Dogs Atlas
Ancient World landscape

Carolina Dog

Also known as American Dingo, Dixie Dingo.

Related breedBasenji3000 BCE to 1937 · Democratic Republic of the Congo

Carolina Dog at a glance

Origin
South Carolina & Georgia, United States
Appeared
1000 BCE to 1990 (uncertain)
Family
Pariah & Village Dog
Type
Pariah / village dog
Size
Medium
Life span
12 to 15 years
Recognised by
UKC
Status
Living

The name. Named for the Carolinas, where free-ranging populations were described in the 1970s.

Same familyDingo3000 BCE to 1500 BCE · Australia

Family and relatives

Same eraIbizan Hound500 BCE to 1950 · Spain

Place in time

The Carolina Dog appears 1000 BCE to 1990 (uncertain), in the Ancient World, when 68 breeds first appeared.

A full article on the Carolina Dog is coming. Meanwhile, the Border Collie shows what every breed page will hold: see the Border Collie.