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  Peruvian Hairless Dog
Dogs are predators and scavengers, possessing sharp teeth and strong jaws for attacking, holding, and tearing their food.
Dogs and humans at times co-operate in some of the most effective hunting in the animal world; in that context, dogs are superpredators.
Dogs ranging from 4 months to 10 years of age were compared with and without exposure to a dog-laugh recording.
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 Pet Handbook - Complete guide to pets and pet care » Peruvian Hairless Dog   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The Peruvian Hairless Dog is a breed of dog with its origins in pre-Inca cultures Peru.
There are three types of Peruvian Hairless Dogs: minature (25 to 40 cm or 10 to 16 inches), medium (or medio, 40 to 50 cm or 16 to 20 inches), and large (or grande, 50 to 60 cm or 20 to 24 inches).
Like other hairless dogs, their body temperature is higher than average, and letting the dog "hug" you is supposed to help with stomach pain and other disorders, according to Peruvian folklore.
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 Puppy training, housebreaking dogs, housebreaking puppies   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The Peruvian Hairless Dog is a breed of dog with its origins in Peruvian pre-Inca cultures.
Although it is often perceived to be an Incan dog because it is known to have been kept during the Inca-imperium, they were also kept as pets in pre-Inca cultures from the Peruvian coastal zone.
It is a persistent myth that the body temperature of hairless dogs is higher than other dogs; they may feel warmer due to the lack of hair.
www.dogbreedadvice.com /Every-Breed-Every-Fact/Breeds_Peruvian-Hairless-Dog_2_283.html   (858 words)

  
 Peruvian Hairless Dog   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The Peruvian Hairless Dog is a breed of dog with its origins in pre- Incan Peru.
There are three types of Peruvian Hairless Dogs, small (25 to 40 cm or 10 to 16 inches)), medium (40 to 50 cm or 16 to 20inches), and large (50 to 60 cm or 20 to 24 inches).
Like other hairless dogs, their body temperature is higher than average, and letting the dog "hug" you is supposed to helpwith stomach pain and other disorders, according to Peruvian folklore.
www.therfcc.org /peruvian-hairless-dog-143441.html   (281 words)

  
 Kennel Sarantais, Finland | Peruvian Hairless Dog
There are Peruvian type (mixed breeds) dogs and purebred Peruvian Hairless Dogs which are bred to the rules of FCI standard in Peru.
Peruvian Inca Orchid (PIO) is an American variety of Peruvian Hairless Dog The FCI standard is not the same as the PIO standard.
The Peruvian Hairless Dogs, as well as other breeds, need to be socialized very well, so that they feel comfortable in different situations, places and with strange people and dogs.
www.kolumbus.fi /sari_uusitalo/english/phd   (371 words)

  
 All About Hairless Dogs - Doggiewoggie - All About Dogs
A hairless dog is a dog with a genetic disposition for hairlessnes.
Dogs with dominant genes for hairlessness can pass their attributes to their offspring in natural conditions, that is, not under the control of humans.
Dogs with a recessive gene for hairlessness are not known in natural conditions.
doggiewoggie.com /dog-breeds/hairless-dogs   (386 words)

  
 ::Anika Vevos::Perro sin pelo del Peru::
Hairless dogs were treasured also for their healing skills.
The first litter of peruvian hairless dog in that time Czechoslovakia was born in the kennel „Z Neustejna“ on 5th Marz 1981 of Mudr.
Hairless dogs are very healthy and they are not sensitive connatural, as it could seem.
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 Intro to Hairless Breeds   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Many hairless dogs share similar traits; they have a hairless and coated variety often born in the same litter, the hairless are often missing teeth, they are naturally hardy and healthy, and they tend to recognize and gravitate towards their own kind.
The dog was the only domestic animal to be buried with their master when they passed on.
The Peruvian Hairless, Inca Hairless, or Perro Sin Pello Del Peru, is another breed of hairless dog, not to be confused with the Inca Orchid although the lines have been mixed.
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 Kennel Fabled Fairie's - Peruvian hairless dog   (Site not responding. Last check: )
A hairless dog always attracts attention, where ever we travel with the dogs, positive attention and negative attention, but foremost the attention is positive.
Peruvian hairless dog is a primitive dog and the breed standard mentions a reservation to strangers.
Peruvians should not be shaved and they should be let have their natural amount of hair.
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 Peruánský naháč velký - Nort Brun
Peruvian hairless dogs are slim and elegant, with fine and smooth skin (Peruvian hairless dogs have a higher body temperature than other dogs), in bare form suitable for allergic people, very devoted to their family, heartbreaking for almost everyone, who gets to know them better.
Hairless dogs were not able to be with other dogs so there was no crossbreeding.
Believe it or not, the hairless dog is ascribed even medical and therapeutic effects, thanks to its higher temperature and the maximal pleasure in physical contacts with humans (blood pressure problems, rheumatism and positive effect on human mind).
www.hairlessbrno.com /language/en/o_plemenu.php   (1090 words)

