With deer-like elegance and a long, lean build, the Ibizan Hound may share similar roots with the Pharaoh Hound and resembles the dogs portrayed on tombs in ancient Egypt. Some say, however, that with proper socialization the breed can tolerate handling. The New Guinea Singing Dog is rarely seen in the home and is not generally recommended for families.
Independent and graceful, the breed is most well known for it's complex voice, which includes a variety of howls, yelps and whines. One of the most rare breeds in the world, the New Guinea Singing Dog is much more closely related to a wild dog than a domesticated pet. Known also as the "barkless" dog, the Basenji is generally quiet but can occasionally make a howling or shrieking sound. A clever, independent and somewhat cat-like breed, the Basenji wasn't successfully introduced to England until the 1930s and made its way to America shortly after. Though the breed was prized for its skills in Africa, it's thought that Egyptian Pharaohs owned the first Basenjis. It does not store any personal data.Sometimes referred to as the Congo terrier or Zande Dog, the Basenji was developed as a pack hunter and watchdog of native tribes in Africa.
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We do know those early settlers in The Nile valley (between 10,000 – 5,000 years ago) in pre-dynastic times hunted with tall prick-eared hounds according to their cave paintings. We believe that exceptional hunting hounds became part of the “currency” of the day and were traded by The Phoenicians but in the case of our breed, whether from Malta to Egypt or from Egypt to Malta we really don’t know. The local people claim that the hound has been present on the island for at least 2000 years.Īround the Mediterranean islands, there are “similar” hounds to be found – the Ibizan Hound, the Pondenco, the Cirneco and the Pharaoh – similar but significantly different. We know the breed comes from Malta in modern times where it is known as Kelb tal-Fenek. However, that moves us into the area of conjecture. Some think that the origins of The Pharaoh Hound in Egypt make it one of the oldest breeds in existence today.