What exactly do we want to call indigenous breeds? If we are talking native breeds, pre-European, then there are only a few.
Carolina Dog
Malamutes and other northern sled/work breeds
A few Mexican/South American breeds similar to the Carolina Dog (Proto-dogs)
Now if we want to say breeds formed in America/Canada then:
American Bulldog
American PittBull Terrier
Chesapeake Bay
Labrador
Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever
Australian Shepherd (no real aussie influence)
Catahoula Leopard Dog
Plott Hound
Coonhounds: Bluetick, English, Redbone, B+T, Treeing Walker, etc.
American Foxhound
American Toy Terrier (rat terrier and the like)
AmStaff Terrier
Boston Terrier
Olde English Buldogge
Chinook
Esquimaux
Newfoundland
American Bandog
And my personal favorite the American Show Shepherd. . . <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/mad.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/mad.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/mad.gif" alt="" />
Good point VanCamp and good lists.
The pre European thing puts a whole new swing on it. The list would be small based on that critera. Even the Mountain Curs and their varieties, were developed after they came over. That would limmit it to most you mentioned, and the dingo type breeds such as the Carolinas dog.
Is the ASS realy a dog? <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" />
to make a reference to the colour thread - I have a lovely dark sable alaskan pup - looks like a sheperd kind of but has blue eyes which really stand out an a dark sable coat. Alaskans have a lot of breed influences so you can get a wild and wonderful selection of coat colours and markings.
The more likely origin of the Aussie was not North America, but Spain/France. The most common accepted origin is the Basque herdsmen. They took the dogs with them when they went to work the sheep. Hey, Richard, I found an interesting article on the subject. Check it out:
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