The con’s are times like wanting to hike a trail and EVERYONE is a threat! Brisbin has looked and hasn’t found any evidence of the dogs eating insects or any other animals, so perhaps the dogs are finding minerals in certain deposits of sand. He also want to sniff the breath of almost every visitor. Elli was the only female in a litter of four that had been rescued from a kill shelter in Pensacola FL with her mother when we found her in 2013. In the more general scientific literature, “breed” doesn’t have a definition at all. If they needed a home. If you haven’t read it you are in for a treat; it is a beautifully written book. A kennel is promotion, networking, bookkeeping, online marketing, and more. Testimonials |
The owner was concerned when she was a pup telling us she could be a problem but she is one of her favorites now since she gets along with others so well. She enjoys reading every comment, and adds her own responses when she can. She stopped catching birds in mid air and the squirrel population has increased. I agree with those above who have praised these dogs as pets. Now that he’s the only dog he never goes far – a few hundred yards compared to miles. They don’t need a dictator for an owner, but they will constantly test boundries, so you must stay firm about what is ok and what is not ok. When she was about 6 mths old she was obsessed with a bird’s nest that was just behind a wall on the porch and tore up the wood to get to it and I think she ate some baby birds as well..she got very sick that day and scared me to death,but nothing like that since,thank God! The guy said, “The pet store said that he would be like that.” I bit my tongue and saved my reaction to the idea of getting any dog from a pet store, let alone a primitive breed that is not likely to be inclined to be social, for the friend I was with, rather than the guy with the dog. Another thing related to the snout pit thing is when she wants something from me and I say no or take to long..she nudges me in a very pushy way with that nose! dogs gave an average number of X warning signs before proceeding to biting. Excessive vocalization in dogs includes barking, whining, or howling for no obvious reason, that happens at times when it is not acceptable, such as the middle of the night. I’d always assumed it was something squirrels or other rodents had buried and fermented. I have a neighbor with a dog that could be a Carolina dog or at least seems to have some Carolina dog in her. But over time as the original functions are less used, dogs may well be bred for looks, diluting the original behavioural profile. She does have 2 personalities… a puppy and what at times appears to be wolf. I adopted a second dog which I think is a Carolina Dog/Chihuahua mix. Night vocalizations in senior dogs 2. She does like to dig at various places in the yard, and does create “snout holes” by pulling up grass in various spots which fit her snout perfectly. I can’t believe it never occurred to me before. It is suspected that the remoteness of the area allowed the dogs to avoid inter-mixing with other types of dogs and thus retain their more “ancient” genetics. ), If you’re interested, here is my Flickr account with a ridiculous amount of photos of her: http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=beatrix&m=tags&w=as_imagined&ct=6&mt=all&adv=1&s=rec, We have a dog at our facility that covers his feces using his nose, completely as soon as he goes. The Plott Hound is not necessarily recommended for apartment life because of his vocalization. Vocalization is a complex behavioral pattern in which several cortical and subcortical structures are involved to produce proper vocal output. Current DNA tests would show them to be the same, but a number of breeders consider English Golden Retrievers and US Golden Retrievers to now be two separate breeds. Any kind of physical molding…. If the tone of your dog’s growl suggests hostility or warning, you should consider if it is a repeated occurrence. One is fear agressive with other dogs and has been so since he was attacked at the age of 3. Wow! I personally like the yourpurebredpuppy.com site for a quick online overview of many different breeds: http://www.yourpurebredpuppy.com/dogbreeds/. My suspicion is that snout-pits may have more to do with extra foraging while grubs are fattening in the ground over the winter months in the South than having to do specifically with breeding… I’ve never tried SMELLING a grub myself, but it’s pretty clear from Sadie’s behavior that she CAN detect them by scent through several inches of soil. She eats her dog food just fine,just prefers anything else 1st. I used to leave her outside during the day. Vocalization caused by pain or illness 5. I’d love to hear more about this. All the male pups had the tan coloring typical of the Carolina Dog breed, and the mother had the tan color, distinctive body and head shape, scimitar tail, and pointed ears. Miss Swiss allowed me to walk beside her, so I flagged down cars to slow them down as she ripped great mouthfuls of grass at road’s edge. Currently about 50% of the time I can loosen a shovel full of soil and ask her if she wants to dig and she’ll happily dig sometimes quite impressive excavations other times a shallow pit and nose burrow that reaches back a foot or so. Every where you go people will tell you how beautiful she is. When she is in full throttle running, she is easily the fastest dog I have ever seen. My