Sinhala Hound

Sinhala Hound

The Sinhala Hound or Sinhalese Hound is a breed of dog from Sri Lanka.

The skeletal remains of dogs from Nilgala cave and from Bellanbandi Palassa, dating from the Mesolithic era, about 4500 BC, suggest that Balangoda People may have kept domestic dogs for driving game. The Sinhala Hound is similar in appearance to the Kadar Dog, the New Guinea Dog and the Dingo. It has been suggested that these could all derive from a common domestic stock. [Deraniyagala, Siran (1992), p. 454]

The Vedda used the breed for hunting, and it was prized it after the bow and arrow, so much so that the dogs were given away with daughters on their marriage. [Deraniyagala, Siran (1992), p. 383]

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References

*cite book
last = Deraniyagala
first = Siran
authorlink =
title = The Prehistory of Sri Lanka
publisher = Department of Archaeological Survey
date = 1992
location = Colombo
isbn = 955 9159 00 3


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