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Salish Wool Dog

Also known as Comox Dog, Clallam Indian Dog.

Related breedAfghan Hound1000 to 1800 · Afghanistan

Salish Wool Dog at a glance

Origin
Salish Sea, British Columbia, Canada
Appeared
500 CE to 1800 (uncertain)
Family
New World
Type
Draught & farm dog
Size
Medium
Life span
Not recorded
Recognised by
No major club
Status
Extinct

The name. Named for the Coast Salish peoples, who kept it for its wool-like hair.

Same familyBloodhound1000 to 1100 · Belgium, France

Family and relatives

Same eraGreyhound800 CE to 1850 · United Kingdom

Place in time

The Salish Wool Dog appears 500 CE to 1800 (uncertain), in the Early Middle Ages, when 79 breeds first appeared.

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