Ryan and I take care of dogs as a business, but we also have our own. Her name is Mayble, and she's a wild Taiwanese jungle dog. We picked her up a few years ago while we were living in Taipei, Taiwan from a group of buddist ladies who found her abandoned in the countryside when she was a puppy. 
She is a mutt technically, I suppose. But she definitely comes from a long long line of mutts. So, in some ways she is a breed. A Taiwan Jungle Mutt I say. She is the direct result of what happens when dogs are left on their own, to breed in the wild. And you have to admit, she looks pretty wild.
There is a type of dog which is indigenous to the island of Taiwan simply called Taiwan Dog, which are now on the verge of extinction (and no, not because they were eaten). Mayble bears many of the personality traits and characteristics of these natural dogs. She is smart, alert, loyal and a super athlete.
Her pointy ears, curly tail, tiger stripes and agile body are common amongst most Taiwan Dogs and Mutts alike. She just loves it here in Canada, she really stands out. We get all kinds of comments. Our fave so far, "Is that a dog?".
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