dog dog mixed breed dog type found caribbean islands comes rice mixture local residents traditionally fed dogs appearance varies dogs generally smooth coats ears long faces history dogs caribbean islands share common ancestry residents turks originally nearby islands took dogs types contributed development dogs brought bahamas protecting supplies ships arrived dogs north_carolina arrived loyalists american revolutionary war period likely early spanish settlers introduced dogs included fighting dogs dogs killed addition breeds imported 20th century local dogs making mix breeds dynamic dna studies shown early dog dna today remaining dna constant imports dogs arrival type derived term refers rice mixture family cooking pot traditionally fed dogs nassau estimated stray late 1970s bahamas named type royal february lists separately mixed breed dog group non registered description appearance described having shepherd mix look dog appearance varies island resemble typical dog characteristics type typically ears long face smooth coat commonly rough coat result mixed heritage vary widely terms color brown white black far mixed coats average dog stand approximately inches healthy dogs typically weigh pounds weigh pounds according dogs intelligent loyal calm hardy unlike dog breeds able eat foods dogs incredibly hardy tend properly confined supervised rescue efforts number stray dogs turks islands apparently increased despite programmes designed numbers territory dependent tourism officials consider dogs police shot poisoned median age years bahamas dissuade residents altering pets according bahamas advocates animal rights group dogs percent tourists report seeing dogs percent state scared presence local organisations adopt stray dogs alleviate problem turks based rescue organisation place registered charity running families adopt volunteers connected potential rescue website facebook page sent free charge additionally kill united_states shelters accept located ships florida ferries additional rescue programs exist puerto_rico notable dogs dog named mascot collaboration bring greater attention animal welfare issues ambassador hope homeless animals death cancer appeared cnn received ambassador goodwill year awards dogs honoured series commemorative stamps dogs dusty born owned trained locate fish scent water distant cries feeding sea birds featured television magazines including
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