The breeds listed below, are breeds on the edge of extinction. Most of these breeds are localized to their country of origin. Some are recognized by the FCI, but only very recently. Most are still used for what they were bred for.
Westerwälder Cowdog : Approx 50-150 left not reconized by FCI, the assc"F.w.s.k" is organizing the breeding
Bakerwali Shepherd-Kashmir Approx 700-800 left in the state.
Otterhound-Britain. Approx 600 left worldwide (2012) Also on vulnerable breeds list uk.
Hygenhund-Norway only 14 puppies registered 2012 Endangered breed. There is a sperm bank for this breed in Norway.
Gotlandstovare-Sweden 19 puppies registered 2012
Serbian shepherd dog-Serbia Recognized by FCI in 2009. Localized breed
Serbian Yellow Hound-Serbia Not recognized by FCI. Endangered breed, Localized.
Jakutian Laika-Siberia, a club was formed to preserve this ancient endangered breed.
Amur Laika- Lesser known type of Laika. Kept in its original form.
Azawakh- 24 litters in 2011 in Europe. 8 of the 24 born in Germany. Endangered in their country of origin. A blow to the population was an outbreak of rabies recently.
Aryan Molossus/Khurasani Dog (nearly extinct) - Afghanistan
Algerian Mastiff (nearly extinct- less than 100 still exist!) - Algeria
Norsk Elghund Black- Between 90- 150 registered each year in Norway, due to a few dedicated followers, this breed could be saved. There is a sperm bank for this breed.
Norwegian Dunker- Norway, Approx 130-180 born each year. Numbers are dangously low.
Sealyham terrier-UK Sir Alfred Hitchcock owned this breed. 2012 76 puppies registered. Even though increase that year, still endangered worldwide.
Posavski Gonic- Still used as a hunting dog rather than a pet. Not well known outside of Croatia.
Barak- Bosnia- Rare even in country of origin. Few dedicated breeders are working to keep this breed alive.
Medji-Small breed of Croatia. Localized and virtually unknown outside of country of origin.
Old Croatian Sighthound-Only a few left in Croatia. Unknown outside country of origin.
Srpski Gonic-Serbia, widespread in Serbia, But localized only to this country.
Taiwan dog-Widespread in Japan, But still being monitored.
Cretan Greyhound-Remains unaltered and unchanged for centuries.
Bulgarian tricoloured Palash- 34 dogs covered breed standard
Sinhala dog- Sri lanka, awaiting population number. Unknown by some people in Sri lanka.
Karst shepherd-Approx 700 left, largest population in
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It was used to run a type of machine back in the 1600's-1700's but they became extinct after electronic motors were invented, They used to run the machine by running on a treadmill type device.
Photos : https://imgur.com/a/T7Y267e
Videos : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AyK7lRSvM2g
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=80r1FFVSXVY
And here it's an ad that uses the dog as an analogy for the "national spirit" from a supermarket . Bit cheesy, but has great footage : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RyL9UsshT2A
The breed was wiped out almost entirely from being replaced and crossbreeding with other shepherding dogs, and from the rural exodus of the zone. It is still a very underpopulated breed, with only 1452 dogs registered as of today. (although you can buy an unregistered puppy for 150e) . There are no breeders outside northwest Spain. So if you really want to adopt one you would need to travel there.
It is a very charming breed, with a personality that you could say its like a mix of a German Shepherd with a Golden Retriever, as im lucky enough to have experience with those dogs. Very energetic, intelligent, and at the same time calm .
If the genetic studies are confirmed, it would be set to be one of the oldest races of dogs, like the chow chow, Akita and Shiba inu.
Trying to articulate this differently today
- It was declared extinct in 1970.
- In 1970, the isolated territory contained about 15,000 people through 15 communities, about 1.5 dogs per person at that time and 80% of the dogs were free roaming.
- In 2016 it contains about 40,000 people currently through 20 communities and 0.8 dogs per person and 5% of the dogs are now free roaming.
- That the purest remaining fertile dogs in 1970 were 1/2 “extinct breed
So at best, what is the highest likely percentage of the "extinct breed"in a dog today?
Thanks
neanderthals dna still exist in our dna. dogs have like example german Shepard, bull dog, dalmition, beagle
