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There is a Hairless Khala Medio (short legged, also called the pottery type) and a Hairless Khala Grande (long legged or sighthound type.) The Medio is a medium sized hound, powerful yet graceful.
From the American Khala Association standard for the breed: "The hairless hound is indigenous to Latin America from Mexico throughout Central and South America. Almost every Latin country has a variety, whether the medium sized, somewhat heavy bodied 'pottery' type or the taller, leaner 'gazehound' type. The difference between the two is more of substance than of height. Both types can and do appear in the same litter and no attempt has been made, as yet, to breed selectively for one type or the other.
The dogs are known by different names, even within the same country. We have only recently classified them simply as KHALA which is the Bolivian Quechua Indian word meaning 'without clothing.' The Peruvian Quechua word for the breed is 'caa allepo' which translates to 'without vestment.' In other countries, the Indian names translate similarly, which would indicate a difference in dialect rather than in the breed. The Khala is a naturally healthy, hearty animal that survives without pampering from the coastline to high in the Andes.
It is a dog of the people and shares their meager existence with affection and a willingness to make do that is common to most unrefined canines. Like their human's family tree, Khala pedigrees are seldom written down and are more of common knowledge and spoken word. It is normal for the entire village to know the names, and a lot more, of any dog's parents, grandparents, and so on for many generations. Some effort is being made in several countries, most notably Argentina, Bolivia and Peru, to track and record pedigree and to exchange breeding animals between geographic locations. Exportation to the US and Europe is limited but not impossible."
There is a Hairless Khala Medio (short legged, also called the pottery type) and a Hairless Khala Grande (long legged or sighthound type.) The Medio is a medium sized hound, powerful yet graceful. The Grande gives the impression of a sighthound, well coordinated and able to move with ease and agility. Color is immaterial, but most Khalas are a dark gray at maturity.
Loving and docile with family and friends. Aloof, standoffish even unfriendly with strangers. Tolerant and packish with household animals, but not submissive. The Khala is not pushy with other dogs but they are not submissive either. Since they don't have hair and adult teeth are usually few and far between, they tend to walk (or run away) from a serious confrontation.
When startled, they freeze... which is great for stacking in the show ring! This is a primitive breed, it needs very little in care BUT requires an owner with dog experience to understand them. Generally, because of the lost of protection provided by hair and good dentition, flight is preferable to fight. The Khala tend to identify very closely with others of their kind (most hairless dogs do) and are happiest when there are at least two of them in a home.
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