Canaan Dog

dog breed

Key facts

Origin: Israel
Height: Males
Weight: Males
Coat: Outer coat of short to medium length. Dense, harsh, and straight.
Colour: Desert colours of sand, gold, red, or cream are most typical. Red-brown, white, black, or spotted are common as well.

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Instance of: dog breed
Country of origin: Canaan
Mass: 25
Image: CanaanDogChakede1.jpg
Height: 60

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Commons category: Canaan Dog
Commons gallery: Canaan Dog
catalog code: 273

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Encyclopedic overview

Dog (domestic dog)

The Canaan Dog (Hebrew: כֶּלֶב כְּנַעֲנִי, romanized: Kelev kna'ani, lit. 'Canaanite dog', Arabic: كلب كنعاني, romanized: kalb kanʿāni) is a dog breed developed in the early 20th century from semiwild pariah dogs that were the descendants of animals present in the region since biblical times. It is the national dog of Israel and can be found in Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine, and the Sinai Peninsula. As of 2012, there were 2,000 to 3,000 Canaan Dogs across the world.

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