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| FCI                  =Lokalt i Indonesia (PERKIN)
| AKC                  =Ingen!
| CKC                  =Ingen!
| KC                   =Ingen!
| UKC                  =Ingen!
| bruksegenskaper      =Vakthund, familiehund
| år-år                =10-12
| størrelse            =Middels/stor
| kg-kg                =8-17
| passerfor            =Spesielt interesserte
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'''Kintamanihund''' er en pariahhund som stammer fra øya Bali i Indonesia. Den kalles også av og til '''balidingo''', '''bali tigerhund''' og balihund, men sistnevne er trolig en forveksling mellom kintamanihunden og de viltlevende gatehundene på Bali.

=== Opprinnelse og alder ===
Kintamanihunden, som også kalles ''balinesisk fjellhund'' noen steder, oppsto trolig i fjellstrøkene rundt Kintamani på Bali for svært lenge siden. Et balinesisk sagn forteller at denne hunden opprinnelig oppsto for 600 år siden, fra en kinesisk chow-chow, men dette har ikke latt seg bekrefte. Det er også trolig at hunden er langt eldre enn 600 år.

En vitenskapelig genetisk studie<ref>[http://jhered.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/96/7/854 The Kintamani Dog: Genetic Profile of an Emerging Breed from Bali, Indonesia]</ref>, publisert i det velrenomerte tidsskriftet ''Journal of Heredity'' den australske dingoen og europeiske. Studien sluttet derfor at kintamanihunden har oppstått fra en balinesisk (indonesisk) villhundtype og er svært nært beslektet med balihund.

Det arbeides i øyeblikket med å få kintamanihund akseptert som en egen hunderase i FCI. Den ble anerkjent som egen rase lokalt i april 2006.

=== Utseende, anatomi og fysikk ===
Kintamanihund er en forholdsvis kvadratisk og meget hurtig hund, med kort og glatt tilliggende pels. Disse hundene blir omkring 38-50 cm høye og veier normalt ca. 8-17 kg, avhengig av kjønn. Pelsen finnes i en rekke farger, fargekombinasjoner og mønstre, ofte med sort, gulbrun eller rødlig hvetefarget grunnfarge. Blant annet er det dokumentert hunder med tigerlignende stripemønster (som ikke må forveksles med tigering eller brindling).

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The '''Kintamani''' is a dog breed native to the Indonesian island of Bali.  The Kintamani dog is an evolving breed indigenous to the Kintamani region of Bali. Kintamani dogs cohabitate with feral Bali street dogs, although folklore has the breed originating 600 years ago from a Chinese Chow Chow. The physical and personality characteristics of the Kintamani dog make it a popular pet for the Balinese, and efforts are currently under way to have the dog accepted by the Federation Cynologique Internationale as a recognized breed. To study the genetic background of the Kintamani dog, 31 highly polymorphic short tandem repeat markers were analyzed in Kintamani dogs, Bali street dogs, Australian dingoes, and nine American Kennel Club (AKC) recognized breeds of Asian or European origin. The Kintamani dog was identical to the Bali street dog at all but three loci. The Bali street dog and Kintamani dog were most closely aligned with the Australian dingo and distantly related to AKC recognized breeds of Asian but not European origin. Therefore, the Kintamani dog has evolved from Balinese feral dogs with little loss of genetic diversity. 

Kintamani Dogs have a distinctive form and character which sets them apart from the average village dog. Whilst they live much the same kind of life as an average village dog, Kintamani dogs have longer hair and dig holes in which to nest their young. Some even live in small caves among the boulders around Kintamani. Nowadays, these good-looking dogs are increasingly sought after as pets. They have a broad face, a flat forehead and flat cheeks. In this way, they resemble the Chinese mountain dog, the Chow Chow, to which recent genetic studies have confirmed; the Kintamani Dog is distantly related.

Source: Puja et al (Oxford University Press 2005). " The Kintamani Dog: Genetic Profile of an Emerging Breed from Bali, Indonesia", Journal of Heredity, Volume 96, Number 7, November 2005 , pp. 854-859(6).

==Description==
===Appearance===
Common fur colors include white, beige, and black. Now officially recognized as a separate canine breed, the Kintamani looks something like a mix between the Samoyed and a solid white Malamute. Breeders often confine the dogs to cold dark caves near the Kintamani volcano, insisting it an essential step in developing the thick white coat of Bali's only official breed.

The typical physical appearances of Kintamani and Bali street dogs. The withers height of the female Kintamani dog is 40–50 cm, 45–55 cm for the male. The stature of the Bali street dog is similar. The desired physical traits of the Kintamani dog include erect ears, forwardly curved tail held at the midline, medium to longhaired coat, almond-shaped brown eyes, and black skin pigment. The most desired coat color is white with apricot-tipped ears. However, other coat colors, such as black, are accepted. Bali street dogs come in many colors and coat patterns, and they are almost always shorthaired and straight to curve tailed. Both still whelp in burrows dug into the earth, a feral dog trait. However, the Bali street dog cannot be reliably tamed, even when taken as a puppy. In contrast, the Kintamani dog is gentle around people, yet retains enough assertive behavior to render it a noteworthy (but not vicious) watchdog.

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Image:Kintamani_dog_black.jpg|One year old black Kintamani
Image:Kintamani_dog_white.jpg|3-month old white puppy with apricot-tipped ears
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