Potcake Dog

The Potcake, also sometimes referred to as the "Island Dog", is a mixed-breed dog found on several Caribbean islands. The name comes from the staple of its diet: the dried "cake" which forms at the bottom of pots used for cooking and reheating.

Although Potcakes display a wide variety of characteristics, they generally share certain physical traits due to their isolated gene pools. Each island's gene pool is slightly different, accounting for the variations between islands. The typical Potcake has a smooth, short coat, little or no undercoat, a long snout, and floppy ears. Colors vary widely, including black, white, yellow and brown. They generally have the same temperaments: laid-back, smart, good with children, other dogs and cats. They usually reach 45-55 pounds when full grown, although some of the smaller potcakes only weigh in around 40.

Potcakes in the Turks and Caicos

Though potcakes on other islands usually stay homeless, The Turks and Caicos Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals encourages "off-island" adoptions, or tourists taking potcakes home on the airplane with them. The airports around the islands allow potcakes on the flight.

External links

* [http://www.potcake.org/ Royal Potcake Rescue USA]
* [http://www.potcakeplace.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=blogcategory&id=1&Itemid=26 Potcake Place]
* [http://www.potcakefoundation.com/ The Potcake Foundation]