迦南犬
Canaan Dog
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迦南犬(Canaan dog )為一種中東地區的原始犬種，曾於該地銷聲匿跡數千年之久。現在為數不多，約莫2000至3000隻，目前多數豢養的迦南犬分布於北美地區及歐洲地區。在原產地則廣泛分佈於西奈半島到敘利亞的南黎凡特地區。
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🐾性情
Canaan dogs are alert, react quickly and distrust strangers. They are strongly defensive but not aggressive.
👁形貌
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. Color ranges from black to cream and all shades of brown and red between, usually with small white markings, or all white with colour patches. Spotting of all kinds is permitted, as well as white or black masks. In writing the first official standard for the Canaan Dog, Menzel wrote: "Speci
📜源流
Canaan dogs, or dogs nearly identical, were also found in Syria over 9,000 years ago. At the time of the diaspora, the Israelites were forcefully removed from their land and, according to oral tradition, had to leave behind their dogs which reverted to the wild. Excavations in Israel unearthed the Ashkelon dog cemetery, the largest known animal cemetery in the ancient world, containing 700 dog skeletons, all of which were anatomically similar to the Canaan dog of modern times. The cemetery dates back to the time of occupation by the Persian Empire and archaeologists hypothesize that the dogs w