Did Carolina Dogs Arrive With Ancient Americans? - DogForum.net

**skunkstripe** · 08-26-2008, 05:06 PM

I ran across this when looking for DNA info linking wolves to domestic dogs and it didn't fit into the thread, but it seemed interesting enough to post.

These dogs look a little like Dingos and their place in the "DNA chain" has yet to be established. But what I think is interesting is the peculiar behaviors that evolved for this specific breed.

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Carolina Dogs' breeding cycles, for example, may reflect the challenges of wilderness survival. Breeding begins young and can occur often—three times in a year. "It's astounding," Brisbin said, "other dogs don't do that. Why?" He theorizes that it may be a population-level adaptation, ensuring that the next generation is born before the old is afflicted with diseases like heartworm. The cycles also follow seasonal patterns, apparently timed to coincide with the times of birth of easy and abundant prey—young rodents and other small mammals.

Other unusual behaviors include the digging of small pits. While many dogs dig, Carolina Dogs do so with a pattern that so far remains a mystery. "What's unique about them is that they dig lots of these little pits, but only in specific areas and only in the fall," Brisbin explained. "Also, the vast majority of the dogs who dig pits are females. When you see that kind of structure, you think that there is a reason for it, some kind of selection at work. But so far, we don't know why they do this."

Another interesting observation is an entire range of hunting and prey-catching techniques not commonly seen in domestic dogs. These include hunting snakes in an effective pack formation and dispatching by cracking them, whip-like, into the air.

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/n..._firstdog.html

Caincando1 · 08-26-2008, 05:28 PM

Great find. Like I've said before, dogs are a lot more beast than teddy bear.

zoeybeau1 · 08-26-2008, 07:38 PM

My sister has a carolina dog, il look for a pic and post it, she lives in Kansas, and her bitch is spayed but as far as I know she loves to dig wee holes too and lie in them, although she is a house dog, throughout the winter and summer she has to go looking for her to bring her in she much prefers to sleep outside, they have a Horse farm and she is anywhere but in the warm.

I will look for a better one.
Dingo.

zoeybeau1 · 08-26-2008, 07:43 PM

Here is a better one of Dingo.

I had never heard of them till my sister had one.

08-26-2008, 05:28 PM	#2
Caincando1 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Dodge Center, MN Posts: 339 Rep: 38 Unique Rep: 8	Great find. Like I've said before, dogs are a lot more beast than teddy bear. __________________ I HAVE BEEN KISSED!! sheplovr

08-26-2008, 07:38 PM	#3
zoeybeau1 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Northern Ireland. Posts: 479 Rep: 16 Unique Rep: 5	My sister has a carolina dog, il look for a pic and post it, she lives in Kansas, and her bitch is spayed but as far as I know she loves to dig wee holes too and lie in them, although she is a house dog, throughout the winter and summer she has to go looking for her to bring her in she much prefers to sleep outside, they have a Horse farm and she is anywhere but in the warm. I will look for a better one. Dingo. __________________ I've got the Do you? "I'm chillin' with the forum! "-- Thanks Sheplovr

08-26-2008, 07:43 PM	#4
zoeybeau1 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Northern Ireland. Posts: 479 Rep: 16 Unique Rep: 5	Here is a better one of Dingo. I had never heard of them till my sister had one. __________________ I've got the Do you? "I'm chillin' with the forum! "-- Thanks Sheplovr

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