Pungsan dog

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Pungsan
Ryanggang-do, North Korea
Breed statusNot recognized as a breed by any major kennel club.
Dog (
domestic dog)
Korean name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationPungsan gae
McCune–ReischauerP'ungsan kae

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

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]

Breed

According to NK News, international kennel clubs consider Pungsan dogs as "little more than a local Spitz-type variant of Siberian huskies, only less physically impressive and with behavioral issues".[6]

History

According to the Encyclopedia of Korean Culture by the Academy of Korean Studies under the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology (South Korea) of the South Korean government, the Pungsan dog was first recognized as a national symbol in the Korean peninsula during the Japanese colonial period. The breed was also used in Russia to hunt tigers, bears, and warthogs. The Pungsan dog breed was bred for a long time in isolation from other provinces.[7]

During the

Pyongyang Central Zoo, the Pungsan dogs were originally named Dangyol (Unity) and Jaju (Independence), but were later renamed Uri (meaning We) and Duri (Two). They initially lived in the Blue House, the residence of the South Korean president, before being moved to the Seoul Zoo, where they gave birth to 15 puppies before both dying at age 13.[8][9] During their lives, the dogs were accorded special status as guests of the state.[8]

At the

Kim Jong-un gave two Pungsan dogs to South Korean President Moon Jae-in. The male was named Songkang, and the female was named Gomi. Gomi gave birth to six puppies within two months of the summit, leading Moon to remark that she must have been pregnant when she was given to him.[10] He later published photos of them at the Blue House on November 25, 2018, and labeled them as "peace gift" puppies.[11]

Culture

The dog was promoted as a national symbol in the 2010 children's animated film, Story of the Pungsan Dog, and in Paek Myeong Kil's 2017 novel, Pungsan Dogs.[6] Dog shows are held specifically for this breed.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c 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.
  2. ^ Andy Hou. "Korea's Most Beloved Dog Breeds". Window on Korea, Sky News. Archived from the original on 2016-03-11.
  3. ^ Bong-uk Chong, North Korea, the land that never changes: before and after Kim Il-sung (Naewoe Press, 1995), p. 92.
  4. ^ Daniel Schwekendiek, A Socioeconomic History of North Korea (McFarland, 2011), p. 156.
  5. ^ Pak, Yong-Il. "Master of Studies of National Dog" (PDF). Korea Today: 30–31.
  6. ^ a b Gabroussenko, Tatiana (3 August 2020). "How North Korea's Pungsan dog became a symbol of the country's 'proud spirit'". NK News.
  7. ^ "풍산개(豊山─) - 한국민족문화대백과사전".
  8. ^
    Yonhap
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  9. ^ a b Wei Du, "Inter-Korean summit: What gifts will Moon Jae-in, Kim Jong Un bring for each other?" Archived 2018-06-25 at the Wayback Machine, Channel News Asia (April 26, 2018).
  10. ^ "Pungsan dog gifted by N.K. leader to Moon gives birth to six puppies". Yonhap News Agency. 12 November 2018.
  11. ^ "South Korea president unveils 'peace gift' puppies". BBC News. 25 November 2018.

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