page_title: List of national symbols of Israel
section_title: National dog – Canaan Dog
hierarchical_section_title: List of national symbols of Israel / National dog – Canaan Dog
context_page_description: National symbols of Israel are the symbols that are used in Israel and abroad to represent the country and its people.
context_section_description: The Canaan Dog is the national dog breed of Israel. The Canaan Dog is a member of the pariah-type dogs, a sub family of the spitz group of dogs. The Canaan Dog has been very common in the Southern Levant region, from Sinai to Syria.
  The breed was recognized by the Israeli Association of Dog Handlers in 1963 and in 1966 the breed was also recognized as Israel's national dog breed by the Fédération Cynologique Internationale.
caption: Canaan Dog
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