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Native American Indian Dog
Puppies for Sale
Native American Indian Dog
"This is Zakai Ashkii
Elu, the Native American Indian Dog at 4 years old. He is the
offspring of Majestic View Kennels. His mother is Hakata and his
father Paahuma. He is very loving and affectionate and loves to climb into
bed with me and cuddle. He is a great alarm clock and will wake me
when he knows it is time for me to get up by hitting me or the bed
with his paw. He is my son's guardian and gets upset when he gets
out of site. I have observed him staring off in the direction my son
has gone for quite some time after he has left and then will
periodically look and listen in that direction the whole time he is
gone. He is leery of strangers but once he gets to know people he
lets them give him lots of love and attention. He enjoys having his
tummy rubbed and will let you do it for as long as he can get away
with it. He loves the outdoors but wants to be in with the family as
well." Courtesy of Indian Valley
Kennels
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Pronunciation |
Native American Indian Dog |
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Description |
The
Native American Indian dog comes in two distinct sizes and two hair coat lengths
and two distinct coat color combinations. They can range in color from silver to
black from the tortoise shell color to the sacred color of the Native Americans
who referred to the broken pattern coat coloring as the "Spirit Dog".
Their hair coat can be short and dense, two layers thick, of which the undercoat
is wind and water proof, to long haired overcoat with the dense undercoat.
Ears are prick and upright, head broad and wide between the eyes with an
angular shaped head tapering down to a slender muzzle. The eye ranges in color
from brown to amber and almond shaped with a sparkle of intelligence looking out
on the world.
The tail can be tightly curled as in An Alaskan Malamute or Siberian
Husky but preferable breed standards tend towards a long tail held down with
sometimes a slight kink or bend in the end. |
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Temperament |
The
Native American Indian Dog's
intelligence level is extremely high. They are highly trainable and eager to
please their human companions. They are loyal and protective of their families
and some may be shy with strangers, but are totally dedicated to their human
owners. Native American Indian Dog's are sensitive animals.
They are very good with children and other animals, including
other
dogs, household pets as well as livestock. Usually a stern
"NO" will stop them in their tracks. They
are extremely versatile animals bred to work as in pulling a sled or hunting
whatever game you choose them to hunt. This breed does not do well
in a crate for crate training or housebreaking. They do much better and are
happier if you enclose them in a room with a tile floor and put newspapers down
and every day move the papers closer to the door way of the room you have them
locked in. Most people find that if they put their pup outside (even in the
winter) in a small pen with a dog house, in a month of so the pups are
automatically house broke if they bring them in to visit the family. The
Hare Indians of north western Canada had a dog described as a long haired dog,
with patches of gray, brown or black over a white based hair coat. Webbed feet
helped these dogs from sinking in the snow as they hunted elk and caribou.
Their webbed feet also enabled them to pull large, heavy loads and they
were excellent swimmers as well. The
tails of the dogs of the Hare Indians did not curl tightly as did the dogs of
the Eskimos and the whole village would share their dogs and the work the dogs
were required to perform. The Native Americans used to raise dogs for food for
work and for religious ceremonies. The
broken pattern dog or the "Spirit Dog" was highly revered by the
Native American nations and selectively breeding went into producing a dog that
was strong, good tempered, as most villages shared their dogs and all dogs were
required to work for all human individuals and very versatile in the tasks they
performed. The objective in training this
dog is to achieve a pack leader status. It is a natural instinct for a dog to have an order in their pack. When we humans live with dogs, we become their pack. The entire pack cooperates
under a single leader. Lines are clearly defined. You and all other humans MUST be higher up in the order than the dog. That is the only way your relationship can be a success. |
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Height, Weight |
Weight: 55-120 pounds (25-55 kg.)
