Indian pariah dog
Indian pariah dog
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| Common nicknames | Pye-dog | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Origin | India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Breed status | Not recognized as a standardized breed by any major kennel club. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Domestic dog (Canis lupus familiaris) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Traits | |||
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| Weight | Male | 20–30 kg (44–66 lb) | |
| Female | 15–25 kg (33–55 lb) | ||
| Height | Male | 20–25 in (51–64 cm) | |
| Female | 18–23 in (46–58 cm) | ||
| Coat | Short | ||
| Life span | over 15 years | ||
The Indian Pariah Dog (Canis lupus familiaris) is the aboriginal landrace, or naturally selected dog, of the Indian sub-continent. With a heritage going back 15,000 years, the breed is thought to be one of the oldest in the world and the progenitor of the Australian dingo. Its place of origin has not been determined.
The term is not derogatory in the canine context but refers to a class of primitive dogs that is not commercially bred or recognized.
Often erroneously used to refer to all urban Indian street dogs, some free-ranging dogs in India do not match the 'pariah type' and may not be pure indigenous dogs but mixed breeds, especially around locations where European colonists historically settled in India, due to admixtures of European dog breeds.
From the Anglo-Indian word pye or paë and Hindi pāhī meaning 'outsider', it is sometimes referred to as the pye-dog (also spelt pie or pi), the Indian native dog or INDog.
This breed is known as "naadan" in malayalam(kerala).
In Assamese language these native dogs are termed as bhotua (ভতুৱা কুকুৰ) kukur.
It was referred in the works of Rudyard Kipling as the "yellow pariah dog".
It also called "নেড়ি কুত্তা" in West Bengal and Bangladesh.
The pariah dog of India is an ancient autochthonous landrace that is found all over India, Bangladesh and even beyond in South Asia. It was featured on National Geographic Channel's film, Search for the First Dog along with the other related ancient types such as the Canaan Dog of Israel and the Australian dingo. This is the original dog of the country, found free-living as a commensal of human all over the Indian subcontinent. Where not mixed with the blood of European dogs or other breeds and types, it is similar in appearance all across the entire country.
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