The Canaan Dog Is a Rare Breed . The Canaan Dog remains a very rare breed even today. ... Even in its homeland, the pure Canaan Dog is rare as most other dogs living in Israel are mixed breeds.

With large, low-set ears and a lithe, white body speckled black or tan, the Canaan Dog fit the bill of a devoted protector that could easily camouflage in its desert environment. In the 1960s, ...

The Canaan dog has been recognized as Israel’s national breed, but today’s conservationists don’t put the hound on a par with the Arabian white oryx, which receives full support from Israeli ...