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. 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. Collection of wild Canaan dogs has become very difficult. In writing the first official standard for the Canaan Dog, Menzel wrote: 'Special importance must be placed on the points that differentiate the Canaan-dog from the German Shepard  dog, whose highly bred form he sometimes resembles: the Canaan-dog is square, the loin region short, the forequarters highly erect, the hindquarters less angular, the neck as noble as possible, the tail curled over the back when excited, the trot is short (see also differences in head and color)'.
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