迦南狗是来自中东的贱民狗。它是一个中等大小的品种，非常漂亮。它也以其他一些名称知道。还有其他名字贝都因人牧羊犬and巴勒斯坦贱民狗。
迦南犬种在以色列，约旦，黎巴嫩，西奈半岛发现，这些或狗在埃及，伊拉克和叙利亚都非常相似。如今，世界上有2,000至3,000只迦南狗，主要是在欧洲和北美。
Since time immemorial, the Bedouins have used this dog for guarding their herds and camps. According to tradition, at the time of the Diaspora the Israelites were forcefully removed from their land and had to leave behind their dogs, which reverted to the wild.
Excavations in Israel unearthed the Ashkelon dog cemetery, the largest known animal cemetery in the ancient world, containing 700 dog skeletons all of which were anatomically similar to the Canaan dog of modern times. The cemetery dates back to the time of occupation by the Persian Empire and archaeologists hypothesize that the dogs were revered as sacred animals.
Rudolphina Menzel博士使用这些智能的清道夫狗，主要在沙漠中被发现为护卫狗。曼泽尔（Menzel）被哈加纳（Haganah）在1930年代建立了一个服务犬组织。她捕获了一群精选的半野生人，驯服，训练和培育了他们。
Menzel found the dogs highly adaptable, trainable, and easy to domesticate. It took her about six months to capture her first dog, Dugma, and within a few weeks she was able to take him into town and on buses. She began a breeding program in 1934, providing working dogs for the military and she gave pups to be pets and home guard dogs. She initiated a selective breeding program to produce the breed known today as the Canaan dog.
Menzel于1949年创立了盲人的定向和流动性研究所，并于1953年开始训练迦南狗作为盲人的导犬。
She found that the breed was too independent and too small for general guide dog use, although some of her dogs were used successfully by children. Although, she was able to train several dogs.
Her breeding program was concentrated with the Institute, where a foundation of kennel-raised Canaan dogs was established, carrying the name “B’nei Habitachon”. In addition, a controlled collection of dogs of the original type was continued, primarily from the Bedouin of the Negev. She later supplied breeding stock to Shaar Hagai Kennels which continued in the breeding of the Canaan dog.
由Dvora Ben Shaul和Myrna Shiboleth管理的Shaar Hagai Kennels根据她的1973年去世后的指示继续了育种计划。
收集的野生迦南狗已变得非常difficult. Many of the Canaan dogs living in the open were destroyed by the Israeli government in the fight against rabies. The spread of the human population into areas that were formerly isolated, along with their pet dogs, has resulted in the loss of the natural habitat of the Canaan.
Even the majority of Bedouin dogs today, other than those of tribes still living a traditional and isolated life style, are mixed with other breeds. Myrna Shiboleth visits the Negev regularly, looking for good specimens living by the Bedouin camps, that she can breed with her dogs and use to strengthen the gene pool.[1这是给予的
迦南狗的特征
迦南狗的大小中等，非常漂亮，是典型的原始狗。它是一只方形的狗，有楔形头，直立和低固定耳朵，带有宽阔的底部和圆形的尖端。
他们的底漆应靠近并根据季节丰富。但是外套是密集，刺耳的，直至中长到中长。
迦南狗的颜色范围从黑色到奶油，以及棕色和红色的所有阴影，通常带有小白色标记，或所有白色带有颜色斑块的白色。允许使用各种斑点以及白色或黑色面具。
成熟的迦南狗的平均身体高度在男性的枯萎处为20至24英寸，女性为18至20英寸。成熟狗的平均活体重在18至25公斤之间。
Temperament
迦南狗被描述为机敏，警惕，虔诚和与家人保持温顺。但是该品种对陌生人来说是超然的，尽管它绝不应该害羞或侵略性，并且高度领土。
这只狗的领土在大约2岁时开始，使迦南成为一只好警报狗。每当任何人来到门口时，一定会吠叫，一旦确定您的情况正在控制，就会回落。
The Canaan dog breed requires extensive socialization. Exposure to many different people, places, sights, sounds and experiences are important. A dog who has been exposed to a variety of people and situations while young will be less stressed and less likely to overreact when confronted with something new as an adult.
虽然，迦南狗的气质受到许多因素的影响，包括遗传，训练和社会化。气质良好的幼犬很好奇和嬉戏，愿意接近人们并被他们拘留。
Lifespan
Average lifespan of the Canaan dog is between 12 and 15 years.
Feeding
How much a mature dog eats depends on it’s size, age, build, metabolism and activity level. Dogs are individuals, just like people, and they don’t all need the same amount of food.
迦南狗的大小中等，中等活跃。因此，应将其饮食用于适度运动需求的中型品种。通常，每天1.5至2.5杯高质量的干粮对于成熟的狗就足够了。您也可以咨询vetin your area for better recommendations.
关怀
Taking good care of the animals is very important for raising Canaan dogs. Dense undercoat of these dogs allows them to spend time outdoors in all kinds of weather. But it should be a housedog, when it’s people are home.
这些狗需要牢固围栏的院子来保护其免受交通和与其他狗的争执。按照一致的时间表，容易居住。
迦南狗喜欢去挖掘，如果留给自己的设备，可以在短时间内进行大量发掘。为他们提供一个可以自己称呼或通过其他活动重定向挖掘趋势的挖掘区域。
通常，迦南狗不需要大量运动。通常，每天几次或步行几步之遥以及在后院的比赛时间都很满意。
Health
迦南狗通常很健康。但是像其他所有dog breeds, they are also prone to certain health conditions.
Their common health problems include hip dysplasia, elbow dysplasia, hypothyroidism and von Willebrand’s disease. Always try to keep good contact with a vet in your area.
| 品种名称 | 迦南 |
| Other Names | 也以其他一些名字（例如Bedouin Sheepdog和Baleneian Pariah Dog）闻名 |
| Breed Size | Medium |
| Height | 男性的枯萎处20到24英寸，女性的18至20英寸之间 |
| Weight | 在18至25公斤之间 |
| Good as pets | Yes |
| Climate Tolerance | 所有气候 |
| Color | Ranges from black to cream and all shades of brown and red between, usually with small white markings, or all white with color patches. Spotting of all kinds is permitted as well as white or black masks |
| Lifespan | Between 12 and 15 years |
| Good for children | Yes |
| Rarity | Common |
| Country of Origin | 中东 |
