Sapsali
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Sapsaree | |
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Other names | Sapsal Gae Sapsaree |
Origin | South Korea |
Breed status | Not recognized as a breed by any major kennel club. |
Dog (domestic dog) |
The Sapsali (Korean: 삽살이) is a shaggy South Korean breed of dog. The word is followed in Korean by either gae (meaning "dog") or the suffix ee / i, but is also romanized as Sapsaree.
History[]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/Korean_sapsali.jpg/220px-Korean_sapsali.jpg)
Korean Sapsali (Female, 65 lbs, 6 yrs old) from the Chungju Lake area, South Korea
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The breed were slaughtered in large numbers by the Japanese when Korea was under Japanese rule to make winter coats for its military in Manchuria.[1] Near extinction in the mid-1980s, the breed was revived using the eight remaining dogs.[1]
See also[]
- Dogs portal
- List of dog breeds
- Donggyeongi
- Jindo
- Pungsan
References[]
- ^ a b "Man Saves Rare Sasparee Dog Breed From Extinction". Global Animal. September 27, 2011.
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- Dog breeds originating in South Korea
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