Talk:Canaan Dog/Archive 1

National Dog Breed?
The article starts with saying that the Canaan Dog is the national dog of Israel. Is it? Is there such a thing as a national dog? Officially? If it really is the official dog of Israel, how did it become so, and do any other nations have a national dog? --Dumbo1 23:04, 3 November 2007 (UTC)


 * They are considered to be the National Dog of Israel because the were bred by Dr. Menzelion specifically to serve as guard and messenger dogs for the Israeli army. Israel was the only place, for many years where there was a defined breeding program to refine the breed and standardize the dog as the dog of the country. This dog became a recognized breed after selecting dogs of collie type of pariah dogs living semi-wild in the Middle East, unlike other breeds such as the Kangal Dog, which was never selected or named.SZAgassi 17:44, 12 December 2007 (UTC)

pictures
All the pics are of the tan variety of canaan dog, doesn't anyone have a pic of the black and white kind to balance it out?71.146.100.1 (talk) 05:16, 26 February 2008 (UTC)

Further citations required?
Now my question: given that there is quite a bit more information posted on the page regarding the antiquity of the Canaan dogs origins (with referencws) can we remove the citation requirement posted a while ago? SZAgassi 17:44, 12 December 2007 (UTC)
 * That template mentions the need for inline citations (i.e. footnotes, that generate the Level2 heading Notes), of which there are two, with bibliographic titles added to the References section. As I don't know whether the requirement for citing references has been fulfilled, given the amount of factual information on the page, I suggest leaving the banner in place. -- Deborahjay (talk) 20:45, 17 December 2008 (UTC)

Project Judaism?
Why is this article part of Project Judaism? Judaism is a religion. What has a dog got to do with it? --Dumbo1 23:05, 3 November 2007 (UTC)
 * The template was evidently added by a Bot, and I've just posted a query about this on the relevant talk page to alert the responsible editor to the problem and the need for a solution. I'll probably come back and delete that template manually if no other remedy ensues, but prefer to leave the situation as is for now. -- Deborahjay (talk) 20:40, 17 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Follow-up: Done, per consultation with User:SatyrTN, the operator of SatyrBot that had originally added this project template here. -- Deborahjay (talk) 16:41, 18 December 2008 (UTC)

"Also See"
Someone should add an "Also see" section to this article. Clearly a dingo type. Splendid looking animal!! osm20Oldsingerman20 (talk) 21:08, 22 August 2010 (UTC)

Arabic script incorrect
At the top of the page, it says the dog's name's transliterated from Arabic is Kaleb Kanaani, which literally means Canaanite Dog, and makes sense. However, when the Arabic script is transliterated, it says Kanaani Ketaa, which makes no sense. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 108.50.221.181 (talk) 15:31, 7 June 2012 (UTC)
 * Perhaps the script is Punjabi mislabeled as Arabic. I've changed it to كلب كنعان  Sean.hoyland  - talk 16:44, 7 June 2012 (UTC)

Distinction from Arab wadi dogs?
I have adopted what is called a Wadi Dog in Oman. He looks very much like the Canaan Dog pictured here, and not much like the Arab Salukis. I see many more roaming the streets that look like him. The POV is decidedly Israeli, but mentions Arab Bedouins and dogs have been known to travel great distances. Perhaps this dog has a wider range than stated here? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 37.200.224.204 (talk) 18:36, 6 August 2014 (UTC)