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The Carolina dogs is a modern feral dog, and a good example of dogs who went back to being wild as did the Dingo. It would be great if somebody (RK Wayne, where are you!) would do a comparative DNA study using dog remains in the archeological record that predate European contact in North America, with modern Carolina dogs. One of the biggest problems of the Carolina dog is that too many non primitive dogs are being labeled Carolina dogs simply because of a general resemblance. The photograph used here is excellent and depicts a dog almost identical with tribal dogs in India. However, since dogs are so prone to becoming feral, and rapidly return to a "feral dog phenotype", (Dingo of Australia) it is very necessary to make that genetic identification before labeling them Native American. There already are too many native dog hoaxes in North America today for one more to plague the realms of our web systems. And the dogs pay for it by becoming fads, notice where the Carolina Dogs in this photograph are housed- a rescue organization- yet another "fad for money" at the expense of the animal. Stephanie Little Wolf