Dog breed
| Argentine Pila |
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| Origin | Argentina |
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| Traits |
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| Height | - Small type:
under 35 cm - Medium type:
35–45 cm
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| Coat | hairless; also long-haired, short-haired and wire-haired |
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| Colour | any |
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| Dog (domestic dog) |
TheArgentine Pila orPerro Pila Argentino is an Argentinebreed ofhairless dog.[1] It was recognised by theAsociación Canina Argentina in 2007.[1][2] It forms part of the large group of South American hairless breeds and types, but is distinct from other modern breeds such as theChinese Crested, thePeruvian Hairless and theXoloitzcuintle.[3] It is generally dark-skinned, or light-skinned with dark spots.[4]
It is estimated that approximately 1,700 of these dogs are in Argentina, predominantly in theSalta province in the north of the country.[5]
- ^abCielo Portas (June 2013).El perro pelado: Del pie de cama a la moda (in Spanish).Maiz (2): 24. La Plata: National University of La Plata.ISSN 2314-1131.
- ^Parker, Heidi G.; Harris, Alexander; Dreger, Dayna L.; Davis, Brian W.; Ostrander, Elaine A. (2017)."The bald and the beautiful: Hairlessness in domestic dog breeds".Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences.372 (1713).doi:10.1098/rstb.2015.0488.PMC 5182420.PMID 27994129.
- ^Perro Pila (in Spanish). Florida, Buenos Aires: Asociación Canina Argentina. Archived 14 December 2007.
- ^Morris, Desmond (2002).Dogs: the ultimate dictionary of over 1,000 dog breeds. Internet Archive. North Pomfret, Vt. : Trafalgar Square Pub. p. 708.ISBN 978-1-57076-219-2.
- ^"Conocé todo sobre la raza con más historia en el noroeste argentino" [Learn about the breed with the most history in the Argentine Northwest].La Gaceta (Salta) (in Spanish). Tucumán, Argentina. 21 March 2017. Retrieved22 May 2020.
