Canaan dog

British

noun

a strongly-built medium-sized dog of a breed with erect ears, a dense coat, and a bushy tail carried curled over its back

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Neighbors who found the 2-year-old Canaan dog roaming Dania Beach on Thursday contacted his owners through information on his dog tags.

From Seattle Times

The dogs look a lot like today’s Canaan dog, says Perri, a largely feral breed that roams the deserts of the Middle East.

From Science Magazine

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