Korean Jindo
Dog breed from Jindo Island, South Korea / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"Chindo" redirects here. For the ethnic group, see Chinese-Indonesian.
The Jindo dog (Korean: 진돗개; RR: Jindo-gae) is an indigenous dog[1][2] native to the island of Jindo in South Korea. It is also known as Jindo-gyeon (진도견; Jindo-gyeon) and formerly known as the Chindo dog.
Quick Facts Jindo Dog, Other names ...
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Other names | Korean Jindo Jindo Jindot-gae (진돗개) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Origin | Jindo Island, South Korea | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Quick Facts Hangul, Hanja ...
Korean name | |
Hangul | 진돗개 |
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Hanja | 珍島개 |
Revised Romanization | Jindotgae |
McCune–Reischauer | Chintotkae |
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Hangul | 진도견 |
Hanja | 珍島犬 |
Revised Romanization | Jindo-gyeon |
McCune–Reischauer | Chindo-kyŏn |
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It is one of South Korea's Natural Treasures. It has a reputation for being loyal and good at tracking things.[3] Due to its protected status within South Korea, only dogs born on Jindo Island can be officially registered as a Jindo by the Government of South Korea after an inspection.[4] The dog was registered as a breed by the United Kennel Club on January 1, 1998[5] and by the Fédération Cynologique Internationale in 2005.[6][7]