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Jindo dogs of Korea
During my first visit to Jindo Island in the 1990's, I met many wonderful independent-thinking Jindo dogs.
There were many Jindo dogs on the loose but keeping their place in front of their master's homes. I witnessed no dogs fighting or in territorial disputes with each other, even though they were loose. There definitely was order and hierarchy among the dogs.
One of the local families I interviewed did not know which dog sired their puppies. There was a natural selection taking place at night, with dominant male Jindos going around the island competing for mating opportunities.
This ancient and native breed of Jindo dogs are known for many qualities, probably too many to name.
The native Korean breed has always been known for its great intelligence, exceptional hunting skills, intense loyalty, incredible ability to find its way home, sometimes from hundreds of miles away, and overall absence of known genetic defects. Natural selection was responsible for the strength and health of the breed, which lived in isolation from the mainland on the island for centuries, until a 484-meter long bridge connected the island to the mainland in 1984. Another bridge of equal length was added next to the original in 2005 to double its capacity.
The new rule governing pet ownership in Korea implemented in recent years forbids dogs from roaming free. While there is almost no dog biting incidents on the island, residents no longer keep their dogs off leash. Most dogs without its own kennel are tied down at home unless they are indoors. Since most Jindo dogs live outside, especially when there's a yard available, Jindo dogs are tied to their doghouse in most homes.
'We're seeing weaker behinds in Jindos now than ever before, from lack of exercise and freedom to roam, but hock joint angles (hock angles) and missing tooth issues have improved with selective breeding' said Kim Dong-woo, a Jindo dog trainer at the Jindo Theme Park in Jindo County.
With almost no natural breeding going on, most of the tails are not fully wound up anymore. Most dogs now have tails that go up straight or a sickle shape, with the tip of the tail sometimes barely touching the back.
Of the 10,722 dogs, 7,014 registered purebred Jindo dogs on the island have microchips. No dog with microchip ID can leave the island without an official 'Exit Permit Document.'
Jindo Island is home to the only open market for puppies, which meets every five days. Puppies from officially registered purebred lineage have microchip IDs already inserted in their neck. Non-registered puppies sell for considerably less.
There used to be a distinctively different variety of Jindo dogs. Some were stocky and wide, while others were narrow and tall. Some blamed their poor diet for the varying shapes and sizes of the Jindo dogs, but others insist on the value of keeping the 'old look' in Jindo dogs.
I could not see any stocky 'old look' Jindo dogs at the county kennel or at any of the Jindo Co-op breeding centers.
One has to go to the U.S. to see the traditional looking Jindo dogs.
Renowned Jindo dog researcher and author of 'Chin Do Dog of Korea¡± (old romanization of Hangul) Mr. Yim Byung-Chul picked up six Jindos, four tan colored and two white, for a Korean American Jindo breeder Mr. Kyong-Taek Chong at the 100-acre Jindo Ranch of Alton, Texas, in 1993 and in 1994. Those six Jindo dogs have now become about 30 breeding quality dogs, with Mr. Chong taking puppy orders from all over the world, including from Europe, Africa, Middle East and South America. Some of his dogs sold to Korean Americans have been reverse-imported to Korea.
At the Jindo Ranch, about 20% of puppies are born from natural selection, according to Mr. Chong. 'My dogs will jump a 5 - 6 foot fence to get to a bitch in heat, and I just cannot control their natural selection.'
'Because of the Covid-19 pandemic, lots of people are calling me from all over. I currently have 35 orders on the waiting list. I cannot ship any puppies abroad right now, so I'm only sending puppies to places within the continental U.S.,' said Mr. Chong.
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