User talk:Vortex Dragon

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    • Thank you for the welcome. I hope to contribute to wikipedia as much as I can. Good luck on becoming administrator. ;) Vortex 06:12, 29 May 2006 (UTC)

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[edit] Poi dog

Sorry, I'm not on WP much any more (too addictive), so I just saw your question on my user page. SO I went back to a couple of books and went searching for reputable sites online. I see that it's a very overloaded term. In current Hawaiian usage it seems to mean mixed breed. But I also see a couple of references to the extinct "native" breed as "Poi Dog" (although I wouldn't say they're definitive online sites), and the Continental Kennel Club now recognizes a breed called the "Hawaiian Poi Dog"--but I won't go on about what a bogus organization the Cont. KC seems to be. So I think you're right that its various uses needs clarification somewhere. I'll try to keep my eyes open for better references. Fogle doesn't list it in the index and neither does Cunliffe's Encyclopedia of Dog Breeds, which were my 2 books closest at hand. I've got more in the other room but for now--back to real work. Hate when that happens. Elf | Talk 16:48, 8 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Dog books

You asked:

I've heard you say you have quite a collection of dog books. Any chance you could list them for us?

Um, OK, I could see whether I could export the list from my book database in some sort of usable format (I really don't want to type them all in). Did you have a specific place in mind for me to post them? Elf | Talk 16:34, 17 July 2006 (UTC)

That would be wonderful. :) You could post it on your talk page so more people can see, or on a seperate website. I don't mind where you post them. I'm always looking for new reading material on canines. Vortex 17:04, 17 July 2006 (UTC)

See my talk page. Elf | Talk 21:59, 17 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Sight hound vs. Sighthound

Hi! I noticed that a user mentioned on the Talk:Sight hound page, that the article should be named Sighthound - you seemed to be in aggreement with him. Just to let you know, I have filed a page move request, and added a consensus section to the article so this can be discussed. Since you expressed support before, I moved your comment to the 'support' section, but you may wish to review that to ensure you actually agree, or at least sign it yourself so that it does not come from me. - Trysha (talk) 21:32, 18 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Miryang Dog of South Korea

Hi, looking at the list of dogs on your user page I noticed you've left out an important South Korean breed, the Miryang Dog of the Gyeongsangnam-do province. This dog is very similar to the Pungsan Dog and closely related too (see no:Miryang-hund for a reference). I have no Korean name for this breed.

There is also a dog in Korea simply called the Korean Dog (Noo-Rung-Yee). This dog is famed as food in Korea (actually it is the most preferred dog to eat I'm told), but some also use it as a watch dog and family pet. It resembles the Korean Jindo, but is slightly larger and more fluctuating in the coloration. Tbjornstad 08:44, 14 June 2007 (UTC)

PS! I wonder if the Noo-Rung-Yee and the Guejae Gae may be the same dog? Noo-Rung-Yee is also called Yellow Dog. Tbjornstad 09:00, 14 June 2007 (UTC)


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