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chidichuddo:
if u noticed, they don't need potty training, they poo outside where they reside


as for training and socialising thumbs up
they will follow you anywhere without a leash and not bite anyone or attack, can u try dat with a those foreign dogs?


training alone is soooooo easy and comes to them naturally but for a foreign breed you need videos from professionals or youtube


you can leave them with kids and not fear a thing


they can live long for Africa

chai

this breed needs recognition


when Last have you seen a foreign dog hunt in nigeria?

you are correct.
Do you have one?

di you stay in Lagos

11. A female cat carries her kittens for about 58-65 days before they are born.

12. Cats cannot taste anything sweet.

13. A cat’s sense of smell is approximately
14 times greater than that of a human.

14. According to research, You don't own a cat, The cat owns you!
That's why they choose when to answer you or not.

15. Cats have five toes on each front paw, but only four toes on each back paw.

16. Cats who fall five stories have a 90 percent survival rate.

17. A cat’s whiskers aren’t just for show – they help cats detect objects and navigate in the dark.

18. Cats cannot see in complete darkness, only at low light levels.

19. Humans greet each other by shaking hands; cats greet one another by touching their noses together.

20. Cats have sandpaper-like tongues that they use to clean groom themselves.

21. Unlike humans, cats only sweat through their paws. This is why you may see them leave moist paw prints in the summer time!

1. The average cat sleeps 16-18 hours per day.

2. Calico cats are almost always female.

3. Most cats are lactose intolerant and should not be given cow’s milk.

4. Cats knead with their paws when they are happy.

5. A male cat is called a “Tom” and a female cat is called a “Queen.”

6. Cats can get tapeworm from eating mice.

7. Cats have more than 100 different vocal sounds.

8. An adult cat has 30 adult teeth.

9. Cats can run up to 30 miles per hour.

10. A cat can jump approximately seven times its height.

You know your cat, right? You know how to interpret every distinctive meow , mew and yeow. You know how he stretches right before he falls asleep. And you know he will suddenly materialize when it’s time for dinner. Cats are incredible animals, and unique in so many ways, from the shape of their eyes, to their specialized taste buds, to the long-debated reasons that they purr. Just in case you need a few reminders why they’re such amazing creatures and companions.

laborious:
PuSsy...name is lingo

This one go just turn to person for midnight.

Shinkolanzy:
Thanks a lot, you guys are the best �

Best kor Better ni
You dinnor know
Is after you mix gsd with rott abi ekuke
You're now advertising

If I see you in 6mnths time selling this dogs puppies , I'll report you to your President

Shinkolanzy:
When she was a year old (1year old)

Blud of Zakaraya!

this one is not gsd oh
maybe g but not sd

Labra kini?
more like Laboratory experiment. is this one ekuke or gsd or dingo?

rumenase:
OP my love for dogs started from our Nigerian local dogs growing up they were the dogs that were common; they are loyal, strong, tough and very intelligent they are some things that you don't even need to teach them they just on their own know what to do they indeed nice dogs to have.

True!
Their versatility is due to being adapted to the street life.

ValueAddin:
Thank you. Not yet started teaching it any major tricks apart from the usual sit, up, come nd stop It! It is round 6-7mnts and I got it like 2 months ago.

1......Fetch
2.......Answering to a name
3.... Patience before serving treats
4....... Potty training

Royo has tried. Strange thing is that she doesn't manifest ekuke so much. does she bark?

zadokokezie:
Dat is d first to come out. it is d one wit d biggest head and also a female...
if am to sell d pups I would keep Dat one

Smart OP.
Do you stay in Lagos?
or Abuja

Beautiful dog, see his physique(escape artist international), Nice coat.
You said it's aggressive, Have you tried teaching it stuff that will mentally task it?

I was told that it was a mutt but determining what is mixed up with is the problem.
was told it's a Husky/mongrel mix.

