New article about the Canaan dog – Israel’s national dog breed. It has been around for at least 2,500 years as evidenced by first-century rock carvings in Sinai. And in 1987, the largest dog cemetery in the ancient world, with 700 Canaan dog skeletons, was unearthed in Ashkelon.
http://thejewniverse.com/2016/these-israeli-dogs-are-the-canines-of-the-book/