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

Indian dog breeds

RAJAPALAYAM (Web link ...)

• This breed is a native of Rajapalayam in Tamil Nadu, India which was developed in a hunting dog in Tamil Nadu and Karnataka.
• It is a hound, and therefore should be kept in optimum working condition
• Dogs tail, long and slender with broad chest and narrow waist.
• Body coat short and dense
• The most prized colour is milk white, with a pink nose and golden eyes. However, other colours including spotted or solid, black, and brown, are known to occur.
• As with many fully white dogs, there is a high incidence of deafness in this breed.Puppies born with whitish or blue eyes are deaf.
• An extremely handsome and graceful dog, the Rajapalayam has a gait similar to the trotting of a thoroughbred horse.
• The height at shoulder usually 40-50 cm. Males always heavier than females.