Liangshan Dog
| Liangshan Dog | |||||||||||||
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| Other names | Nianshan Gou(攆山狗), Liangshan Hound, Hushan Dog | ||||||||||||
| Origin |  China | ||||||||||||
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| Dog (domestic dog) | |||||||||||||
The Liangshan Dog (Chinese: 凉山犬) is a medium-sized semi-feral scenthound originally bred by the Yi people of Liangshan Yi Prefecture in Sichuan province, China.[1] Liangshan dogs are prized for their tracking ability, endurance and ferocity while hunting wild boar in mountainous terrain.[2] Liangshan dogs hunt a variety of prey at variable altitudes and climates and are often deliberately underfed to improve drive to be successful.
Description[edit]
Liangshan dogs have triangular eyes, rounded drop ears, a short, double coat and bushy curved tails.[1] Their heads are black; however, the rest of their body is a mix of reds, yellows, and grey. It is not unusual for the hairs to be banded.
References[edit]
- ^ a b Beregovoy, Vladimir (2011-12-01). "Aboriginal Dogs of Southern China" (PDF). Primitive and Aboriginal Dog Society. 28: 31–32.
- ^ Yang, Qianyong; Chen, Hao; Ye, Junhua; Liu, Chenlong; Wei, Rongxing; Chen, Congying; Huang, Lusheng (2019-11-15). "Genetic Diversity and Signatures of Selection in 15 Chinese Indigenous Dog Breeds Revealed by Genome-Wide SNPs". Frontiers in Genetics. 10: 1174. doi:10.3389/fgene.2019.01174. ISSN 1664-8021. PMC 6872681. PMID 31803243.