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Did You Know EXTINCT AND RARELY FOUND BREEDS OF DOGS By CC Editorial Team Warm greetings to all the dog lovers! Recently, I was walking in a library and I was amazed to see loads of books written just on Dogs! There was a big encyclopedia devoted to them, Genius dogs and the one that caught my eye was a book named Dog Bible. Although, I felt like it was blasphemous, but I still cajoled myself to read it. When I picked it up, I weighed down my critical feelings with a better positive attitude; thinking that the Bible is such a revered and trusted upon book, that people can defi nitely use its name to show that something they are writing is of great value. One by one, I started reading them and once again, it left me in awe to see so many species of dogs which were so articulately defi ned. It boosted my knowledge bank about dogs. I picked up the ones that I found the most intriguing, which are now counted as the extinct or extant (rarely found) species. Every dog has a history in sports. There are various species which were developed only for sporting activities. I Pack Hunting O ur canine friends have been our companions for over a thousand years. Th ere was a time, when hunting was the favorite sport of people, specifi cally in India, China, Egypt, Persia and then it moved on the whole of Europe. Th ey required little training to do so, because of their origins from the wild animals like wolves, jackals, fox, hyena and coyote. A few of the pack hunting dogs that are extanct, but not yet extinct are: (B) D hole- is an Indian wild dog which is found in other Asian, European and North American countries as well. Th ese are also known by names like the Red Dog or the Whistling Dog. Th ey are great hunters and were found as pets of kings during 1800s. (C) (A) Raccoon Dog N amed so because its fur resembles that of a raccoon, but its facial features are like that of a fox. It can be mistaken for a fox at the fi rst sight. A rare white phase specie is found only in China and Japan. 26 Creature Companion | April 2019 • Vol. XII • Issue 4 • Noida Dhole B Bush Dog ush Dog- It belongs to the family of Canidae. Adult bush dogs have soft long brownish-tan fur, with a lighter reddish tinge on the head, neck and back and a bushy tail, while the underside is dark, sometimes with a lighter throat patch. Younger individuals, however, have black fur over their entire bodies. Th ey are found in Central and North America and is believed to be extinct.