TIL that all Native American dog breeds were wiped out by Eurasian dogs after the arrival of European settlers. Despite thriving on the continent for thousands of years, no pre-contact breeds survive today.

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Post a picture of your dog, please!

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[–]jet199 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

As dogs were all descended from a common ancestor to start with and would share most dna a dog with 4% American DNA could be pretty much as good as you'd get anyway.