Alaunt

The Alaunt is an extinct type of dog which came in different forms, with the original possibly having existed in the North Caucasus, Central Asia and Europe from ancient times.

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Dogbreed.image: Alaunt in Adorazione dei Magi by Gentile da Fabriano.jpg
Dogbreed.image_caption: Detail of the altarpiece, Adoration of the Magi, from 1423 by the Italian painter Gentile da Fabriano
Dogbreed.origin: Pontic-Caspian Steppe
Dogbreed.name: Alaunt
Dogbreed.altname: AlãoAlanoAlangu
Dogbreed.extinct: true

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The Alaunt is an extinct type of dog which came in different forms, with the original possibly having existed in the North Caucasus, Central Asia and Europe from ancient times.

This type of dog may have been developed by the Alans, and was renowned primarily for its quality as a large-game catch dog, and as a war dog and guard dog.