  
 Peruvian Hairless Dog (Peruvian Inca Orchid) breed information with Peruvian Hairless Dog Puppy Dog Breed Info.com.
dog because it is known to have been kept during the Inca-imperium, they were also kept as pets in pre-Inca cultures from the Peruvian coastal zone.
Breeding hairless to hairless over multiple generations increases the chance of having a double hairless gene which is lethal.
It is a persistent myth that the body temperature of hairless dogs is higher than other dogs; they may feel warmer due to the lack of hair.
www.puppydogbreedinfo.com /peruvian_hairless_dog_breed_information.htm   (932 words)

  
 Revista Rumbos - El Perro sin pelo del Perú
This dog is as Peruvian as the "Caballo de paso", the "Pisco", the "Papa a la Huancaína", the "Cebiche", the Flag or the National Coat of Arms.
There is a sector of people that assures the presence of the Peruvian Hairless Dog from Africa together with the nomads that came to America, while a fifth group supports that the dog came from Asia accompanying the man on crossing Behring strait.
Mr Maniero conducted an extraordinary defense of the "Peruvian Hairless Dog", and after long and tough discussions, the dog was registered on a historical June 12, 1985, in Amsterdam (Holland) with the number 310 in the nomenclature of breeds corresponding to the Group V of the FCI, in the section of primitive dogs.
www.rumbosdelperu.com /fiestas_articulos1_perrosinpelo_ingles.htm   (2473 words)

  
 Peruvian Hairless and the Peruvian Inca Orchid
This dog is uniformly dark, with more pigment than the other variety, and is the type shown in the photo to the left.
These dogs can tolerate sunshine because of their pigmented skin, and are referred to as a "daytime" dog.
It is common for Peruvian Hairless dogs of both breeds to be missing teeth, especially molars.
www.crazyfordogs.com /fow/fow31.shtml   (379 words)

  
 Hairless Dogs from Peru (Perros sin Pelo del Peru)
Dogs were taken on ocean voyages as a source of fresh meat, but it is not definite the food-dogs were of a hairless variety.
Hairless dogs of both Peru and Mexico were valued for their supposed medicinal purposes as it was believed they could relieve arthritis, rheumatism and other aches and pains.
Hairless dogs were sacrificed in certain religious ceremonies,and favorite animals sometimes were killed and buried with their owners.
www.peruvian-pasos.com /perudog.html   (884 words)

  
 The Peruvian Hairless
Latin American hairless breeds have a sighthound-like physique, a gracefully arched neck, and a head with a long, relatively thin nose and prominent stop (the rise between the muzzle and the skull).
The Peruvian Hairless Dog was developed by the Incas strictly as a companion dog--a bed warmer, but they are reserved with strangers and make good watch dogs.
In is said that Spanish explorers first encountered the Peruvian Hairless in Inca dwellings in the 1500s, but in fact it would be difficult to demonstrate which hairless breed the explorers encountered.
www.netpets.org /dogs/reference/breedinfo/breed.desc/phairless.html   (661 words)

  
 ACAP - The American and Canadian Association of Peru
The dogs are pictured in Vicus and Chavin ceramics from that time, and their skeletons have been found in the tombs of the Moche, who considered them both guardians and guides of the dead.
These hairless treasures were kept by the elite in Pre-Inca cultures in their houses as pets and bed warmers and were not allowed to mix with the coated dogs that lived with the common people and served as hunters.
At sundown, coated dogs were locked up, and the hairless dogs were said to be taken out and allowed to exercise.
www.acap-peru.org /newsletter/2007-01/peruvian-hairless-dogs.html   (589 words)

  
 Peruvian Inca Orchid Puppies, Peruvian Inca Orchids
The Peruvian Inca Orchid was bred as a bed warmer breed by the early Indians in Peru, they were often kept in the same room as their orchids where the humidity helped to preserve their silky smooth skin.
The Peruvian Inca Orchid is an extremely devoted to their family, they can be very wary of strangers.
Historians say Peruvian Hairless were brought to the Americas 2,000 to 3,000 years ago during the migration from Asia across the Bering Strait.
2000puppies.com /peruvianincaorchid.htm   (661 words)

  
 Xioma Kennels
According to certain experts, this dog was introduced in Peru during the Chinese immigration, soon after the promulgation of the law abolishing the slavery of fls by the President of Peru, Don Ramon Castilla.
The term hairless means that a few single hairs are allowed on the body of the dog, but on top of the head hair should be short and it should appear as little as possible.
Although the coated dogs are not allowed to be shown in most FCI countries they can be bred from in several countries who are clever enough to have an understanding of the genetics behind hairless dogs, they are an important part of the breed.
www.dogs.net.au /xioma/page4.asp   (3180 words)

  
 Peruvian Inca Orchid puppies, breeders, Peruvian Inca Orchids
The Peruvian Inca Orchid was bred as bed warmers by the early Indians in Peru, they were often kept in the same room as their orchids where the humidity helped to preserve their silky smooth skin.
Peruvian Inca Orchids are not dog aggressive and can play with same sex playmates as well as smaller or larger dogs.
Peruvian Inca Orchid dogs -- officially Perro sin Pelo del Peru -- were crossed with the sighthounds brought by the Conquistadors to produce the modern breed.
www.puppydogweb.com /caninebreeds/peruvian.htm   (795 words)

