Which type of dog is the national dog breed of Israel: Canaan Dog or Dutch Shepherd?
Canaan Dog
Title: Dutch Shepherd
Passage: The Dutch Shepherd is a herding dog of Dutch origin.  They were used by shepherds and farmers who needed a versatile dog, with few demands, and a dog that was able to adapt to a harsh and meager existence.
Title: Canaan Dog
Passage: Canaan Dog (Hebrew: כלב כנעני‎ ‎ , "Kelev Kna'ani "; Arabic: كلب كنعاني‎ ‎ , "Kaleb Kna'ani ") is a breed of pariah dog and the national dog breed of Israel, having been in existence in the Middle East for thousands of years.  There are 2,000 to 3,000 Canaan dogs across the world, mostly in Europe and North America.
Title: Ashkelon dog cemetery
Passage: The Ashkelon dog cemetery is a burial ground in the city of Ashkelon in Israel where possibly thousands of dogs were interred in the fifth to third centuries BC.  The majority of the dogs were puppies; all had similarities to the modern Canaan Dog, perhaps representing the ancestral population from which the modern breed is descended.  It is the largest known cemetery of this kind in the ancient world.  Its discoverer suggests that it may have been the product of a religious cult focused on the reputed healing properties of dogs' saliva, and an otherwise obscure reference in the Book of Deuteronomy may refer to similar cultic activities in Jerusalem.  Alternatively, it may have been the site of a facility for breeding dogs for trade in the Near East.
Dutch Shepherd Canaan Dog