Banjara Hound: a general hunting dog said to have the speed of a greyhound and the stamina of a collie. It is kept by the Banjara people of India as a hunting dog and camp and flock guard dog.
Pariah Dog
Rampur Hound: an indian version of the greyhound, but slightly heavier, more powerful and more ferocious. Colors are black or mouse-gray. According to some authors it could be related to the Taigan dog breed.
Indoneasia:
Kintanami: a spitz-like, tricolored (white, gold and black) guard dog breed from the island of Bali.
Japan
Japanese Chin: a very small, black-and-white or brown-and-white dog breed with a silky coat and an up-curled tail. It is considered the Japanese counterpart of the King Charles Spaniel or the Pekingese.
Japanese Spitz: a small, pure white dog with a bold and livery temperament and the typical spitz dog appearance: foxy face, prick ears, up-curled tail.
Japanese Terrier: a rare breed developped from Smooth Fox Terriers brought to Japan by Dutch sailors during the 17th and 18th century.
Sanshu: a robust dog that looks very much like a small Akita (or a large Shiba), but with a less curly tail. The color of the coat may be red, tan, white, grey, fawn, and pied. Black and tan and salt and pepper is also common. The Sanshu is used as a guard and companion dog. The breed has never achieved any official recognition.
For the other Japanese breeds, see the native Japanese dogs.
Korea
Dosa
Jindo: a spitz-type hunting, agile like a cat and possessing a remarkable homing ability.
Poong san: the largest and toughest of all native Korean dog breeds, ressembling a Malamute or Siberian Husky. It has a white, red-brown, grey, black or brindled coat. It is used to hunt tiger, deer and wild boar.
Sapsal: a rare, long-haired Korean dog breed.
Malaysia:
Telomian: a dog breed similar to the Basenji (see pariah dogs) that takes its name from the Telom River in Malaysia.
