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Laconian

Also known as Spartan Dog, Spartan Hound.

Related breedAfricanis300 CE to 1000 · South Africa

Laconian at a glance

Origin
Laconia, Greece
Appeared
700 BCE to 400 BCE (likely)
Family
Scent Hound
Type
Scent hound
Size
Medium
Life span
Not recorded
Recognised by
No major club
Status
Extinct

The name. From Greek Lakaina, "Laconian", after Laconia, the region around Sparta.

Same familyBasenji3000 BCE to 1937 · Democratic Republic of the Congo

Family and relatives

Same eraDingo3000 BCE to 1500 BCE · Australia

Place in time

The Laconian appears 700 BCE to 400 BCE (likely), in the Ancient World, when 68 breeds first appeared.

A full article on the Laconian is coming. Meanwhile, the Border Collie shows what every breed page will hold: see the Border Collie.