed in the deep south and now is extremely rare in the
wild.
Craig Sytsma, 46, died Wednesday evening after he was attacked by a pair of Cane Corsos — an exotic breed of
dogs bred to hunt
wild boar in their
native Italy — along a quiet, dirt road in rural Metamora Township, just north of the Oakland County line.
Feral cats, along with
wild dogs and foxes, are thought to have a devastating impact on populations of small
native animals in parts of the Australian bush.