What breeds are there of Chinese Garden Dogs?

Introduction to Chinese Garden Dog Breeds

Introduction to Native Dog Breeds

There are also small morphological differences between Chinese Garden Dogs in different regions, but they all have ***The main features are the same. Some friends think that pastoral dogs vary greatly from place to place, and their free breeding genetics are unstable, as if they have no characteristics. In fact, as long as you observe carefully, you can still find their uniqueness. When you casually recognize a so-called "country dog", you can already identify a pastoral dog by its characteristics, but most people have not specifically extracted the unique characteristics of these pastoral dogs. . Just like Tibetan Mastiffs, individual differences are also very large. Some people say that Tibetan Mastiffs are genetically unstable, but when you see a Tibetan Mastiff, you can easily tell that it is a Tibetan Mastiff, which means that its personality is greater than that of the individual. Differently, the same is true for Chinese Garden Dogs.

Chinese Garden Dog

Distribution of native dog species

Chinese Garden Dog is mainly distributed south of the Great Wall.

Distribution of Chinese Garden Dog Scope

The low-altitude Han gathering area east of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, centered on the Central Plains, is the product of the agricultural social background of the Chinese Han people for thousands of years. Such distribution definition is very important, as it clarifies that the living environment of Chinese garden dogs is a low-altitude farming society area with a warm environment.

Of course, with the continuous migration of the Han nationality over thousands of years, the distribution range of Chinese garden dogs has also continued to expand. For example, in Northeast China, due to the immigration of Han people, there are many pastoral dogs in the countryside that are different from the pastoral areas in Northeast China, and some of them have been hybridized with dog breeds from other regions to form new breeds. But one thing is certain that the Chinese Garden Dog is a product of the farming society in the Central Plains of China.

Subspecies Distribution

Chinese Garden Dogs are widely distributed in rural areas of Han China. Due to factors such as region, environment and blood relationship, many different strains and subspecies have been formed. Based on the analysis of the dog's appearance characteristics and distribution area, Chinese garden dogs can be roughly divided into three major strains, namely the northern strain, the Jiangsu and Zhejiang strains, and the Guangdong and Guangxi strains.

Note: The three major strains are the result of macroscopic analysis. There must be some unique subspecies appearing in many small places. There is also a large part of the border zone between the distribution areas of these three major strains, and the dogs here also appear as transitional breeds. The distribution area of ??the three major strains is in the shape of a triangle, with a large blank area in the middle, mainly in Hubei and Hunan. Whether the pastoral dogs in this area are independent strains or transitional varieties needs further research and demonstration.

Northern Breed

Northern Folded-eared Dog

Distributed from the Northeast - the Yellow River Basin - the middle and upper reaches of the Yangtze River - the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau (excluding minority areas), from the Northeast It is distributed in a diagonal line to the southwest. Although the environmental differences in this vast area are huge, especially the different climates between the north and the south, which result in different dog sizes and different hair textures, the appearance of the dog breeds in this area is very similar. For example: the mutt dogs commonly known as the Northeast are almost identical in appearance to the native dogs in Sichuan, except that the Northeastern dogs are larger and have thicker hair and are more cold-resistant; the Sichuan native dogs are smaller and have thick and sparse hair in order to adapt to the humid climate in the south. . Interestingly, the distribution area of ??this strain coincides exactly with the distribution of the northern language family of Han Chinese.

Its characteristics are: more miscellaneous coats, fewer dogs with solid-colored hair, and mainly front-sloped ears (the so-called "front-sloped ears" refer to the fact that the ears are placed high on the top of the head, making the In a relaxed state, the ears naturally hang down in front of the head), and they often have long hair and a large curly tail, retaining more characteristics of northern dog breeds.

Northern Fold-eared dogs have half-folded ears and a majestic appearance. They are good watchdogs.

Jiangsu and Zhejiang strains:

Su Dog

Mainly distributed in Zhejiang, Jiangsu, and Anhui. The characteristics of dog breeds in this area are: large, long and upright ears. , the ears are set high, the inner ear hair is full, the mouth is pointed and the limbs are slender, the belly hair is mostly white, there are fewer mixed-haired dogs, and the hair is medium-long and close to the body.

The dogs in this area are very similar to the dogs in Japan and Korea, and may be closely related to the frequent foreign exchanges in the East China Sea in ancient China. Not only did Chinese culture spread to the outside world, but various Chinese products, including domestic animals and dogs, were also brought to these places.

Guangdong and Guangxi strains

The distribution area is centered in Guangdong, including parts of Guangxi and Fujian. The dog breeds in this area are also the most well-known to everyone. Many excellent dog breeds originated here, such as: Shar-pi, Chaoshan Datou,

Guangxi

Guangdong Chow Chow, This has a lot to do with the unique dog culture in Guangdong and Guangxi regions. These excellent dog breeds also have a deep connection with the local pastoral dogs, and they have more or less similar blood sources and appearance characteristics.

The origin of the development of native dogs

The Autumn Official Book of Zhouli records: There are three types of dogs, one is field dog, the other is barking dog, and the third is food dog. It can be seen that the classification of dogs in ancient China was mostly based on function, and did not focus on the appearance of the dog. Due to different abilities, the best dogs that can hunt become field dogs, and those that are not able to hunt but are still ferocious can become guard barking dogs. If they are no longer useful, they will only be eaten by people. Such manual screening means that the dog breeds prevalent in China do not have fixed pedigrees.

The traditional Chinese culture, which is dominated by the Han people, ignores dogs and the dog culture of modern society turns a blind eye to this dog breed. This makes the dog breed that has been running on the land of China for more than 5,000 years not even have a decent name. None, they are called native dogs by the people. "Tu dog" literally means "local dog" and cannot be the name of a dog, so the name and concept of "Chinese pastoral dog" emerged.

Excluding these breeds, we only look at pastoral dogs. Their characteristics are: the coat color is mainly solid and single-color, and there are very few mixed-haired dogs; due to the hot climate, dogs are mainly close-fitting and short-haired, but some Dogs with particularly long and thick hair exist; their ears are small and erect, their tongues often have black tongues or flowery tongues, and their bodies are thick and muscular. Due to the above-mentioned appearance characteristics and the large number of Guangdong Chow Chows in this area, it is suspected that the dogs in Guangdong and Guangxi are greatly affected by the Chow Chow bloodline. Guangxi dog, Guangxi native dog, group hound, erect ears, colorful tongue or black tongue. Often used for hunting wild boars.

Physiological indicators of native dogs

Touch: Use your thumb and index finger to pinch the webbing between the middle toes of the puppy’s front feet, count the numbers from one to ten in your mouth, and at the same time gradually move your fingers accordingly. Increase the intensity; if the puppy is struggling violently at the beginning, it will be overly sensitive to collars, restraints and training in the future; and dogs that are struggling at the highest intensity need a tough trainer.

Hearing: Make the sound-producing instrument make a loud sound first and then hide it in a corner - usually a metal cover or the like. After a sound, the puppy will often be frightened. If it does not respond, take it to the veterinarian immediately to check whether it is a deaf dog. If the puppy can quickly return to normal and can investigate the source of the sound, that is A dog with excellent head sensitivity. A dog that is frightened and avoids the source of sound may not be suitable for a noisy family.

Visual: Choose some cloth strips and wave them in front of the puppies. The confident puppies will quietly study what they are; the brave ones will try to bite it; and the timid ones will have already hid.