World's Rarest Dog Breed Found In Illegal Pennsylvania Kennel

[Barred Rocks forever]

they sound alot like tarzan i wish more dogs could live as long as they do

 

[chickenwhisperer]

I feel for the dogs and the conditions they were in, but what amazes me is that there is actually a "New Guinea Singing Dog Conservation Society", and that it is actively working in Pennsylvania . . .

Is there a date or a news article link, I dont see either.
Id like to know more.

 

[Brindlebtch]

Carolina singing dogs

http://www.carolinadogs.org/geninfo/primative.html

 

[cmjust0]

I found an article on it that said the guy's been super cooperative, and that it was basically just a situation that got out of hand...he started with 4, didn't spay or neuter...or seperate males from females...next thing ya know BOOM -- he's got 68 dogs.

They're going to spay and neuter them all (since they're all inbred, I'm assuming) and leave the guy with 10 of them.

Why they're allowing him to keep 10, I have no idea.

 

[Crazyland]

This is the best article a friend found about the rescue.

http://www.publicopiniononline.com/ci_16528301?source=most_emailed

 

[taraann81]

I had the chance to see and HEAR these dogs at the Toronto zoo in August. I can't even imagine what that many would sound like! When we came up to the exhibit I was fascinated by them, it was the first time I ha ever heard about them.

I wonder if this new developement will remove the title of the "worlds rarest dog breed". Adding over 100 hundred to the population would be great, if they were healthy and sound. Its unfortunate.

 

[FourPawz]

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From the article:

"Early next week, a mobile vet clinic donated by the Adams County SPCA will set up on the property, and veterinarians will set about de-sexing all the adult dogs, Wendt said."

I'm not sure this is such a wonderful idea from a conservation standpoint. This is a rare, unique animal. 150 individuals is not much protection against extinction. Sterilize some, perhaps, but sterilizing all sounds like cowtowing to animal rights' political correctness.

These are not your garden-variety cocker spaniels.

 

[dkvart1]

What beautiful and amazing dogs. No health problems, interesting, probably due to the fact that man hasn't meddled with it!

 

[Crazyland]

Since it was severe inbreeding their genetics wouldn't add anything.
The guy noted that their tails had gotten shorter with more breeding and other things.
You have to think that all these dogs came from just 4 original dogs. Those original dogs died many years ago.

 

[patandchickens]

AFAIK it is debatable whether they are a "breed" of domestic dog or a subspecies of another wild canid (e.g. dingo) or another species altogether.

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Oh yeah! They are my absolute FAVORITE animal at the Toronto Zoo (and we go pretty frequently, so I have lots of basis for comparison <g>). I haven't heard them vocalize that often but it is really really cool... and they are so handsome, too!


Pat