January 26, 2010

new guinea singing dog

This is an extremely rare breed native to New guinea, and has been around for 6000 years. They are exceptionally intelligent with wild behavioral traits, related to the Australian Dingo and Asian wolf. The most unique characteristic is it's ability to vary the pitch of it's wolf - like howl. Movement is free and graceful and almost appears to be floating above the ground with quick, flowing motions. They climb trees and jump like cats. They are active, agile, curious, lively, aloof, alert. With proper socialization, they can be tamed enough to be handled by humans. When prey is detected, their intense hunting drive is likely to overwhelm any training.




photograph m.k.