The following is a Korean dog that nearly became
extinct. It's called "Sap-Sar-Gae or Sapsaree."
General Kim Yoo-Shin of the Shilla Kingdom was known to
value this dog and took Sapsalyee to battle fields.
General Kim defeated the Kokuryo Kingdom and Baekjae
Kingdom in 660 A.D..
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This is a
Sapsaree. It is slightly smaller in size to
Jindo dog, but much tougher dog. |
Here is a photo of a "Poong-San Gae" from
North Korea. This dog is known to exist only in the
mountainous Poong-San region in northern North Korea.
Most Koreans have never even seen this dog. I was able
to see this dog in North Korea for the first time in
1995.
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I saw this
Poong-San Dog at a Pyongyang Zoo in North Korea. |
Poong-San Gae is capable of hunting wild boar alone.
It is the largest and toughest Korean dog known. I've
also heard from sources in North Korea that some Russian
hunters use three Poong-San dogs to hunt Siberian
Tigers. It's a fierce hunter and fighter. Although some
Poon-San Gae have been reported to have been smuggled
out of North Korea, there is no official confirmation
that Poong-San Dog has been exported outside North
Korea.
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