Dog Fighting In Khandahar

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Saw this on BBc website http:bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia and it has a pic of a spotted dog .

Ive never seen anything like this its coloured much like a hyena but looks like a gsd I wonder what this dog would have been bred with to get these markings.
 
Thanks Vizzy for putting up the correct what ever you call computer is not my area of expertise.


It is really weird isnt it I had thought maybe they had painted on the spots but why it dosnt make it look fiercer.

Hate the subject matter thats something I agree with in regards to the Taliban but not their methods.
 
How strange, it looks a bit like a Karabash but those spots are very peculiar. I suppose they could be painted on to make it look fiercer but would you really bother.
 
Well some people paint horses feet too, not really the decoration that matters here - moreover their barbaric sport!! x

ETA - first thing I thought was Kangal MM...
 
Wow so by the same token Dalmations may have been taken to Afgahanstan.

My geography isnt great but I believe India borders Afghanstan so if it was a trade route ie spice the dogs could have been brought with them.

Without a definative DNA test we will never know but fascinating never the less.
 
Hmm, I suspect the objections of the Taliban would relate to gambling, and people enjoying themselves (something which they seem to be dead set against) rather than the cruelty to animals - and of course, any gathering of people is a good bomb target if you are a psycho terrorist determined to murder as many people as possible.

The spots could have been painted on to mimic a leopard's spots, make the dog look more fearsome and therefore attract more bets?
 
During colonial rule in India/Pakistan the most often imported English dogs were bull terriers,smooth fox terriers and poss. dalmatians. Dalmations and their spotted coat gene are one of the breeds that went into the making of bull terriers.Their founder James Hinks used Dallies for make and shape,bull and terriers (sort of pit Staffies) and the English White Terier (now extinct)and that blend resulted in the original bull terrier;it was a "gentleman`s companion" rather than a plain old fighting pit dog..more appealing to the gentry of the mid 1880`s.This would mean then that the spotting gene was present in dogs out in India from "behind the hedge" matings.
The pakistan dog fighting is rife,usually used are "bullykuttas and Kangol types,big,big dogs kept chained all the time and purely for their guarding/fighting qualities.The Pakistani dog does look as though those spots are painted on,but the other one in the Appleton article looks very genuine.Hmm..a bit of clever breeding could result in a spotty breed more refined in type!! (Book plane to India):D:D
 
There is a guy importing bulyykutta dogs into this country and breeding them,which bearing in mind the pure size and aggression potential I find rather frightening. There are vids of this guy training them to sieze a "puppy sleeve"..so you can imagine what he intends these dogs for,the unsaid image he wants to project.
Just think of a 200 pound dog coming at you..pity the object of it`s focus. Think I`ll stick to my jolly little couch potatoes thanks.
Bull terrier (from under duvet) "oh the family silver is in that cupboard over there,now piss off and don`t disturb my beauty sleep"
 
I vaguely recall reading about Bully Kuttas being used in service work in Pakistan (anyone else get a better-than-vague idea about that?) so imagine they are capable of having a reliable 'out'. Although then again maybe not.... if it was army work they might not be too worried about that over there, given the current climate? I was under the impression that our UK army dogs (in the guarding, protection side at least) are also a bit more 'gung ho' than for example, a police dog (to put it into perspective). I'm sure somebody can correct me if I'm wrong :D

From browsing Pakistani websites it seems that the main use is as guard dogs and fighting dogs (dog fighting is quite popular in Pakistan, and they're very open about it/don't have the same issues with it that we do). I imagine that if they're being bred gen after gen for the dog fighting ring then they would be selecting for those dogs that will easily hit a hyped-up aggressive state of mind and therefore cling on- rather than those with a steadier temperament that will 'out' reliably and not get het up.

All of which is total conjecture since I've never met a single Bully Kutta, never mind enough to form a decent opinion :p

As for the spotty dog in the O/P - No idea! interesting from a genetic point though if the spots aren't painted on etc. :)
 
It looks quite fluffy though, would you expect to have such clearly defined, small spots on that kind of coat? That's what makes me think they are painted on.

I remember Dad telling me about a RAF dog that went AWOL once - they were all really worried as this dog was rather... enthusiastic about his work (i.e. ate people for breakfast, lunch and tea!). They found it in a school playground - playing with the kids, with a good time being had by all and nobody even a little bit eaten:)
 
Yes, but this man is selling to your average British punter. Scary.
Service dogs have a bit of a freer rein in terms of when and where they latch on, but they still are expected to let go when the resistance stops.
 
The sort of person these dogs would attract..and have the £2000 price tag available ..would be very unlikely to care if their dog came off on command.These are the ultimate drug dealers accessory,and me,I`m perfectly sure that is this gentleman`s intent in breeding them..look at the vids and judge for yourselves.
Our crowded little country does`nt need or have room for dogs and owners like these.
 
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