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Pye-dog, or sometimes pariah dog, is a term used to describe an ownerless, half-wild,
Image:Canaan_Dog.jpg, In Israel
Image:Penang Feral Dog.jpg, In Malaysia
Image:Wilde huendin am stillen.jpg, In Sri Lanka
Image:Taiwan 2009 JinGuaShi Historic Gold Mine Stray Dog FRD 8919.jpg, In Taiwan
Pye-dog, or sometimes pariah dog, is a term used to describe an ownerless, half-wild, free-ranging dog
A free-ranging dog is a dog that is not confined to a yard or house. Free-ranging dogs include street dogs, village dogs, stray dogs, feral dogs, etc., and may be owned or unowned. The global dog population is estimated to be 900 million, of ...
that lives in or close to human settlements throughout Asia. The term is derived from the Sanskrit
Sanskrit (; attributively , ; nominalization, nominally , , ) is a classical language belonging to the Indo-Aryan languages, Indo-Aryan branch of the Indo-European languages. It arose in South Asia after its predecessor languages had Trans-cul ...
''para'', which translates to "outsider".
The United Kennel Club
The United Kennel Club (UKC) is a kennel club founded in 1898 in the United States. In contrast with the American Kennel Club, which is non-profit and which only clubs can join, the United Kennel Club is a profit-making corporation, open to individ ...
uses the term pariah dog to classify various breeds in a sighthound
Sighthounds, also called gazehounds, are a type of dog, hounds that hunt primarily by sight and speed, rather than by scent and endurance as scent hounds do.
Appearance
These dogs specialize in pursuing prey, keeping it in sight, and overpo ...
and pariah group.
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See also
*Hawaiian Poi Dog
The Hawaiian Poi Dog ( haw, ʻīlio or ''ʻīlio mākuʻe'') is an List of extinct dog breeds, extinct breed of pariah dog from Hawaii, Hawaiʻi which was used by Native Hawaiians as a spiritual protector of children and as a Dog meat, source of f ...
* Indian pariah dog
The Indian pariah dog, also known as the Indian native dog or INDog, South Asian pye dog and Desi Kutta, is a landrace of dog native to the Indian subcontinent. They have erect ears, a wedge-shaped head, and a curved tail. It is easily trainabl ...
* Sinhala Hound
Sinhala may refer to:
* Something of or related to the Sinhalese people of Sri Lanka
* Sinhalese people
* Sinhala language
Sinhala ( ; , ''siṁhala'', ), sometimes called Sinhalese (), is an Indo-Aryan languages, Indo-Aryan language prima ...
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