Back Podenc de Creta Catalan Kritikos Lagonikos German Κρητικός Ιχνηλάτης Greek Kritikos Lagonikos Spanish Kreetankoira Finnish Kritikos Lagonikos Italian クレタン・グレイハウンド Japanese Anjing pemburu Kriti Malay Kretahund NB Kritikos Lagonikos Polish
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| Cretan hound | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Other names | Kritikos Lagonikos, Kressa Kyon, Kritikos Ichnilatis | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Common nicknames | "Ntopio" | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Origin |  Greece (Crete) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Kritikos Lagonikos (Cretan Hound) (Greek:Kρητικός Λαγωνικός) is a breed of dog from the island of Crete, in Greece.[1] The Cretan Hound is recognized both in Greece and in Germany.[2] The breed is also considered to be the oldest European dog breed dating to perhaps before 3200 BCE and Neolithic times. [3][4]
- ^ Pashley, R. Travels in Crete, p. 33, vol. 1, J. Murray, 1837.
- ^ Der VDH erkennt vier neue Rassen national an. VDH.
- ^ "Meet the Cretan". National Purebred Dog Day. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
- ^ Grano, Mauro (2020). "The Cretan hound and the Karpathian hound: two breeds compared. Historical, morphological and osteological considerations". Naturalista Siciliano. IV (XLIV): 161–168. Retrieved 8 April 2021.