Ryukyu dog

Ryukyu Dog
Ryukyu Dog
Other names	Ryukyu Ken, Ryukyu Inu, Okinawa Native Dog, Tora Inu
Origin	Okinawa, Japan
Breed status	Not recognized as a breed by any major kennel club.
Height
Traits
Height	Males
	Females
Coat	short and long; single and double coated
Color	red brindle (aka-tora), black brindle (kuro-tora), white brindle (shiro-tora), black (kuro), white (shiro), sesame (goma), ivory, liver and red (aka)
	Dog (domestic dog)

The Ryukyu dog (琉球犬, Ryūkyū-inu or Ryūkyū-ken) is an endangered, medium-sized, Japanese breed of dog indigenous to Okinawa and Ishigaki Island.^[1]^[2] There were as few as 400 Ryukyu as of 2015.^[3] Unlike dogs such as the Kai Ken, the Ryukyu dog is not protected by the Nihon Ken Hozonkai, but instead is protected by the Ryukyu Inu Hozonkai.^[4]

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^ "Ryukyu dog - The Nihon Ken Forum (日本犬コミュニティ-)". Archived from the original on 15 April 2017. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
^ Kakazu, Yo (17 June 2017). "High School students work to save the Ryukyu-inu breed of dogs from going extinct". Ryukyu Shimpo - Okinawa, Japanese newspaper, local news. Retrieved 19 July 2022.

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[:2-4] Kakazu, Yo (17 June 2017). "High School students work to save the Ryukyu-inu breed of dogs from going extinct". Ryukyu Shimpo - Okinawa, Japanese newspaper, local news. Retrieved 19 July 2022.

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Ryukyu dog

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