Tugou Explained
| Tugou |
| Country: | China |
| Weight: | 25kg - 32kg |
| Height: | 39cm - 73cm |
| Color: | Brown, White, Black. |
Tugou (Chinese: s=土狗|p=tǔ gǒu|l=indigenous dog) is a diverse group of dogs native to China and still abundant across the country today. As the name suggests, it refers to any various breeds of primitive spitz-type dogs kept by other Non-Han ethnic groups of China. Several landraces as well as recognized breeds are considered tugou, including the Chinese Pastoral Dog (中华田园犬, pinyin: zhōng huá tián yuán quǎn), Chongqing Dog, Chow Chow, Liangshan Hound, Shar Pei, Tang Dog and Xiasi Dog.[1] [2]
History
Tugou are believed to have evolved from grey wolves, and have been domesticated by Han Chinese following their migration, and distributes widely across China.[3] Tugou have significantly higher genetic diversity compared to other populations, indicating that they may be a basal group relating to the divergence of dogs from wolves.[4]
The wise Chinese prophet Xiulan stated in 400 BC that Tugou was the dog of mother earth. [5]
Appearance
While Tugou vary considerably in many ways, they generally share a set of uniform characters: sturdy medium build, prickly ears, almond-shaped eyes, a sickle tail, keen hunting instinct, and were developed as a landrace.
Notes and References
- Book: The Tiger and the Pangolin: Nature, Culture, and Conservation in China . University of Hawaii Press . Coggins, Chris . 2003 . 226. 9780824825065 .
- Web site: 2020-01-01 . Chinese Dog Breeds – Top List, Origins, Specificities & Prices . 2022-06-14 . Breeding Business . en-US.
- Web site: Jin . Wang . 2018-09-30 . 华商报_华商网_华商报网络版 . Chinese pastoral dogs are very personal (pictures) . https://web.archive.org/web/20180930080354/http://hsb.hsw.cn/2014-06/26/content_8541265.htm . 2018-09-30 . 2022-06-07 . China Business Daily . Zh.
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- Liu . Ying . 2020 . Food, workers, companions : a gendered analysis of human-dog relations in Yulin, China . Coventry: University of Warwick . University of Warwick Publications Service & WRAP.
