PAKISTAN DOG BREEDS-INDIGENOUS DOG BREEDS OF PAKISTAN- PAKISTANI KUTTAY

PAKISTAN DOG BREEDS-INDIGENOUS DOG BREEDS OF PAKISTAN

Every country has some native breeds which are suitable to live such climate and condition. Pakistan is also a rich country regarding good dog breeds. Here are given some of the most popular native dog breeds of Pakistan.

1.   Bhakarwal Dog

2.   Gull Dong

3.   Bhagyari Dog

4.   Bully Kutta

5.   Pariah Dog

Bakharwal dog:

·        Facts:

·         Standard Height: 60 cm

·         Average Weight: 25-30 Kg.

·         Purpose: It has been used as a herding dog for some time now. The Bakharwal dog can be used as a guard dog too.

·         Temperament: Calmer.

·         Learning Ability: Slow learner.

·         History:  The Bakharwal dog is an ancient dog breed of working dogs found in the Mountain Ranges of Kashmir. Bred by the Gujjars the Bakharwal dog is one of some dog breeds that were interfered by humans during the breeding.

Gull Dong:

·        Facts:

·         Standard Height: 100 cm

·         Average Weight: 45-55 Kg.

·         Purpose: Security or guarding dog. Also use illegally in Dog Fighting games.

·         Temperament: Calmer but aggressive towards strangers.

·         Learning Ability: Slow learner.

Bully Kutta:

·         Meaning “Wrinkled Face dog”

·        Facts:

·         Standard Height: 90cm

·         Average Weight: 80-90 Kg.

·         Purpose: Security or guarding dog. Also use illegally in Dog Fighting games like with Boer and Bear.

·         Temperament: Calmer but aggressive towards strangers.

·         Learning Ability: Fast Learner.

·         Common Names:” Pakistan Mastiff or Indian Mastiff or Alangu Mastiff”.

·         The most preserved dog breed of Pakistan is the Bully Kutta

Bhagyari Dog:

·        Facts:

·         Standard Height: 55cm

·         Average Weight: 40-45 Kg.

·         Purpose: Security or guarding dog but we can’t use it as a bodyguard. Which can be used as an alarm for security. Also use illegally in Dog Fighting games.

·         The Bhagyari dog was also used as a shepherd dog and because of which the Bhagyari dog is also known as the "Pakistani Shepherd Dog"

·         Temperament: Calmer but aggressive towards strangers.

·         Learning Ability: Fast Learner.

·         History:  The Bhagyari dog was exported to Australia which is now known as another species the Australian Dong. The Bhagyari dog was exported to Australia in the 1700s during the era of the British.

·         One of the most underrated dog breeds in the world.

Pariah Dog:

·         Pariah is a word that refers to things free raging and that survive on the waste of human settlements.

·        Facts:

·         Standard Height: 50- 65 cm

·         Average Weight: 20-30 Kg.

·         Purpose: It can form great bonds with people as well as dogs and animals bigger than that it can be used as a guard dog and it is an excellent guard dog that poor people in Pakistan use. However, it is not a very good personal protection dog. It is the naturally selected dog breed for the Subcontinent. The Pariah is an intelligent dog breed that is very adaptive in Pakistan and India.

·         Temperament: Calmer.

·         Learning Ability: Fast Learner. Just like any other dog breed, dogs in the subcontinent have their own qualities but the one that holds almost all the qualities is the Pariah dog which can live in almost any temperature as the Subcontinent is quite large these dogs can survive almost everywhere

·         Common Names: Indian Pariah or INdog.
 

Misconception

The Indian dog breeds are not well known in the world because of some misconceptions. During the British Raj the English had come to India to use it as a source of raw materials and a Market for their local products but unfortunately not did they only sell the products of their own but they had Imported materials for sale which Included purebred dogs from Europe.

But the dog market had no place for their dogs as the native Indian dogs were being used in houses to make room for the new purebred dogs the British spread a rumor regarding the Indian dogs that they were not trainable and would at sometimes go "mad".

That boosted the sale of dogs and the native Indian dogs were neglected and still this continues.

 What we should Do?

This has to be stop. We should raise our native breed which are more suitable to our conditions. By adopting them we can raise their purer breed and their worsen condition can be handled.

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Author; Dr M Bilal Anwar. He is a Famous Pet Practitioner.

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