Xiasi Dog
The Xiasi dog, or Xiasi Quan, is a rare Chinese dog associated with Xiasi in Guizhou province, where Miao communities traditionally kept it for hunting and guarding. It is generally described as a medium-sized, athletic dog with a lean body, strong legs, erect ears, and a mostly white coat that may be short to rough in texture. Outside its home region, information is uneven, and different lines may not match a single written standard. Reports emphasize scenting ability, agility in hilly country, and a bold, alert character.
Management is closer to that of a rural hunting dog than an urban companion breed. Xiasi dogs need secure containment, early socialization, and daily work that channels prey drive and territorial behavior. Grooming is simple, but imported or uncommon dogs require veterinary planning, documentation, and realistic expectations about temperament. Anyone seeking one should ask how the parents are used, whether health problems are tracked, and whether the breeder is preserving local working traits rather than selling a rare name.
Colors: Albino, Apricot, Bicolor, Black, Black and Tan, Black and White, Black Mask, Blue, Blue and Tan, Blue Merle, Blue Roan, Blue Tick, Brindle, Brown, Brown and Tan, Brown and White, Chocolate, Cream, Dapple, Domino, Fawn, Fawn and White, Gold, Gray, Grey, Harlequin, Irish Marked, Leucistic, Liver, Liver Mask, Mantle, Mask, Melanistic, Merle, Mottled, Parti-Color, Piebald, Red, Red and White, Red Merle, Red Roan, Red Tick, Reverse Brindle, Roan, Sable, Saddle, Silver, Speckled, Spotted, Tan, Ticked, Tricolor, Tuxedo, White, Yellow
