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Pariah dog
The Indian pariah dog, also known as the village dog, pye-dog, Indian native dog, or more modernly INDog, is an ecologically adapted dog with stray/wild habits that occupies the ecological niche of a scavenger in human settlements, and is typically found on the Indian subcontinent. While free-ranging dogs exist in many parts of the world, the term "pye-dog" is especially used to refer to such dogs from South Asia.
Key facts
- Dog breed.name
- Indian pariah dog
- Dog breed.image
- The Indian Pariah Dog.jpg
- Dog breed.altname
- Pye dog, Indian native dog, INDog
- Dog breed.country
- Indian subcontinent
- Dog breed.note
- Considered a primitive dog breed
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12 sectionsContents
- Definition
- History
- Modern era
- Characteristics
- Health aspects
- Demographic aspects
- List of aboriginal and primitive dogs
- See also
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Books
- Journals
The Indian pariah dog, also known as the village dog, pye-dog, Indian native dog, or more modernly INDog, is an ecologically adapted dog with stray/wild habits that occupies the ecological niche of a scavenger in human settlements, and is typically found on the Indian subcontinent. While free-ranging dogs exist in many parts of the world, the term "pye-dog" is especially used to refer to such dogs from South Asia.
The term "pariah" originates from the Tamil word meaning "outcast", which the British used to refer to stray dogs typically living on the outskirts of villages in India. The first recorded use of the term "yellow pariah dog" was by Rudyard Kipling in The Jungle Book.