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Xoloitzcuintle
The Xoloitzcuintle (or Xoloitzquintle, Xoloitzcuintli, or Xolo) is one of several breeds of hairless dog. It is found in standard, intermediate, and miniature sizes. The Xolo has both hairless and coated types, with the latter fully furred. Coated and hairless can be born in the same litter as a result of the same combination of genes. The hairless variant is known as the ' or Mexican hairless dog'. It is characterized by its wrinkles and dental abnormalities. In Nahuatl, from which its name originates, it is xōlōitzcuintli (singular) and xōlōitzcuintin (plural). The name comes from the Aztec
nureongi
The Nureongi (), also known as the Korean Yellow Spitz or (), is a common, spitz-type dog with yellowish coloring endemic to the Korean peninsula.

Kuri
thumb|Kurī specimen, Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, 1924
The Kurī is an extinct breed of Polynesian Dog kept by Māori people. It was introduced to New Zealand by the Polynesian ancestors of the Māori during their migration from East Polynesia in the 13th century AD. According to Māori tradition, the demigod Māui transformed his brother-in-law Irawaru into the first dog.
Hawaiian Poi Dog
extinct dog type
Techichi
The Techichi is an extinct breed of small dog bred by the Toltec culture in the 9th century C.E. It is thought to be an ancestor of the modern Chihuahua.
Marquesan Dog
dog breed
Tahitian Dog
dog breed
Polynesian Dog
Breed of Dog