australian cattle dog will get into digging “fits”. Now we’re beginning to think about getting a new dog for him to teach but not sure if a Carolina Dog would be a good choice. If this aggressive growling is more common, toward every stranger you encounter or toward every moving vehicle, it is possible to establish a pattern occurring and recognize the behavior of the dog is unwarranted or at least in certain circumstances, undesirable. She hates the water – loves the beach, just won’t go near the water, and hates taking her shower – and reacts very poorly to loud sounds of all types. She has a wonderful temperament and loves to cuddle. (I left the region decades ago, before genetic testing was available.). My male is not physically affectionate beyond the initial “you’re home!” greetings, choosing to cuddle from 3-infinite feet away. She has turned out to be an excellent trail dog and loves to go hiking (these dogs love to have free range and can run for miles without tiring). the dingo is the australian indigenous peoples totem. Every time she got in the truck she would check them, but never ate one. But that also has made her overprotective and territorial. She does this! She was not timid at all, but I rescued her from a collage Frat house at about 2 years old. Amongst its followers the FL is considered primitive by many, some have annual oestrus for example. I have a hound/collie mix and she pushes snow with her nose … if the snow is heavy, she will loosen it with her paw and then push it very meticulously like she’s covering something, but I can’t always see whatever she thinks she’s covering, so I’m assuming it’s the scent. I’m curious about her paperwork: are you confident of those breeds as being parents, or was that someone’s guess? I’m going to keep trying. So u have to have patience. Many people report their dog trying to express a form of comfort when they express sorrow. I can only hope that if I have the opportunity to get another CD, I can have an equally beautifully souled companion as Thomas has been. It opened up a whole new world. They’re like radar and constantly twisting this way and that. It’s like the behavior runs on rails, with minimal variation. Shelters don’t often know what kind of dogs they are and often call them a Lab mix, or Shepherd mix. Not chasing them — she wants to play with them. I’m stumped. His kitchen bed is next to our pantry cupboard, which for obvious reasons, I almost always keep closed. She went as far as to show him her teeth, which aren’t like normal dogs. its remains were not returned to the Butchulla. The Carolina dog, also known as a yellow dog, yaller dog, American Dingo, or Dixie Dingo, is a breed of medium-sized, feral dog that lives mostly in the Southeastern United States, especially in isolated stretches of longleaf pines and cypress swamps.Rehoming of Carolina dogs has recently become popular, and they can make good domestic pets with proper socialization. I love him to death, and still trying to figure him out, and it’s nice to read about someone who’s been through it. It certainly has the appearance of being related to scent in some way. There are little divots in the soft dirt by my gate. If others haven’t read it yet (go to earlier comments and follow the link). Besides children. Do you recall that? I love having a “protection” dog like this because when the threat is real, his alerts are completely accurate and justified. Dogs. So I just recently discovered Carolina Dogs and I am convinced that my rescue is one. This is true in the west and in Tibet – their Chinese counterparts may be different as the Chinese have been selecting for aggression. I had a feral dog from the Hopi Indian Reservation… got him about 25 or so years ago. Apparently not, and probably because the area is basically swamp, and thus is truly isolated.) In fact she was so special and different I’ve off and on been writing a book about her. It never occurred to me while reading it that the dog in the book could have been a Carolina Dog, but now I find myself wondering… After all, some sources say that Carolina dogs were called “yaller dogs” by the locals. AMAZING DOG!!! Four homes couldn’t handle him and he was only 1 years old! I would venture to guess they would breed quite well with ‘other dogs. We asked 218 veterinary professionals which popular breeds they deemed most talkative, and these 12 were at the top of the list. She also digs up moles in much up the same way giving us a couple of snake-looking trails in our yard. Some suggest that they migrated from Asia over the Bering Land Bridge as many as 20,000 years ago. His mix is unknown, but most guesses include northern or East Asian breeds. I’ve never seen it happen with dirt, only soft substrate, such as leaves, grass trimmings, bedding or other loose things (we don’t live where the dogs have the opportunity to “go” on sand). Pretty fascinating to watch. I found the door open, shut it and he went finally went to bed himself. I always thought it was so bizarre!! Note that they aren’t all colored this way, some are actually black and tan, as apparently are some dingos. Growling is also a method of threat promotion. Unsettling seeing a twin of my dog dead and stuffed. Bea has an incredible prey drive and will sit motionless for (what seems like) hours scanning the landscape. The Carolina Dog is a medium sized dog that normally runs between 30 and 50 pounds and about 18 inches tall when full grown. Every dog