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The ICDCA is the United Kennel Club's official National Breed Association for the Canaan Dog

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The Israel Canaan Dog is an ancient breed whose origins have been lost in the sands of time. Drawings and carvings dating from pre-Biblical times depict dogs very similar in type to the "modern" Canaan. 

The breed belongs to one of the oldest families of dogs, the Spitz family, which includes the Basenji, the Australian Dingo and the Siberian Husky and whose members exist all over the world. Although dogs of similar type appear throughout the Middle East, the specific type of the Canaan Dog is found primarily in Israel.

Basically a wild dog which has evolved through natural selection, only the strongest, most fit and most intelligent specimens survived the demanding conditions of the harsh Israeli environment. 
Ch. Geva's Karniela of Kansas, Ch. Micah Haviv me Kansas, and Keely's Girl Tobie
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Desert Tracks, the newsletter of the ICDCA, won the Maxwell Medallion 
as the Best National Club Newsletter in  the
Dog Writer's Association of America 1997 Writing Competition.
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Last Update 26-November-2006
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