Peruvian Hairless Dog / Perro sin pelo del Perú

This is an ancient breed. Although it is often perceived to be an Incan dog because it is known to have been kept during the Inca Empire, they were also kept as pets in pre-Inca cultures from the Peruvian coastal zone. Peruvian hairless dogs appear around 750 A.D. on Moche ceramic vessels and continue in later Andean ceramic traditions The Spanish occupation of Peru nearly caused the extinction of the breed. In recent years, the Fédération Cynologique Internationale (FCI) accepted the breed and adopted an official breed standard

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The dog could have short hair on top of its head, on its feet, and on the tip of its tail. In Peru, breeders prefer completely hairless dogs.