10 Non Trad DAW

Non-traditional stages of arrestment of canines..

The traditional stages (detailed in other posts) are mostly European dog types, mostly used for hunting.

Maybe all canines would go through these stages of arrestment if domesticated?

Maybe some day the red-silver foxes will be domesticated, and we will see if they also follow this path.

But for now, we don't know if the only way to domesticate canines is through selection of neotenic stages, or if other routes work well too, maybe even better?

I read the Russians are using jackal X northern dog hybrids for sniffer work. Who would have thought that jackals have a better nose in cold weather?.

The pre-Columbian (before Columbus landed) new world (American continent) dogs are very domesticated, but they are not dogs stuck in a neotenic looking breed..

Many pre-Columbian dogs are hairless. (no fleas and ticks in your bed).

Some are sprinthund types like Pharaoh hounds or Ibizian Hounds, like dogs drawn in Egyptian pyramids.

The pottery dogs are short legged and squat bodied.

Some are like hairless Mexican Chihuahuas - both today and in reports of conquistadors.

Many are the typical hairless street dog type.

Yet there remains a look that most of the new world hairless dogs share; they aren't as diversified in their looks..

Although the new world dogs often look like hairless coyotes, or short-legged hairless coyotes, they are usually very tame.

With a normal upbringing, they are friendly and love attention, and as tame as the average Golden Retriever.

Were they domesticated by some other method than neoteny? How can a dog that looks like a grown bat eared coyote be so tame?

Other non-traditional domestic dogs are some of the lap dogs:

Some of the lap dogs are simply miniatures of the bigger types - dogs that still think they are full sized terriers, sled dogs, or whatever. .

But some of the lap dogs are truly bred to be lap dogs: they have the annoying hunting, herding, working instincts bred out of them.

Many of them have a non-shedding coat which is a big plus if you don't like dog hair on your clothes and furniture.

What somewhat newer families of dogs do we already have?:.

*Miniature Dog Family: tiny or small dogs who are either: bred to look like a full sized breed of dog,or who still retain the instincts of hunting or working dogs..*

House Dog Family: dogs bred to be pets or companions who live in the house as part of the family. They should have hunting, herding, pulling, guarding, and fighting instincts bred out of them. .

*Protection Dog Family:

Yard Dogs: dogs that protect a territory. They need to be territorial, not make friends with people easily, and NOT be able to jump a 6 foot high fence. Must not dig. Must not be active or easily bored. Needs to territorial, non-social, independent, tough, insensitive, and have a coat for the climate he lives in..

Police Patrol & War Dogs: They need to be able to easily jump over 6' fences. Must not be gun shy or startled by bombs. Must bond with their handler and troop. Must be intelligent and active..

Watchdogs: any dog with discernment enough to not bark at passers by, only at those who loiter around the fence. The most common fault in watchdogs is that they are too yappy for city or suburban life - like a too sensitive car alarm that goes off every time there is a little noise in the neighborhood. .

Although in rural areas, some of the big heavy guard dogs have such sluggish responses that they fail to watchdog enough - one man told me people could drive up to his house and the big dogs wouldn't even wake up, so he bought yappy little terriers to bark and wake up the big dogs.

It worked - the big dogs seemed to know the difference between when the little dogs were yapping at nothing and when it was something the big dogs wanted to jump up and respond to.

Of course, the big dogs might feel that yaps of "Deer in the yard!" are more response worthy than "Strange car with guys & guns in it!"..