So many of us always feel that every good thing(including dog breeds) on earth comes from the white. - That's a big lie.

Today, I will be listing out all the dog breeds in the world that have their history from Africa.

@lalasticlala, seun, mynd44 please do justice to this. It is very educating

Now let's move into the list of dogs with history from Africa

AFRICANIS


The breed originated from South Africa.

The Africanis is said to be of ancient origin.

The breed is also believed to be a direct descendant of hounds and pariah dogs, which are of ancient Africa.

The breed is short-coated, medium-sized, well-muscled, and slightly longer than tall.

They generally come in different colors.

Other names for this breed include;

African dog
Bantu dog
Hottentot hunting dog
Tswana dog
Zulu dog
Katali
The height of the breed is between 50- 60cm (20-24)

It has a short, hand and thick coat. An international kennel club does not recognize it.

BASENJI


This breed was bred for hunting. The breed originates from Congo in central Africa and is recognized by several major kennel clubs, including the FCI.

The basenji is known to be a “barkless dog” due to the unusual yodel-like sound which it produces.

Its unusual shaped larynx causes this. – screams instead of barking

The breed harms into estrus only once annually – unlike other which may have or come into estrus twice or more

Other names of the breed include:

-African bush dog

-Ango Angari

-Congo dog

-Zande dog

The breed weight between 9kg – 11kg and has a height between 40-43cm

It has a short and fine coat and life span of 12 – 14 years.

AIDI


The Aidi is a Berber dog breed bred to protect livestock, herd sheep, and goat.

The breed originated from North Africa.

It possesses excellent hunting and scenting capacity.

The breed’s country of origin includes; morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, and Libya.

The FCI and UKC recognize the breed

Other names of the breed include;

Aidi
Atlas mountain dog
Atlas shepherd dog
Berber dog
Chien de l’ Atlas
Chien de Montagne de l’ Atlas

ARMANT


The Armant dog is a medium-sized herding guard dog which originates from Egypt. The breed is fearless when faced by a predator and is very loyal to his owners.

The breed has a height of about 21 – 23 inches (53-58cm) and weighs between 50-65 pounds (23-29kg).

The breed has a small head, small eyes, and a deep but broad chest.

The breed has a life-span of 10-13 years.

Other names of the breed include:

-Egyptian sheepdog

-Ementi

-Hawara Dog Egyptian

-Armant herding dog

Other common names include.

-Egyptian Armant

-Herding dog

-Black lion



AZAWAKH


The Azawakh breed of dog originates from West Africa.

The breed has its origin from Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso.

It is used as sighthound – although it’s recent times has been used to guard camps.

It has a height of about 60-74cm (25-29inches) and a weight of (15-25).

The breed has a short and fine coat and usually fawn, brown, red, and brindle. The breed is recognized by the FCI, UKC, AN KC, KC (UK), NZ KC, and AKC.

Just like the basenji, the dog also has a single estrus annually.

BOERBOEL


The Boerboel breed is a large mastiff with origin in South-Africa

The Boerboel is among the list of most powerful dogs in the world. It has a bite force of soo psi

The breed weighs about (55-90kg)-depending on the gender and height of 160-177cm

The coat colors are; fawn, red, brown, brindle, cream, and black.

The coat is short, dense, and usually sight, smooth and shiny.

AKC, UKC, etc. recognize the breed.


CHINESE CRESTED DOG


The Chinese crested dog is also a hairless dog with origin said to be from Africa.

The Chinese crested dog comes in two types with fur and without fur(Powder Puff and Hairless).

The powder puff is a type of the Chinese crested dog with a long and soft coat.

Hairless is also a type of the Chinese crested dog, but the difference it has with the powder puff is that the hairless has no hair.

The breed is seen as a small breed with a weight of 46-60kg.

Although this breed is said to have an origin in China, there is a fact also pointing to the fact that this breed originates from Africa.

COTTON DE TULEAR


This breed is a beautiful breed of dog developed in the island of Madagascar in East Africa.

The breed is named after a city in Madagascar called Tulear.

The breed posses a cotton-like coat and is known to grow not more than 18pounds.

The breed weighs about 3-8kg and a height of 22-30kg.

The coat of the Cotton de Tulear is medium-to-long cotton-like and fluffy.

The breed comes in various colors, such as white ( most times with tan markings or stripes), tricolor (a combination of several colors, and black and white.

It is also recognized by the FCI, CKC, KC (UK), and UKC.




The complete list can be found here: https://360dogprof.com/dog-breeds-from-africa/

Here are some of the beautiful dog breeds from Africa

What about ekuke, Where did they originate from?

But am seeing pictures of lhasa apso there.

African dogs are not as interesting as African goats. those guys are something else

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More pictures of breeds from Africa

Nairalandmonika:
What about ekuke, Where did they originate from?

But am seeing pictures of lassa apso there.

i think what you saw as 'lassa apso' is the coton de tulear. Secondly it is lhasa not lassa

wizi44:
i think what you saw as 'lassa apso' is the coton de tulear. Secondly it is lhasa not lassa

Ok, they look like Lhasa apso but u did not answer my question.