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re burrowZig -
...I was talking about dogs with very short coats (and usually a leggy light frame that disperses heat well) like Pharoahs. If I had meant hairless dogs, I would have written hairless dogs!
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jeepers, ziggy - no need to take my head off,
i am sorry.
Pharaohs, despite the breed-name, are a reconstructed breed -
they are not nearly as *old* as many primitive breeds
(Akitas, Xolo, Thai Ridgeback, etc). so most of their appearance, if not all, is due to human directed selection.
there are a slew of light-coated, long-legged breeds that were developed in temperate or even cold climes - Greyhounds, Great Danes, Dalmatians, Porcelaine (French hounds), and so on. the difference between a lightly-coated Pharaoh and a Viszla is pretty minimal.
neither Dingos nor New-Guinea Singers are strictly equatorial - but both live in dam*ed hot places, tho one is primarily desert , and the other rainforest - but both have medium coats, and the Basenji (an equatorial breed) has as much coat as a Beagle.
African village dogs are also equatorial, and have average short-haired coats.
offhand, i cannot think of a truly =old= breed, meaning primitive, that has an apparently naturally-adapted thin coat. if anyone else can, have at it!
i am retiring from the field on this particular issue, unless someone can bring more data to the discussion.
best regards,
--- terry