Native American dogs

Native American dogs are dog landraces & breeds raised, created by, and living with people indigenous to the Americas.

Genetics

Most dogs are descended from a species of canid closely related to the wolf that lived in Eurasia. {Citation needed}The American dogs are also mostly descended from this dog, rather than the North American gray wolf, Eastern wolf, or coyote

There is one breed of dog, the Hare Indian, that is suspected of being a domesticated coyote. ^[1]

Historical uses

Culinary

Depending on the people, dog meat could be taboo, only eaten in famine; just not generally eaten; or a normal element of their cuisine, used in either daily life or as a delicacy.{Citation needed} Dogs were more commonly eaten amongst people who lived on the great plains, but not all great plains tribes partook in it.{Citation needed} Some of the cultures that ate dogs were:

• Cheyenne
• Dakota]^[2]
• Kickapoo
• Lakota
• Mexica

Hunting

The village dogs of the great plains were occasionally used to help hunt small game. {Citation needed} Other dogs, such as the Tahltan Bear, were used to hunt larger game ^[3]

Lap dogs

Aztec nobles occasionally kept tlalchichi, the ancestor of the modern Chihuahua, as pets.

Retrieving

The Innuof modern eastern Canada used a dog for retrieving shot waterfowl.

Sledding

See also:Sled dog.

Dog sledding was mainly done by the Inuit-Yup'ik. as ther civilizations, such [

Watch dogs

The pariah dogs of many tribes served use as watchdogs.

Modern times

Most Native American dog breeds are extinct. The ones that survive have bred extensively with Colonial-originated dogs to the point where they are much more European in genetic structure than ancient American dogs.

Breeds and Landraces

Extinct, classified breeds:

• Hare Indian
• Innu Canoe Hunting dog
• Salish Wool ^[4]
• Tahltan Bear^[5]

Ancient breeds & landraces:

• Chihuahua
• Greenland
• Inca Hairless
• Qimmiq^[6]

Breeds/landraces crossed to the point where American genetics are nearly nonexistent:

• Alaskan Malamute^[7]
• Labrador Husky{Citation needed}
• Mackenzie River Husky{Citation needed}
• Xoloitzcuintli{Citation needed}

Standardized breeds that were previously landraces:

• Carolina dog{citation needed}
• Peruvian Inca Orchid{citation needed}

Breeds Falsely advertised as Native American originate:

• American Eskimo dog^[8]
• Chinook^[9]
• Northern Inuit Dog^[10]

See also

Dogs in Mesoamerica

External Links

http://www.canidae.com/blog/2014/05/what-happened-to-the-native-dogs-of-north-america.html

References