Dog breed

Bắc Hà dog

Origin: Vietnam

Also known as: chó Bắc Hà, Vietspitz

The Bắc Hà dog is a medium-size spitz dog breed and one of Vietnam's Four Great National Dogs. This primitive dog breed is primarily used a hunter and guard dog by the Hmong people in northern Vietnam, especially in the Bắc Hà district and Si Ma Cai district of Lào Cai province. While not recognized by the Fédération Cynologique Internationale, the Bắc Hà dog is recognized by the Vietnam Kennel Association.

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Sources & references

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B%E1%BA%AFc_H%C3%A0_dog
http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q113640408

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