Primitive Dogs

Breed: (Origin)

Colours; Height in inches; Use
Basenji (Central Africa)

Black, or black and white, or tan and white; 16-17 inches; Use: Companion
Canaan Dog (Israel)

Black, or brown, or sandy, or white; 19-24 inches; Use: Companion, Herding, Livestock guardian, Search and rescue, Tracking
Carolina Dog (USA)

Various colours; 22 inches; Use: Companion
Cirneco Dell'Etna (Italy)

??; 16.5-19.5 inches; Use: Small game hunting
Dingo (Australia)

Various colours; 21 inches; Use: Rarely kept
Ibizan Hound (Balearic Islands)

Fawn, or fawn and white, or red, or red and white, or white; 22-29 inches; Use: Companion, Hunting, Retrieving
Inca Hairless Dog (Peru)

Various colours; Miniature: 10-16 inches; Medio: 16-22 inches; Grande: 22-28 inches; Use: Companion
New Guinea Singing Dog (rare) (New Guinea)

Shades of red, with white; 14-15 inches; Use: Companion, Scavenger
Peruvian Inca Orchid (Peru)

Various colours; 20-26 inches; Use: Companion
Pharaoh Hound (Malta)

Red; 21-25 inches; Use: Companion, Hunting
Podenco Canario (Canary Islands)

Golden-white, or rust-orange; 21-25 inches; Use: Companion, Hunting
Podengo Portugueso Medio (Portugal)

Black, or tan, or yellow; 15-22 inches; Use: Companion, Companion, Rabbit and hare hunting
Podengo Portugueso Pequeño (Portugal)

Black, or tan, or yellow; 8-12 inches; Use: Companion, Ratting
Xoloitzuintli (Mexico)

Toy and Miniature: Bronze, or charcoal, or liver, or slate; Standard: Black, or orange, or slate; Toy 11-12 inches; Miniature 12-15 inches; Standard 16-22.5 inches; Use: Companion
West Siberian Laika (Siberia)
Russo-European Laika (Siberia)
Amur Laika (Siberia)