Korean Jindo
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A Jindo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other names | Korean Jindo Jindo Jindot-gae (진돗개) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Origin | Jindo Island, South Korea | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 진돗개 |
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| Hanja | 珍島개 |
| Revised Romanization | Jindotgae |
| McCune–Reischauer | Chintotkae |
| Alternate name | |
| Hangul | 진도견 |
| Hanja | 珍島犬 |
| Revised Romanization | Jindo-gyeon |
| McCune–Reischauer | Chindo-kyŏn |
The Jindo dog (Korean: 진돗개; RR: Jindo-gae) is an indigenous dog native to the island of Jindo in South Korea. It is also known as Jindo-gyeon (진도견) and formerly known as the Chindo dog.
It is one of South Korea's National Treasures. It has a reputation for being loyal and good at tracking things. Due to its protected status within South Korea, only dogs born on Jindo Island can be officially registered as a Jindo by the Government of South Korea after an inspection. The dog was registered as a breed by the United Kennel Club on January 1, 1998 and by the Fédération Cynologique Internationale in 2005.
The pronunciation (Jindo-gae) also means an official term for warning measures issued in the event of a localized threat situation.