ValueAddin:
Had a Boerboel, have an Alsie and recently got a 'Nigerian Hound' puppy for 2k. Caused a stir as no one gets why I got it but the puppy is showing lots of potential.
Just got tired of the so called foreign breeds and decided to start the local breed fad.

That's sooo noble of you
Where did you get it?
Can you post pictures or perhaps start a diary on it?

· It is spread across the globe from Israel, through Africa and Asia right into Australia with significant regional variations. The Israeli variety has been recognized as the Canaan dog and the Indian variety is called the Desi dog. They are being bred to meet high standards and are excelling in the show ring all over the world. The Australian Dingoes are descendants of dogs left behind by Asian sailors. The Dingo is perhaps the closest one can get to the original domestic dog. In Nigeria they are struggling for recognition and are, more than anything else, treated as pests.

· They are similar to the spitz family but show many wolf-like traits not seen in modern breeds. For example, modern breeds have two breeding cycles in a year while Ekukes have just one.

· They are extremely hardy and well suited to Nigeria's sweltering bi polar climate. The breed doesn’t have any inherited faults/diseases and have the most genetic diversity among dogs - that ensures that they don’t suffer from the ills of inbreeding.

· They shed remarkably less than other breeds and produce very little odor.

· They are beautiful, well-proportioned dogs.

· They are highly adaptive and, though they thrive with lots of exercise, will happily adapt to more sedentary lifestyles.

· They are highly intelligent, extremely loyal, even-tempered, brave dogs with a strong guarding instinct.

· They are easily trainable but some can be a little headstrong - blame their hunting pedigree for that. They are still used by tribes in the South West to hunt everything from hare and giant grass cutter to wild antelope - you need a very determined dog to face a wild antelope.

· They are among the few breeds that go closest to being the ideal dog. They are a brave guard dog, yet loyal and friendly to their family. They are strong and athletic, but easy to maintain and extremely hardy. Their intelligence makes them very trainable. Their size is big enough to make them look intimidating to unwanted visitors, yet they are small enough for easy handling and affordable feeding.

The breed is fast losing its purity to mixed breeding. It is extremely crucial to preserve the breed now. Like-minded promoters of the breed need to get together, set a high standard, and start breeding these dogs selectively to achieve that standard. Every effort should be made to get the breed recognized and give it the respect it so truly deserves. A lot of us Nigerians need to stop being snobs and start appreciating the fact that the very purpose of keeping a dog is to have a companion for life. They are not status symbols born for the show ring and nothing else. The purpose of dog shows is to promote a breed and encourage breeders to strive for making every litter better than its parents. Glamour is not the point of a dog show. Even if you are looking for glamour, take this- the Ekuke is the oldest living breed of domestic dog in Nigeria today. It’s the original domestic dog. The one that started it all! To me, nothing can be more glamorous than that, because it is impossible for any other breed to ever achieve that.

Lookat the fur on the ear so sparse. OP how much did you get this beautiful pup?
it definitely is not a pure rott. rott blood can be less than 10-15% responsible for the markings and aggression

Champion gsd. we need to see papa #KennelClubOfNairaland

The Ekuke has been abused like this for a long time. Its name alone makes it an outcaste. Very few people even acknowledge it as a breed. It is better known as “stray” and “mongrel” than as a specific breed. No kennel club recognizes it. Not even the Kennel Club of Nigeria. These dogs have roamed the streets of Nigeria since years living upon garbage and scraps and are rarely considered worthy of being kept as pets. So much so, that many people are embarrassed if somebody in their family has one- “Oh, it’s just a friendly stray, not our dog” they tell guests. Why such a bias? I don’t think I can as yet correctly answer that, but all I can guess for now is this - the British were the ones responsible (largely) for introducing the practice of keeping and showing dogs as pets in our country. They were too busy importing aristocratic canines from ‘back home’ and never bothered to develop local breeds. May be they even actively dissuaded local breeds (we know they did this with a lot of other local stuff, including people). The few African breeds that did get recognition were mostly the ones promoted by a few enterprising Nigerians. Little wonder then that most Nigerians, especially the snobbish kind, believe the Ekuke (I’m tired of that name, lets just call it the (Nigerian Hound/Spitz/Terrier)to be the scourge of the canine world rightfully belonging in the streets and never to be seen in any self- respecting man’s yard.

