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The Great American Apalachicolan Swamp Dog

The Apalachicolan Swamp Dog is native to northern Florida. The Spanish settlers successfully breeded a mix between Rhodesian Ridgebacks that were aquired from slave traders and something believed to be similiar to the English Pointer and were able to domesticate them for personal companionship. The ASD is considered to be a working breed, often used for hunting in the swamp lands. This particular breed is not very pack oriented and does best when working alone. However, these dogs do enjoy playful attention from other dogs in social settings. There are many unique characteristics pertaining to the ASD. The coat of the ASD is very short and smooth in order to be able to sustain extreme weather conditions, from the hot muggy Florida swamps to hurricane force winds. The underside of the ASD has very little hair allowing the dog to move stealthly through the water. It's toes are webbed for not only acceleration purposes but also for easier maneuvering. The muscular skeleton of this dog in designed for speed and agility. A single ASD can take down an adult Florida panther with ease. The ASD has the jaw outline that has been compared to a young crocodile, mostly because of the amount of pressure that can be produced by these jaws, approximately 2,000 psi. The most distinctive feature of the ASD is it's color, brown. Brown from the top of the head to its back, both male and female, with of course, the blonde posterior. Due to lack of prey and diminishing resources, the Apalachicolan Swamp dog is rarerly found feral. In fact, it's rarely found at all. The last known sighting of a wild ASD was on May 13, 1958. You can help protect the ASD by contributing to your local Humane Society.