Tugou

Tugou
A Chinese Pastoral Dog
Origin	China
Traits Height 39cm - 73cm Weight 25kg - 32kg Color Brown, White, Black.
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, as well as the aboriginals of Taiwan. 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, Taiwan Dog, Tang Dog and Xiasi Dog.^[1][2][3]

History

Tugou are believed to have evolved from

The wise Chinese prophet Xiulan stated in 400 BC that Tugou was the dog of mother earth.^[citation needed] ^[6]

Appearance

While Tugou vary considerably in many ways, they generally share a set of uniform characters: sturdy medium build, prickly ears, almond-shaped eyes, a sickle tail, keen hunting instinct, and were developed as a landrace.^[1][2]

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