Part 2

Almost sounding like Canine Literature but I think this is vital for the Ekuke as a landrace breed in Nigeria.
Remember we lost our native chicken breed to crossbreeding illegitimately.
let's not lose our Beloved Ekuke.
.....to be continued.

Here goes to the oldest breed of dog in the country - Nigeria ubiquitious "EKUKE."
I had been to a reputed pet shop to buy food for my dogs. In the shop there was this important looking man conversing with the owner, the conversation largely being about how great his show-winning Great Dane and Labrador were. As I was about to leave, the he asked me what dogs I have. “A Rottweiler and an ekuke he exclaimed. “Lucky dog… that stray must have done some really great deeds in his last birth to deserve this!” How wished I could rub it into him that Ekukes are not necessarily strays or mongrels, and that they deserve a LOT more respect than they are being given. But I had neither the time nor the inclination for an argument right then, so I tried wrapping it up saying “it’s not that my dog is extraordinarily lucky, it’s just that the breed is extraordinarily unlucky to have been ignored for so long.” “Today’s kids talk a lot” he snickered

zadokokezie:
d person Dat gave it to me said it is a Gsd mix with local dog. and am not selling d pups for now

ele ebi no?

I nokwa Lagos ta?

kingdaro:
Please what age is the dog mine is 11 months still no heat let alone litter

You've not been observant

zadokokezie:
pix

Royo's pups
OP I'm interested oh

OP I like that black one. take proper care of it biko make e no die

OP what breed is this and how much are you selling them??

Tellemall:
If I say German Shepherd, you say Local-Dog-Mixed-with-Cats.
German Shepherd...?

Explain

Tellemall:
This is a good point and well agreed with.

Study the dog you wish to breed. Breeding is dedication, it has a pointed aim which is not solely monetary, but with the intent to produce offspring who are better than their parents or bear new traits that one so desires.

There should be a way to promote sensible breeding of dogs and a filter on the topics created here. A particularly bastardized dog on nairaland is the Boerboel. You need to see some disappointing animals touted to be the breed.The Caucasian is heading that way. The German Shepherd was the first to be diluted in that manner.

If Nigerians are told Czechoslovakian wolf dogs are in demand, you can expect to see them touting mules and calling them the real thing. All because of money.

THE GSD PART YOU MENTIONED, I THOUGHT I WAS THE ONLY ONE WHO NOTICED
SO SAD THAT PURE GSD ARE BECOMING SOOOO SCARCE. THIS IS BECAUSE WE DONT HAVE A KENNEL CLUB ASSIGNED TO THE BREED in Nigeria.
IF WE HAD
the purity will have been a past issue

logadims:
You can drop your questions here.....

Can the local dog be improved on?

There seems to be a indirect standard for them
FAWN/GOLDEN COLOR
SLIGHTLY MUSCULAR BUILD
MOST TIMES, DICHROMATIC (TWO BODY COLORS)
ALMOND EYES
LONG FOXY SNOUT
STRONG IMMUNITY
ETC.

CAN THAT BE HARNESSED TO PERFORM A FUNCTION IN AN AVERAGE NIGERIAN'S HOUSEHOLD?



OP BIG UPS I DEY FOLLOW YOU 24/7

WanyeKest:
Yes, OP. The rate of ekukes being paraded as "standard" "pedigree" gsd is on the high rise. oya discuss cos I dey listen.

Breed to improve not just for
the money.
OP ONE QUESTION
Breeding as a hobby is it advisable?

I only asked a question and the entire thread is acting like l killed all of dog existence on earth??

Haba somebody cannot learn again??
angry people

King Shepherd and Shiloh Sherpherd were developed from the Alsatian dog sooooo you're right.