Height: 23-34 inches (58-67 cm.) |
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Health Problems |
The
Native American Indian Dog
have no known genetic faults or defects. |
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Living Conditions |
The Native American Indian Dog does not do well as
an apartment dog or a total housedog. They need a fenced in area where they
can run and play at will and do not adapt well to a "closed crate" crate
training method. If locked in a crate, they think they are being punished and
don't understand what they did wrong and why they are being punished.
A large yard is ideal. They prefer the outdoors, your bed or the
couch, or wherever their owners happen to be. |
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Exercise |
They require moderate exercise. They
need to be taken on a daily, long, brisk
walk or
jog. In addition, they will benefit from a large safe area where they can run free
where they will enjoy a daily romp. Energy
levels vary from one dog to the next, as in people, all are different. About
one pup out of 20 will be the high energy run run run type those make good sled
dogs for racing, but on the average, they are a very mellow dog, that do not
require a lot of room to run. |
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Life Expectancy |
About
14 to 19 years. |
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Grooming |
Breeders claim the
coat of the Native American Indian dog is hypoallergenic with no
"doggy" smell, and those who suffer from pet allergies can usually own
these animals.
Others cliam they are not. The
dogs inner hair coat which sheds only once a year in the spring time was woven
into yarn and made an ideal weather proof garment or blanket. Bush the coat
during the shedding season to cut back on unwanted hair inside the house. |
| Origin |
Note, there are conflicting reports regarding this type of dog. The Dog Breed Info Center(R) does not know which the case may
be, so we shall present both sides of the argument.
Some claim:
There are many folks who claim original native dogs are extinct and have been
since before the invention of photography. They claim any dog sold as an Indian
dog is not even a recreation. Indians themselves did not have a pure breed of dog. Theirs were mixed dogs. With the arrival of the Europeans, these dogs became interbred with dogs from Europe and other countries. Because the dogs were never a purebred dog, and because no one bothered to study into them much, it would be impossible to "recreate" them. The NAID were bred by crossing wolfdogs. They are a new type of dog started by one breeder.
Origin according to the breeders:
The
Native American Indian dog is a very rare, almost extinct breed of dog that was
used by the Native Americans to pull travois and pack a backpack loaded with the
family’s possessions' across thousands of miles of the North American
continent.
These dogs were used for hunting everything from quail to rabbits, bear
to beaver, elk to caribou to moose and were even taught how to fish by the
Native Americans. They were used to baby-sit the elderly and very young and
guard the village from intruders. They
accompanied the women and children while they were gathering berries, roots,
herbs and other food sources and protected them from man and wild beast alike.
They played a very vital role in the lives of the original Americans and
were their sole beast of burden until the horse was introduced by the Spaniards.
The U.S. government almost succeeded in making this breed of dog extinct in the
1800's. The Montagnais Indians who resided
in the Northern most western side of Canada had a dog type they used for hunting
and sled pulling. Their dogs were
described as a mongrel shaggy beast, prevailing dark brown to black, of a rusty,
worn hue with a slight admixture of white. Majestic View's Whitney is a
descendant of the Montagnais and in the mid
1800's
dogs of Whitney's color now called a tortoise shell color were often sold for
as much as $30.00 each. The
Indians used this coat coloration of dogs in religious ceremonies as well as
hunters and beast of burden animals. |
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Native
American |
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Recognition |
NAID, NKC |
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NAID - Native American Indian Dog
Registry
NKC - National
Kennel Club |
Majestic View Kennels
Harmony, the Native American
Indian Dog at 6 months old bred by Majestic View Kennels.
"Harmony is a re-creation of the type of dogs that the Native
American people used before the horse was introduced. Ironically,
these dogs tend to produce less dander than most dog breeds so that
most allergic people can own them. These dogs are also known as
Plains or Plains Village Dogs."
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Zakai Ashkii Elu, the Native
American Indian Dog at 4 years old - Courtesy of Indian Valley
Kennels
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Native American Indian Dog at 3
˝ weeks of age
Blytala at 9 weeks
Native American Indian Dog Pictures 1
Native American Indian Dog Pictures 2
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