KOMBAI DOG
INTRADUSING
OF KOMBAI
Kombai is a panchayat
town in Theni District in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, located in the beautiful foothills of Western
Ghats, blessed by mother nature with
all Pancha
Boota - Land, Water, Fire, Air,
and Ether. The town is known for its splendid nature, culture, diversity and
ethnicity, history, landmarks, and flourishing transformation.
Kombai
is also well known for dogs. Kombai dogs and Rajapalayam dogs are
also employed in the police department.
Agriculture is
the main occupation of this village. Many people working in the police
profession, software industry, cinema industry & own agri product export.
Kombai has an average elevation of 399 meters (1309 feet). The
village is situated near the Western
Ghats and is surrounded by
mountains. North Side- Pannaipuram, East Side-Salamalai hills, West Side-Kerala
border hills, South Side-Uthamapalayam town. Two mountains called Ramakkal
Mettu Hills are situated on the west side & Salamali Hills are situated on
the east side.
KOMBAI DOGS
The breed originated
in the Theni
district and is named after the
town of Kombai. It subsequently spread throughout Southern
India. The Kombai was traditionally kept by zamindars and others for coursing a variety of games. When
hunting it is particularly robust and athletic, easily clearing hedges and
other obstacles. They are also called polygar dogs
The Kannada
Vokkaliga zamindars of Kombai
presented Tipu Sultan and Hyder Ali with these dogs for their army. The ferocious
dogs were trained to rip the hamstrings of enemy horses. Tipu sent the town an
idol of Ranganathaswamy in gratitude is said that the Kombai polygars valued
the dog so highly that in the olden days, they were ready to exchange a horse
for one.
There are conflicting reports about the status of the
breed; some reports from the 1960s stated the dog was popular and numbers were
increasing, whilst others from the same period described them as practically
extinct. A Tamil Nadu state-run dog-breeding facility did take up
the cause of breeding the Kombai, along with several other local breeds.
However, it was reported they suspended their Kombai breeding program when
owners who had purchased dogs returned them, finding their character ill-suited
to keeping as pets.
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