Indian pariah dog
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The Indian pariah dog, also known as the Indian native dog, INDog, Nadan,[6][7] South Asian pye dog, Desi Kutta,[4][6] and Neri Kutta,[8] is a landrace of dog native to the Indian subcontinent.[5] They have erect ears, a wedge-shaped head, and a curved tail. It is easily trainable and often used as a guard dog and police dog.[9][10] This dog is an example of an ancient group of dog known as pye-dogs. There is archaeological evidence that the dog was present in Indian villages as early as 4,500 years ago.[11]
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Common nicknames | South Asian pariah dog[1] Pye-dog[2] INDog[3] Desi dog[4] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Origin | Indian subcontinent[5] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Though most street dogs in the Indian subcontinent are in fact Indian pye-dogs, the names for this breed are often erroneously used to refer to all urban South Asian stray dogs despite the fact that some free-ranging dogs in the Indian subcontinent do not match the "pariah type" and may not be pure indigenous dogs but mixed breeds,[2][12] especially around locations where European colonists historically settled in India, due to admixtures with European dog breeds.[13][14]