Information, Facts & Origins of the
New Guinea Singing
Dog Breed
The New Guinea
Singing Dog is a wild sight hound that comes from the island of New Guinea. It's
origins can be dated back to antiquity. This dog is very much a
wild dog and although it has been successfully raised as a pet
this is a relatively rare occurrence. Its name is due to the
varied, almost melodic pitch of its howl.
The
New Guinea Singing Dog - A Sighthound
The New Guinea
Singing Dog belongs to the
collection of dogs referred to as Sighthounds or Gazehounds, which specialise
in hunting its quarry by sight rather than scent. All of the Sighthound breeds
originated in the Middle East,
Africa and Southwest Asia.
Sighthounds have distinctive characteristics, features and traits
which are perfect for their purpose. Sighthounds have extremely
good vision. They also have a long jaw and lengthy neck which
assists them in sighting their quarry. Their lean muscular body,
deep chest and long powerful legs essential assets when following
any fast and agile prey. Sighthounds also have distinctive feet
with elongated middle toes that make the foot appear longer and
helps with their firm footing. Their long stride, powerful chest
and lungs and agile bodies make it possible for sight hounds to
chase and kill their quarry.
Description
of the New Guinea Singing Dog and Puppies - Coat and Colours information
The New Guinea Singing's coat comes in red, sable and black and
tan with some white markings. A facial mask may be visible
for a short time in young pups.
The outer coat is normally
short and dense and the undercoat is dense and
soft.
Description
of the New Guinea Singing Dog and Puppies - Comparative Sizing Pictures
& info
The pictures above allow for a
useful sizing perspective between an average man (Five feet ten
inches) or an average sized woman (Five feet six inches) in
comparison to the average sized New Guinea Singing dog which we have
detailed above. These pictures are extremely important as they
provide an immediate and accurate visual representation of the
height
of an average New Guinea Singing compared to the height of a male or
female - essential information but unique to this
site. Use the pictures to help to estimate the size of the
New Guinea Singing
dog to each the various growing stages of children.
Use the pictures to provide a guideline to the adult size of New
Guinea Singing
Puppies. The pictures will also prove to be
invaluable when comparing the sizes and heights of other dog
breeds. The
dimensions will vary according to the sex of the dog or puppy.
Girl dogs, or bitches, are on average, 2 inches smaller than boy
dogs.
Examples
of other Unrecognised Breeds
The New Guinea Singing Dog is one of the Worlds most rare dogs.
Other Rare Breeds that have been
featured on this site include the following:
Other Unrecognised & Rare Breeds that have been featured on this
site include the following: Tibetan Mastiffs, Dogue de Bordeaux,
Hovawarts, Patterdale Terriers, Alaskan Klee Kai, Bandogs,
Boerboels, Chinese Foo Dog, Catahoula Leopards, New Guinea Singing
Dog, Shikokus, Tosa Inus, Rat Terriers and Thai Ridgebacks.
Details and information about all of the above Unrecognised breeds
may be found via the following links:
