The New Guinea Highland Wild Dog was rediscovered in Papua New Guinea in 2017. The Afghan Hound is one of the oldest sighthound breeds and, as its name suggests, originally comes from Afghanistan.
Dogs have accompanied humans for 15,000 years, all of which descended from wild wolf populations. The Shar-Pei is the oldest dog breed in the world, but it is now often affected by overbreeding. The Eurasier is considered the youngest officially recognized German dog breed. The Akita Inu is a Japanese breed of dog that is said to have existed in Japan over 8,00 years ago.