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Jonangi: the rare Andhra native dog that yodels instead of barks

The Jonangi is one of India's least-known native breeds, and it is disappearing fast. Once common along the coastal fishing communities and lake shores of Andhra Pradesh, its numbers have fallen sharply as foreign breeds became status markers and its traditional role shrank. What remains is a dog with a genuinely unusual profile, physically lean, emotionally intense, and vocally unlike almost any other breed you will encounter.

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