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Encyclopedia > Combai
Combai
Alternative names
Indian Bear Hound
Indian Beardog
Country of origin
India
Common nicknames
Classification and breed standards
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Not recognized by any major kennel club
This breed of dog is extinct
Notes

The Combai is a bear hound found in the south of India. This breed of dog is slightly shorter than the Rajapalayam, but appears heavier because of its powerful built. Image File history File links Null. ... Image File history File links Null. ... The Fédération Cynologique Internationale (FCI; in English, World Canine Organisation, although it is still referred to as FCI) is an international organisation based in Belgium. ... The American Kennel Club (or AKC) is the largest registry of purebred dog pedigrees in the United States. ... The Australian National Kennel Council (ANKC) is the peak body in Australia responsible for promoting excellence in breeding, showing, trialling, obedience, and other canine-related activities and the ownership of temperamentally and physically sound purebred dogs by responsible individuals across Australia. ... The Canadian Kennel Club (or C.K.C.) is the primary registry body for purebred dog pedigrees in Canada. ... The Kennel Club in the United Kingdom is a club aiming to improve the relationships between dogs and their owners. ... The New Zealand Kennel Club is an organisation responsible for dog pedigree registration services in New Zealand. ... The United Kennel Club (or UKC) is the second oldest all-breed registry of purebred dog pedigrees in the United States and the second largest in the world. ... In biology and ecology, extinction is the ceasing of existence of a species or group of taxa. ... Hounds have been used for hunting since ancient times, as suggested by this statue of the goddess Diana hunting. ... This Chihuahua mix and Great Dane show the wide range of dog breed sizes. ... Trinomial name Canis lupus familiaris (Linnaeus, 1758) The dog is a mammal in the canine family of the Order Carnivora. ... The Rajapalayam is an Indian breed of dog. ...

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Appearance

The Combai is usually red or brown with a black mask with a dark line along the back. The chief differences between the Rajapalayam and the Combai breeds is that the Combai has more powerful jaws, often with a black mouth, much more pendent ears, rich red colour and a savage temper.


Temperament

As a guard dog, the Combai excels the Rajapalayam. A guard dog or watch dog is a dog employed to guard against, or watch for, unwanted or unexpected animals or people. ...


History

The Combai is a very ancient breed of dog, which was used in hunting as early as the 9th century B.C. when the Marava Kings held sway over South India. The Combai was used for hunting boar, bison and deer. It is very good with the bear, but equally good with the bison or the deer. A map of Southern India, its rivers, regions and water bodies. ... Binomial name Sus scrofa Linnaeus, 1758 The Wild Boar (Sus scrofa) is the wild ancestor of the domesticated pig. ... Species B. bison B. bonasus B. priscus A North American bison Bison is a taxonomic genus containing six species of large even-toed ungulates within the subfamily Bovinae. ... Subfamilies Capreolinae Cervinae Hydropotinae Muntiacinae A deer is a ruminant mammal belonging to the family Cervidae. ...


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