text: what was the type of dog worshiped in egypt during the biblical era? during the ancient egypsion times whe cleopatra, and all of the pharohs worshiped the dog, this was a symble of great sencis tha the canine was equipped with and the dog would bark and warn the great kings and queens of any intrusion or danger, so the pharohs named the wonderful creacher and and gave the dog his powerful name i agree that it is anubis although it is a jackal-headed god