is an individual, but go out in the woods with most beagle pups and they will run off after a scent, while most herding dogs will keep a close eye on their people. But since you all will understand, IN WHAT UNIVERSE IS IT A GOOD IDEA TO BUY A SEMI-FERAL DOG FROM A PET STORE? I foster Korean Jindos and have watched my current foster use his nose to bury feces. CDs need exercise, and they are going to bark, so I’m not sure an apartment is a good place for them. Almost every time he “goes” he slowly and gingerly noses the surrounding grass inward toward the “pile.” He also does it when encountering his old piles as he comes across them in the yard; never does he do this when he finds my other dogs’ remnants. Unfortunately it works by stripping the oil off the coat, period, and you have to be very careful not to get it in the eyes and nose, etc., so stink directly on the head and face is a bit harder to cope with. Then suddenly one day when she was 5 she picked up a toy and brought it to me. I suspect gravel or clay is just harder to work with a snout. They also pee in water, rather than leave a trace of scent. She’s good with other dogs but can sometimes be the rude staring dog and doesn’t like them in her face. A dog that whines at the door may want to go outside, and a dog that whines while lying next to her leash could be hoping you will take her for a walk. He pounces like a wolf going after a rabbit that’s ducked into a hole. She used her feet and didn’t eat anything as far as I know- she was just trying to create a cool spot, so completely different than the behavior that you describe) nor have I ever had a dog who deliberately buried poop. She is also very aggressive when strangers come to the door, but completely neutral to adults anywhere else. We have a Carolina Dog that apparently had never had human contact. Also they had gotten these two from a breeder and agreed that the breeder was nuts. the ochre project has supporters from at least 58 countries. My Siberian Husky buries her fieces with leaves, twigs and snow in winter. Dunno about these American dingoes, but, having lived in Australia and having shared living quarters with a number of Kelpies over the years, I’ve found it interesting that recent genetic research seems to point to there being some Dingo DNA in Kelpies, and, hence, in Cattle Dogs, which include some Kelpie in their breeding. She will curl up into the tiniest ball when cold — her nose under her behind. She doesn’t like strangers entering our house and this is a problem that we constantly have to work on. It’s interesting to me that so many of the “original” breeds look so like that: Basenji, NGSD, Carolina Dog. You pet her when she “chose” to be petted. Oh dear, no, but apparently it was standing right on top of a steep hill on a blind curve–a serious, if not fatal, accident waiting to happen. They are also pretty quick to accept other people or dogs into their “pack” – this summer I road tripped with my first dog (didn’t have the second dog yet) and she quickly accepted my parents, my grandparents, my brother and sister and law, friends, etc. They they described the eating habits of the Macaws where they ate some fruit or nut that contained toxins. . They may do very well with the kids in that family, but when you have kids, you also have other people’s kids visiting, and that can be difficult with a protective dog. He’s very object oriented and collects things. A second car stopped and said there is a cow right in the middle of the road, was it mine? That’s where I took this photo, right before returning to the house to start trying to find her owner. They believe they know what is best, and if they don’t want to listen, they won’t. I think its a scent thing.. maybe insects under the ground, rodents? He’s filled out to 46 pounds, eats whenever he wants to which isn’t much and drinks very little water. If he is in a hurry, or it is raining, though, he’ll just dump in the grass and run! But worry not, growling can convey so many emotions and feelings that we’ll break it down for you. Clover, my Canaan, is a completely different story. She looks almost like the photo, add on a dark muzzle and ears. Some of her relatives are so feral they apparently just come and go as they please as per their owners fb posts. What do you guys think about dog temperament/behaviour/personality differences between regular, non ancient breeds? Required fields are marked *. Brisbin first assumed the dogs were “just strays,” but did some investigating and began to realize that the dogs more resembled Dingos than the usual American free-ranging dog. The ferals there look like all the ancient breeds. Mihaela. I believe she got separated from her mother and litter I had no clue of what breed she was until much later. I had a shepherd-ish mixed breed dog who used to bury his feces when he was younger sometimes. We finally got a second dog, 1/2 wolf, and she understood him and they had the most perfect friendship ever. Without this leader figure, the structure of the pack falls apart and it is possible to view a fallout effect. We went through a phase where she stopped eating from stainless steel bowls because I accidentally knocked one off a counter; fortunately feeding her dinner from a stainless steel bowl was almost self-desensitizing. I’ve never actually “seen” what’s there, but they do scrape at the dirt in the bottom of the hole as well. 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