Rudolphina Menzel
Rudolphina Menzel (March 1, 1891–1973) was an Austrian-Jewish cynologist, or dog expert, and dog breeder.[1] She created the dog breed called the Canaan dog.[2] She founded the Palestinian Kennel Club (now the Israeli Kennel Club).[3]
Early life
changeMenzel has been fascinated with dogs ever since she got bitten when she was four years old.[1]
She rescued stray dogs from the streets but her parents consider dogs dirty and would not allow them in the house.[1] She gave her allowance to her neighbors to take care of the stray dogs she rescued.[1]
Career
changeAt their villa in the 1920’s the Menzels founded a dog training school.[1] There Menzel and her husband studied dogs.[1] Menzel trained common military breeds like German Shepards, Doberman pinschers, and Boxers.[1]
She trained dogs to offer protection. She trained dogs for the German police and the German army. She specifically used Hebrew commands.[4]
Menzel Bred her own dog called the Canaan dog.[1] They were first found in the Israel Kennel club in 1953. Caanan dogs were bred from Pariah Dogs German Shepherds, Doberman Pinschers, and Boxers.[1][5]
Menzel knew that dogs were used by police in Europe to hurt Jewish people.[1][3] She was sad that Jewish people had become scared of dogs.[1][3] Her goal for breeding dogs in Palestine was to bridge between the Jewish people and dogs.[1][3]
Menzel’s dogs can track and carry sent and messages over many kilometers.[1] Menzel created the breed known as "Israel's national dog."[2][5]
References
change- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 Oct 01, Denise Flaim; Oct 01, 2020 | 5 Minutes; Minutes, 2020 | 5. "Canaan Dog History: Behind Israel's Native Dogs". American Kennel Club. Retrieved 2023-01-25.
{{cite web}}:|first3=has numeric name (help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 American Kennel Club. (2017) The New Complete Dog Book: Official Breed Standards and Profiles for Over 200 Breeds. United States: Fox Chapel Publishing. p. 769.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Ackerman-Lieberman, Phillip Isaac and Rakefet Zalashik (2013). A Jew's Best Friend? The Image of the Dog Throughout Jewish History. United Kingdom: Sussex Academic Press.
- ↑ "The Dogs of War". Haaretz. Retrieved 2023-01-25.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 GOLAN, P. (2018, April 4). Canaan canines: Leaving on a one-way ticket to Italy - The top authority on Israel's national dog, Myrna Shiboleth, continues her work in Italy. Jerusalem Post, The: Web Edition Articles (Israel). Available from NewsBank: Access World News – Historical and Current