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River Rat said:Louisiana State Dog
The Catahoula Leopard Dog was designated the official state dog of Louisiana in 1979. Catahoula leopard dogs are bred to find livestock in any terrain - swamps, canyons, forests, or mountains - largest and most aggressive of the cattle dogs, they can handle wild cattle and hogs in the roughest country. Leopard dogs are the only native domesticated North American breed of dog - developed by Indians and early settlers.
Leopard dogs are extremely agile and athletic, territorial, and protective. They come in all colors but are best known for a blue/grey base with black/liver spots ("blue leopard"), with tan legs and face, white toes and chest. It's common for the eyes to be two different colors. They're not good city dwellers - need several acres to run on, preferably with livestock to protect.
The roots of the Catahoula leopard dog are unclear, but the following breeds are believed to be part of its ancestry:
Xoloitzcuintli (in Mexico 3300 years prior to Spanish exploration, pronounced "show-low-eats-queent-lee" (also called Mexican hairless), the Peruvian Inca orchid (resembles a small deer in structure and movement), the french beauceron - a herding dog colored black with rust stockings or merle (leopard), and the Carolina dog - most likely the "Indian dog" base stock which interbred with european immigrant breeds to produce the Catahoula (the Carolina dog is directly related to the Australian dingo and African jackal and was recently discovered surviving in uninhabited areas of the American southeast).
Quote from the Secretary of state's Website: "...This hound is a cross of a domestic dog the Indians of the Catahoula lake region raised and a Spanish "war dog" that came through the area in the early 1500's."
Bridge End Farm said:River Rat said:Louisiana State Dog
The Catahoula Leopard Dog was designated the official state dog of Louisiana in 1979. Catahoula leopard dogs are bred to find livestock in any terrain - swamps, canyons, forests, or mountains - largest and most aggressive of the cattle dogs, they can handle wild cattle and hogs in the roughest country. Leopard dogs are the only native domesticated North American breed of dog - developed by Indians and early settlers.
Leopard dogs are extremely agile and athletic, territorial, and protective. They come in all colors but are best known for a blue/grey base with black/liver spots ("blue leopard"), with tan legs and face, white toes and chest. It's common for the eyes to be two different colors. They're not good city dwellers - need several acres to run on, preferably with livestock to protect.
The roots of the Catahoula leopard dog are unclear, but the following breeds are believed to be part of its ancestry:
Xoloitzcuintli (in Mexico 3300 years prior to Spanish exploration, pronounced "show-low-eats-queent-lee" (also called Mexican hairless), the Peruvian Inca orchid (resembles a small deer in structure and movement), the french beauceron - a herding dog colored black with rust stockings or merle (leopard), and the Carolina dog - most likely the "Indian dog" base stock which interbred with european immigrant breeds to produce the Catahoula (the Carolina dog is directly related to the Australian dingo and African jackal and was recently discovered surviving in uninhabited areas of the American southeast).
Quote from the Secretary of state's Website: "...This hound is a cross of a domestic dog the Indians of the Catahoula lake region raised and a Spanish "war dog" that came through the area in the early 1500's."
I was given a dog several months ago and wondered what she was. I think this might be her breed. Strange being in cattle business that I have never heard of the breed before. I will have to post a picture of her thanks
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