The Canaan Dog (Hebrew: כֶּלֶב כְּנַעֲנִי, kélev k'na'aní Hebrew pronunciation: , 'Canaanite dog'), also known as the Bedouin Sheepdog and Palestinian Pariah Dog, is a breed of pariah dog, which has been in existence in the Middle East for thousands of years. There are 2,000 to 3,000 Canaan dogs across the world, mostly in Europe and North America. There are 2,000 to 3,000 Canaan dogs across the world, mostly in Europe and North America. In 1949, Menzel founded The Institute for Orientation and Mobility of the Blind, and in 1953, she started to train Canaan dogs as guide dogs for the blind. Although she was able to train several dogs, 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. 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. Spanish Water Dog. Spanish Water Dog.