NATIVE AMERICAN INDIAN DOG Breed Standards
BREED DESCRIPTION OF THE NATIVE AMERICAN INDIAN DOG
SIZE: TYPE 1: 55lbs. to 75lbs.
HEIGHT: 25 to 27 inches at point of shoulder
SIZE: TYPE 2: 76 lbs. To 95 lbs.
HEIGHT: 25 to 27 Inches at point of shoulder
SIZE: TYPE 3: 96lbs. to 145 lbs.
HEIGHT: 27.5 to 34 inches at point of shoulder
HAIR COAT: 2 DISTINCT HAIR COAT LENGTHS
Regular hair coat length 1 to 2 inches in length
Long hair coat 3 to 7 inches in length
COAT and COLOR PATTERNS:
The Native American Indian Dog comes in many colors. One Native American was quoted as saying there are as many colors of our dogs as there are colors of our squash.
BROKEN PATTERN: Gray or Black or both colored patches (or spots) with white being the base coat. 2/3 s of the tail white, as well as white underbelly chest and legs being white. The head markings may be a white star, arrowhead, blaze or a star and a snip or a star and a blaze.
The Hare Indians of North Western Canada, as did several other Indian Nations in the lower 48 states referred to this coat pattern as the “Spirit Dog”. This particular color pattern was used during religious ceremonies and revered as being “sacred” by the Native Americans.
MARBLE BROKEN PATTERN: Gray and or black patches with yellow on head and sides of body. 2/3rds white tail or a white tip, with white chest, legs and underbelly.
MARBLE ORANGE BROKEN PATTERN: Gray and or black patches with yellow and orange patches mixed through out. White facial markings and white chest legs and belly with 2/3rds of the tail white is common.
BLACK TORTOISE SHELL: A predominately black dog with an admixture of silver, rust, gray and white. The legs are black from the elbow to the knee and rust coloration from the knee to the toes. Black varnish markings on the tops of the toes is a classic tortoise shell marking also.
A predominately white chest and white throat, accompanies a white or orange/ rust underbelly coat color. A tortoise shell may have a white tip on the tail but generally a black tip on the end of the tail is most common.
RED TORTOISE SHELL: A predominately red or rust colored base coat with an admixture of black on the legs, mantle, silver or white may be mixed in with the mantel as well. Black and or gray hairs mixed in with the red or rust of the head. The chest is white with a white or rust colored underbelly.
The legs are red from the elbow to the knee with white or tan coloration from the knee to the toes. Varnish marks on the toes are also a common characteristic of a red tortoise shell as well.
The Montagnais Indians of the North Eastern part of Canada revered this color of dog as highly “sacred” Dogs of this coloration were often sold in the mid 1880’s for as much as $35.00 per dog. To most, a whole years’ salary at the time.
MINIMAL WHITE BROKEN PATTERN:
A minimal white broken pattern is described as a basically solid colored dog with white on chest , legs and belly with the typical 2/3 s of the tail being white.
