CANAAN DOG

Dog of so large half, in the quite elegant set, is a good watchman from the house and an optimal guardian of the ewes. At the moment this extending by North America where, servant with taken care of and skill by limiting I number of enthusiastic, begins to obtain certain acceptance between the cinófilos.

This quite old race, always has lived in Palestine on where she is original. Employee in a time to watch the flocks, supports to the heat and the dryness of the deserts of the Middle East well. The limited diffusion, outside its country, seems to be due to the distrust of that it owned and it raised to this dog.

Dog of average stature (height 50-60 cm, weight 18-25 kg) harmonic, alive.
It has proportionate good head; deep snout; dark truffle; almendrados eyes; right ears; tail enrizada on the back; perfectly plumbed previous extremities, with light bones; robust, but nonmassive body.

The hair, of released average, right and hard, with good subhair. Colors of the mantle: sand, red dark, white, black, with great white zones.

The Canaan Dog is a dog of medium size whose raised to the cross it is, for the males, of 50 to 60 centimeters, with a weight approximated to the 22 kg. Provided good dog, has a head extended with somewhat small snout with respect to the skull. It takes them well to the ears raised, and are of quite ample insertion.

Remarkably light extremities like those of the other dogs of the desert.
Compact but nonheavy trunk, tail On guard coiled on the back. The hair is of average length, quite rough and can appear in black color, red sand or with great very white spots.

In spite of his kindly aspect, it has a strong and combative character although it is easy to domesticate it. By this characteristic, it is used by the Israeli army like helping, to take orders and to look for wounded.

Anyway, it continues being an excellent dog to keep and to watch the flocks.