This is such a cool-looking and cool-sounding dog. I first heard about the New Guinea Singing Dog when I was doing an art collage on dogs from around the world (you know, like the Scottish Terrier, the Afghan Hound, the Japanese Chin).
The New Guinea Singing Dog looks a lot like the Dingo. He has relatively the same build and a distinctive red coat. The few differences are that he generally has more white on his feet, face, and chest. And sometimes he has a little bit of black, or darkening, on his cheeks and/or muzzle.
This is a very old dog breed. In its native land, he might live as a wild scavenger dog or as a pet. Many are kept in zoos. You might see some in zoos here in the US.
So why is he called a singing dog? Well, he has a very distinctive sing-song howl. Here is a video of one singing.
My two sources for information on this dog breed is “The New Encyclopedia of the Dog” by Bruce Fogle and Wikipedia.
Tags: dog, dog breed, new guinea singing dog
June 25, 2012 at 12:11 pm |
Very interesting breed!! Looks a lot like my dog, a Carolina Dog. I’m wondering if it considered a domestic breed, or a wild dog like the Dingo.
June 25, 2012 at 12:26 pm |
“The New Encyclopedia of the Dog” says it “looks” identical to the Dingo. The “Encyclopedia” goes on to say that the Carolina Dog has lived in wild America for centuries. A dog similar to the Carolina Dog in bone structure was found in a 1000 year old Native American burial site!