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What does the Canaan Dog look like?

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Created: 2022-07-04 14:45:11

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The Canaan Dog is a "wild type" dog in appearance. It is a medium-sized square built dog, with a wedge-shaped head, erect and low set ears with a broad base and rounded tips. Its outer coat is dense, harsh and straight of short to medium-length. The undercoat should be close and profuse according to season.


How rare are Canaan Dogs?

Canaan Dogs are a rare breed, with only about 1,600 in the world. If you want a Canaan Dog puppy, expect to spend time on a waiting list.

How many Canaan Dogs are there in the world?

Today, the dog can be found in households across much of Europe and North America as well as in Russia and South Africa. There are 2,000 to 3,000 Canaan dogs across the world, but most are closely related.

How old is the Canaan Dog breed?

On September 7, 1965, the late Mrs. Ursula Berkowitz of Oxnard, California, imported the first four Canaan Dogs for the establishment of the breed in the U.S. At that time the Canaan Club of America (now known as the Canaan Dog Club of America) was formed and Stud Book records were kept from these first imports.

Can Canaan Dogs have blue eyes?

There are numerous sources of blue-eyed potential in the Levant. Not so in the dog's case. The indigenous canines of the Middle East, the Canaan dog (the Egyptian “pharaoh dog” apparently originated in Malta), had brown eyes. Blue eyes are short of melanin, the dark skin pigment.

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