  
 The Peruvian Inca Orchid
Smaller than a standard Mexican Hairless yet larger than a Chinese Crested Dog, some authorities consider this medium-sized hairless rare breed to be distinct from other South American Hairless breeds including the Peruvian Hairless.
As for most hairless breeds, both coated (called "powder puff") and hairless dogs may appear in the same litter.
Latin American hairless breeds have a sighthound-like physique, a gracefully arched neck, and a head with a long nose and prominent stop (the rise between the muzzle and the skull).
www.netpets.com /dogs/reference/breedinfo/breed.desc/incaorchid.html   (570 words)

  
 MDO - Peruvian Hairless are loveless in their homeland - 04/28/1998   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Sipan is a Peruvian Hairless, a rare breed highly valued by pre-Columbian cultures like the mighty Incas but now in disfavor in the nation where they originated.
So breeders in Peru are trying to rehabilitate the Hairless, trotting them out at dog shows and working to re-establish the purity of their blood line.
Hairless species of dogs are found in several places in the Americas, including Mexico and Argentina.
www.mndaily.com /daily/1998/04/28/news/ap428c.ap   (427 words)

  
 Peruvian Hairless Dog (Perro sin pelo del Perú) Breed Information - Breeders lists - Puppies for Sale - ...
This is an important part of the dog and he shouldn't’t be penalized for exhibiting it.
A hairy dog can only receive no titles from dog shows; exemptions to this are France Germany and the Czech Republic, where it is possible to have an evaluation to your dog.
The dogs are very smart, independent, demanding, quick learners, and are loyal and good with children.
dogs4sale.com.au /Breeds/Peruvian_Hairless_Dog/Breed_Fact_Sheet.htm   (744 words)

  
 Hairless Dogs
According to the same theory, all Latin-American hairless dogs, descend from the Chinese crested dogs that were brought to the Latin-american continent by Chinese merchants in pre-columbian times, in exchange for jade and gold.
Indeed, the hairless dogs hot-skinned body was applied as a heating pad, as a cure for aches and pains, or utilized as welcome bed-warmers as a kind of living 'hot-water bottle'.
If a genetic trait is dominant, a dog only needs to inherit one copy of the gene, either from the mother or the father (not necessarily from both) for the trait to be expressed.
caninebreeds.bulldoginformation.com /hairless-dogs.html   (908 words)

  
 Peruvian Inca Orchid
Outside of the USA this breed is shown in conformation (a competition where knowledgeable judges evaluate dogs to verify their breeding quality based on a written standard defining the physical attributes that breed must possess) in FCI sanctioned dog shows, the world's largest dog show organization held in 80 countries.
Peruvian dogs are a sight hound that come in a hairless variety or coated like a traditional dog.
Peruvian dogs are an ancient and primitive breed.
www.voguecrested.com /peruvian/pio.htm   (687 words)

  
 Nomad_vet up the Amazon - How much is that dog in the window?
With a whopping prize pool of 20 soles ($8), a dog lead and scarf it was bound to become the talk of the town.
The Peruvian hairless dog is an ancient breed of dog and its origins are hotly debated.
Everythime I walked down the street with this skinny little hairless dog I would be stopped by people asking if he was a peruvian hairless and did I know that he had these amazing curative properties.
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 Dog Breed Information Site » Peruvian Hairless Dog   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The Peruvian Hairless Dog is a breed that originates from South America.
As the name implies, these dogs do not have coats, and this is the most important thing that is measured in dog shows.
The eye colors of these dogs should be directly connected to the color of their skin.
www.dogbreedsite.net /dog-breeds-beginning-with-p/peruvian-hairless-dog   (451 words)

  
 Perro Sin Pelo Del Peru
The Peruvian hairless dog should be relatively square-like and even with the bitch the length of the body should not be too long because the dog has to look elegant and long-limbed and even though the females are longer in body they are still squarish.
A dog that is too afraid to move in the ring and is clearly trembling with fear should be heavily penalised.
Normal cautiousness is accepted in a young dog but mature dogs should be able to perform normally in the show ring.
www.mypets.net.au /classifieds-for-sale/peruvianhairlessdogbreeders/423/perro-sin-pelo-del-peru.cfm   (302 words)

  
 Peruvian hairless dog standard FCI :: Dogs breeds, feeding, dog's genetics, care breeding, dog's psychology, dog at a ...
BRIEF HISTORICAL SUNNARY : According to certain experts, this dog was introduced in Peru during the Chinese immigration, soon after the promulgation of the law abolishing the slavery of the fls by the president of Peru, Don Roman Castilla.
On the other hand, other searchers suppose that this dog cones from the African continent through the intermediary of nomads who arrived in America accompanied by their hair-less dogs.
NATURE OF TIE HAIR To deserve the name of hairless dog, the coat (hair) must be non-existant.
www.zooclub.ru /eng/dogs/porody/94.shtml   (1395 words)

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