What dog breed is this?
It is South Korea's JINDO! Never heard of it? There's a reason why.
The Jindo is in a very peculiar situation. In South Korea the Jindo is a certified national treature. There are even government facilities for breeding and caring for the Jindo. However, this breed is not recognized anywhere in the world except Korea.
Because they are a national treasure, pure bred Jindos must stay on the island of Jindo, where they are bred. So if dog breeders in Southern Korea try to export pure breeds, they get they risk breaking export control laws. If they try to smuggle them overseas without proper papers, they can't be recognized by international kennel clubs.
What a conundrum!
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1 comment:
jindo's are a registered breed with the UK and US kennel clubs. also, the export laws no longer exist, so the dogs may leave korea with an owner.
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