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The Eurasier is considered the youngest officially recognized German dog breed.
You can find out here which breeds are among the oldest in the world.
1 / 9This breed is considered the rarest and oldest dog breed in the world, according to Business Insider.
After scientists assumed for decades that the New Guinea Highland Wild Dog was extinct in the wild, it was rediscovered in Papua New Guinea in 2017.
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2 / 9The Akita Inu is a Japanese breed of dog.
It is not only one of the largest, but also one of the oldest breeds.
The first dogs of this kind are said to have existed in Japan over 8,000 years ago.
The loyal four-legged friend became famous in the 2009 film “Hachiko – A Wonderful Friendship” with Richard Gere.
The strip tells the story of the Japanese Akita Inu Hachikō, who accompanied his owner to Shibuya Station in Tokyo every day in the 1920s and always picked him up again at the same time in the evening.
After his master's death, Hachikō waited for his master's return every day for almost ten years - until his own death.
A bronze statue and the name “Hachikō Exit” for the west exit of the station now commemorate the famous Akita.
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3 / 9The Basenji is also considered one of the oldest dog breeds in the world.
Cave paintings from around 4,000 BC
500 BC show dogs that resemble the Basenji.
He originally comes from Central Africa and is known for his high intelligence.
But his voice also makes the Basenji unique: When he barks - and he rarely does - it sounds more like a yelp or yodel.
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4 / 9The origins of the Nordic dog breed Alaskan Malamute go back an impressive 9,000 years.
For a long time, sled dogs were the only four-legged friends that lived in the Arctic.
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5 / 9Images of the Saluki (also called the Persian Greyhound), which were found in Egyptian tombs and on pottery from the Near East, date from 3,600 to 3,500 BC.
Some sources date the beginnings of the Saluki to 6,000 BC.
They testify to the incredible age of this dog breed.
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6 / 9It's not just its special appearance with its lion-like fur and blue tongue that makes the Chow Chow, which comes from China, a unique dog breed.
With their origins, which probably go back over 3,000 years, the herding dogs are also considered to be so-called dogs of the original type.
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7 / 9The Afghan Hound is one of the oldest sighthound breeds and, as its name suggests, originally comes from Afghanistan.
Nomads bred his ancestors as early as 4,000 BC.
BC and used them mainly as hunting and guard dogs.
What's special about this dog breed: While some people think it's stupid, the Dutch behavioral scientist Frans de Waal believes that the independent-thinking Afghan Hound is simply too intelligent to stubbornly follow people's orders.
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8 / 9The fluffy Samoyed comes from northern Siberia.
There, archaeologists found 9,000-year-old remains of the robust sled dogs.
These finds make them one of the oldest dog breeds in the world.
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9 / 9Although the Shar-Pei is one of the oldest dog breeds, it is now often affected by overbreeding.
The breed probably has its origins in the Han Dynasty, which dates back to 206 BC.
BC - 220 AD is dated.
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Dogs have accompanied humans for around 15,000 years.
During this long period of time, numerous mixtures and breedings emerged among the four-legged friends, all of which descended from wild wolf populations.
Today, according to the
Fédération Cynologique Internationale
(FCI), there are 370 (including provisionally) recognized dog breeds (as of February 2024).
However, the numbers vary depending on the organization.
The number of dog breeds existing worldwide is estimated at around 800.
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