Kaikadi | |||||||||||||||||
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Origin | India | ||||||||||||||||
Breed status | Not recognised as a breed by any major kennel club. | ||||||||||||||||
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Dog ( domestic dog) |
The Kaikadi is a breed of sighthound from India. [1] [2] [3] The Kaikadi are kept by the Kaikadi people, a nomadic tribe in Maharashtra and parts of Gujarat. [1] [2] They are a particularly small and thin breed of sighthound standing between 38 and 46 centimetres (15 and 18 in) and weighing around 20 kilograms (44 lb). [1] [2] They have long, thin legs and powerful thighs and hock joints, a long tapered tail, a long, thin head with prominent eyes, and erect ears. [1] [2] Their short coat comes in a variety of colours, but white, tan and black are predominant. [2]
The Kaikadi are known for their exceptional speed. They usually hunt in packs for a variety of small game, particularly monkeys, rats, monitor lizards, mongoose and squirrels. [1] [2] The breed is suspicious of strangers, and at night they work as watchdogs for their masters. [2]