VMD 513: Pet animal Breeding, Management, Nutrition and Health Care (1+1)

Indian dog breeds

INDIAN BREED OF DOGS

• A large variety of domesticated, semi-domesticated and feral dogs are found in different parts of India.
• Dogs are kept as pets in urban and rural areas but only sporadic attempts have been made for the identification, maintenance, breeding and utility of local dogs.
• Indeed in many parts of India one can see dogs having similar characteristics.
• A few well-bred ,family –bred and locality-confined dogs of India are the Rampur hound, Gaddi, Bhutia, Banjara / Sanehta and hunting Rajapalayam dog of Tamil Nadu.