Research: Native American dogs still alive and well

Research: Native American dogs still alive and well, Peter Savolainen, a researcher in evolutionary genetics at KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, produced new research that confirms the Asian and Siberian origin of the native American dog and also confirms the species are living throughout the Americas with the majority of species being completely preserved genetically despite the introduction of dogs from Europe. The research was presented in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B journal on July 10, 2013.

The native breeds of American dogs were found to contain less than 30 percent of European dog DNA though mitochondrial analysis. The researchers compared mitochondrial DNA from Asian and European dogs, ancient American archaeological samples, and American dog breeds, including Chihuahuas, Peruvian hairless dogs and Arctic sled dogs.

American dog breeds are considered to be the Inuit, Eskimo and Greenland dogs, Alaskan Malamute, Chihuahua, xoloitzcuintli (Mexican Hairless dog), perro sín pelo del Peru (Peruvian Hairless dog), and the Carolina dog. The research is the first to establish an indigenous American origin for the Carolina dog and to confirm the Carolina dog is still a viable species in the United States. The Carolina dog is also called the American Dingo and the Dixie Dingo.

The Chihuahua was determined to be uniquely pre-Columbian in origin and had a unique Mexican origin based on a shared DNA type unique to Mexican pre-Columbian samples.

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