Talk:Pariah dog
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[edit] temperment?
I think it would be nice to know the general temperment of these kind of dogs and how well they do in captivity when raised since they are puppies. (I think it would be good for the article as well as for my own personal curiosity...I am considering adopting a street dog when I go live abroad in Ecuador.) Saritamackita 09:50, 30 January 2007 (UTC)
- We picked up a couple of pariah-type dogs as puppies in Kenya when we lived there & brought them back with us to suburban Washington, DC when we returned. They are a bit undisciplined (our fault as much as theirs!), but they are obviously quite domesticable & trainable.... They're quite charming as pets & socialize well... 12.159.143.2 19:04, 14 February 2007 (UTC)
[edit] group of dogs or breed?
This needs help.
Is it meant to be about pariah dogs, i.e. feral dogs, or a dog breed called Pariah Dog?
Quill 04:08, 23 December 2005 (UTC)
- I originally meant it as being about feral dogs. I hadn't seen the more recent edits that seem to indicate it's a breed, although I'm not convinced that 14,000 years of dogs in random villages makes a capitalization-worthy breed. More info needed. Elf | Talk 21:51, 23 December 2005 (UTC)
- Hmmm...come to think of it, I believe I've seen reference to some (developing?) breeds being considered pariah dogs by kennel clubs, used as if pariah dog is a category of dogs. Something to add to the look-up list.... Quill 03:36, 24 December 2005 (UTC)
- When I was working on it in early 2006, I found many breeds referred to as "Pariah-type" but no one breed explicitly called Pariah (though the UKC has a group with that name). I hope the material added to the second & third paragraphs helps clarify feral v. pariah -- Lisasmall 22:04, 16 February 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Do they have rabies?
It doesn't mention it but am I justified in thinking that these dogs may be diseased?--Bubulina8888 05:54, 16 July 2007 (UTC)
- No, you're not justified in assuming. Rabies is much more common in North America than anywhere else on earth. Don't assume that America is the default for the way things are everywhere. --Charlene 16:46, 16 July 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Older gene pools?
Is it meaningful to say that one gene pool is older than another? All gene pools go back to the beginning of life. What was really meant here? —Largo Plazo 15:44, 13 November 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Various meanings of pariah dog
I made an attempt to organize the various meanings (feral dog, subspecies of dog, purebred dog group) of "Pariah" into headings.--Hafwyn (talk) 15:58, 22 April 2008 (UTC)
