Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Formosan Mountain Dog


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The result was keep. Not a joke or a hoax. Yuser31415 02:36, 12 February 2007 (UTC)

Formosan Mountain Dog

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Google search failed to show any other reference to this breed of dog. I believe this is a joke. Clerks 20:16, 7 February 2007 (UTC)
 * Weak keep, not a joke, also known as the "Taiwan dog" or a "Taiwanese" this may not be a notable breed -- one claim is that it was recently created and is seeking certification as a breed. A mention in this scientific journal says:
 * Of these [sampled] dogs, the Korean native aboriginal dogs (HADs), the Sakhalin, and the Taiwanese native dogs are not breeds. Blood samples from them were sampled randomly from several areas in Korea, the Sakhalin, and the mountain area of Taiwan Island, respectively.

--Dhartung | Talk 20:41, 7 February 2007 (UTC) This page mentions one winning a dog show, once you get past the long waffly intro. A rare dog, but real. Totnesmartin 20:43, 7 February 2007 (UTC)
 * Keep this is the Taiwan dog, also known as Formosan.
 * Keep - Not a hoax. Added the Taipei Times ref to the article. &mdash;Dgiest c 20:48, 7 February 2007 (UTC)
 * Keep - I created the stub. Not a joke.  I found the breed listed on Wikipedia's  list of dog breeds, but most of the articles about this breed are found on Chinese-language websites.  Reviewing Google results, I found three reputable articles in English that cover the breed, and I listed the URLs on the discussion page.  Hoping to find out more. / Internet Esquire 23:00, 7 February 2007 (UTC)
 * FYI, the dog show one is iffy, the livejournal not reputable at all. I did find some more sources via the website apparently of the dog breeder, and it helps to have all the altnerate names in there. --Dhartung | Talk 00:34, 8 February 2007 (UTC)
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