🐪 Middle East Dog Breeds: Dog Breeds From Persian Gulf

Canaan Dog

Canaan Dog, the national dog of Israel is a guard dog native to the Middle East. Middle East dog breeds were and are still used for guarding herds, camps by the Bedouins and Druse. This medium-sized sacred ancient dog has a cautious, intelligent and alert temperament. These Pariah breeds are nowadays kept as companions and used in dog sports too.

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Canaan Dogs are highly adaptable to any lifestyle, requiring moderate exercise, proper training and early socialisation. Easy to groom, it has short-haired coats of fawn, black, liver or tan shades with markings, long curled up tail, erect ears and features a stout build. They have a longevity of 12-15 years and are prone to hypothyroidism, epilepsy and patellar luxation.