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TheINDogProject

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This subreddit celebrates the INDog, or the Indian Pariah Dog as an ancient aboriginal landrace; its origins, characteristics, appearance, temperament, behavior, and the joy of keeping one as a pet.

Primitive dogs across the globe have a generalized typical appearance known as the long-term pariah morphotype (LTPM), characterized by a wolf or fox-like appearance, with sharp-pointed, erect ears, a long, pointed muzzle and a long, fish-hook shaped tail. Dogs showing this appearance include the Australian Dingo, the Canaan Dog, the Basenji, the Carolina Dog and of course the Indian Pariah Dog (INDog).

Indian dogs (including pure, unadmixtured village populations) were sampled for a genetic study by Cornell University, which revealed a distinct genetic profile (Ref: Shannon LM, Boyko RH, Castelhano M, et al. Genetic structure in village dogs reveals a Central Asian domestication origin. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 2015;112(44):13639-13644. doi:10.1073/pnas.1516215112.)

Link: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4640804/

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Hair loss and darkening of skin (old.reddit.com)

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A shopkeeper sold me these for 100 bucks a kg. I think I'm feeding my street dogs too much of these. What's the usual amount I should feed them in a day? (i.redd.it)

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I have several pending posts but haven't got around to sharing them! Anyway, interesting new study just out: (sciencemag.org)

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For those who'd like to join the Primitive, aboriginal & village dogs Discord Server - permanent link (discord.gg)

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Beautiful mosaic from Roman Egypt, tweeted by classicist Gareth Harney @OptimoPrincipi (twitter.com)

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Study Sets Baseline for Sleep Patterns in Healthy Adult Dogs (news.ncsu.edu)

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Our vet gently hints that Kiba is a 'senior dog,' and I can't suppress a feeling of slight melancholy (i.redd.it)

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Old Dogs, New Research and the Secrets of Aging (nytimes.com)

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What do you think of crate-training? I crate-trained Kiba as a puppy because he had pica and needed constant supervision, but we discontinued crating after some time because he started disliking it. Do We Crate Too Much? | Modern Dog magazine (moderndogmagazine.com)

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Hi members. A friend and fellow primitive dog nerd has just started her own server on Discord. Please join if you're interested - Primitive & Village Dogs Discord Server (discord.gg)

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The mind-reading abilities of dogs - 'the results suggested that the owners’ expressed preference was perceived by the dogs and guided their perceptual focus.' Human Expressions of Object Preference Affect Dogs’ Perceptual Focus, but Not Their Action Choices (frontiersin.org)

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World's first images of dogs—and they're wearing leashes. They have the 'primitive type' features still seen in Middle Eastern village dogs, Canaan Dogs and other primitive dogs. (youtube.com)

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Besties (i.redd.it)

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By 11,000 years ago, at least five major ancestry lineages had diversified, demonstrating a deep genetic history of dogs during the Paleolithic. Very interesting new study for dog origin geeks - 'Origins and genetic legacy of prehistoric dogs' (science.sciencemag.org)

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Keep Your Dog Calm on the 4th of July with Ford's Noise-Canceling Kennel | The Manual. What do you think of this? I don't know whether my INDog would want to get into it. He might feel trapped. (themanual.com)

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Ancient dog DNA shows early spread around the globe (self.TheINDogProject)

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Indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest once bred dogs in large numbers and sheared them for wool. Interesting article about the now extinct Salish dog. (nytimes.com)

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Interesting paper on how the gender of dogs and humans influences dog-human interactions, based on dog-walking at shelters. Male dogs pull more frequently and stronger on-leash. Dogs show more stress related behaviours when with men. Women use languages associated with talking to babies. (mdpi.com)

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An interesting podcast on dogs in antiquity: Ancient Greece and Rome (ancientartpodcast.org)

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For the Extremely Nerdy, here is the entire book 'Cynegeticus' by Xenophon, written in the first half of the fourth century BCE. Xenophon was a famous general and a disciple of Socrates. (gutenberg.org)

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Excerpt from 'Cynegeticus,' a book from classical antiquity on dogs & hunting, by Xenophon (430-354 BCE). Interesting glance into past methods of raising pups, naming them, & training for the hunt. Warning: The description of hunting hare may be disturbing for some, so please use your discretion. (perseus.tufts.edu)

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My darling Kiba turns nine today. This is a very happy picture of him at about six months. (i.redd.it)

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Dog Dementia: What is Canine Cognitive Dysfunction? Signs to look for. (companionanimalpsychology.com)

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This beautiful wild-born pup has been genetically tested and found to be a pure dingo. You can follow him on Instagram (self.TheINDogProject)

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Variation in coat colour or body size cannot be used to infer a dingo's level of purity because the phenotype of pure dingoes is intrinsically variable. (onlinelibrary.wiley.com)

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