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International siteChippiparai Dog
The Chippiparai is a sighthound from the Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli, Virudhunagar and Madurai districts of Tamil Nadu, registered by the national breed bureau in the first round alongside the Rajapalayam. NBAGR puts males at 60 to 76 cm at the withers and females at 54 to 70 cm, with adult weight from 13.6 to 32.5 kg. NBAGR also records that these dogs are called Kanni, which is why that name appears twice on this site.
- where it is from
- Tamil Naduwhere it is from
- adult weight on our sources
- 13.6–32.5 kgadult weight on our sources
- with the ICAR breed bureau
- Registeredwith the ICAR breed bureau
In short
Key takeaways
- The Chippiparai comes from Tamil Nadu. Medium to large sighthound.
- Adult size on our sources is 13.6 to 32.5 kg and 54 to 76 cm at the shoulder, stated as Adult body weight ranges from 13.6 to 32.5 Kg..
- Registered with the ICAR National Bureau of Animal Genetic Resources. We did not find a Kennel Club of India listing we would cite for this breed.
- Suits the Indian climate. A short-coated sighthound from southern Tamil Nadu, kept in the hot dry districts it comes from.
- Short coat, fawn through to black, which our data rates as low grooming effort.
- We found no three dated Indian price sources for this breed, so this page gives no price.
- NBAGR estimates the population at about 6,000, the largest of the registered Indian dog breeds.
Key facts
Chippiparai: size, coat and recognition
Every figure in this card is quoted from a named source, and the sources are listed at the foot of the page. Where a figure is missing, the card says it is missing rather than filling the gap.
- adult weight
- 13.6 to 32.5 kgadult weight
- height at the shoulder
- 54 to 76 cmheight at the shoulder
- lifespan
- Not publishedlifespan
- Origin
- Tamil Nadu
- Also called
- Kanni, Vettainaai
- Weight, as our source states it
- Adult body weight ranges from 13.6 to 32.5 Kg.
- Height, as our source states it
- Height at wither ranges from 60 to 76 cm in males and 54 to 70 cm in females.
- Coat
- Short coat, fawn through to black
- ICAR-NBAGR
- Registered with ICAR-NBAGR, accession INDIA_DOG_1800_CHIPPIPARAI_19002
- Kennel Club of India
- We did not find a Kennel Club of India listing we would cite for this breed.
- Space it needs
- A house with a yard
A separate study of the breed reports an overall height at withers of 59.56±1.30 cm, which sits just below the bottom of the NBAGR male range and inside the female range.
Growth
How a Chippiparai grows
The band below is our own calculation: we take the adult weight range from the source above and scale a published veterinary growth curve for the large size class to it. Nobody has weighed a cohort of Chippiparai puppies month by month, so this is an estimate of the shape of the curve rather than a measurement of this breed.
| Age | Low end | High end |
|---|---|---|
| 2 months | 2.6 kg | 6.3 kg |
| 3 months | 4.3 kg | 10.2 kg |
| 4 months | 6.2 kg | 14.8 kg |
| 5 months | 7.9 kg | 19 kg |
| 6 months | 9.5 kg | 22.7 kg |
| 7 months | 10.6 kg | 25.4 kg |
| 8 months | 11.4 kg | 27.3 kg |
| 9 months | 12 kg | 28.6 kg |
| 10 months | 12.3 kg | 29.5 kg |
| 11 months | 12.6 kg | 30 kg |
| 12 months | 12.7 kg | 30.4 kg |
| 15 months | 13.1 kg | 31.3 kg |
| 18 months | 13.6 kg | 32.4 kg |
Estimated from the adult weight range and the growth curve for the large size class. Weekly weight gain drops to almost nothing by about 11 months.
Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
The same growth engine drives our puppy weight calculator, which works in pounds, and the method is set out on the how we calculate page.
Origin
Where the Chippiparai comes from
NBAGR records the breed across Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli, Virudhunagar and Madurai districts of Tamil Nadu, with an estimated population of about 6,000, the largest of the registered Indian dog breeds.
It was registered in the first round of Indian dog breed registrations under accession number INDIA_DOG_1800_CHIPPIPARAI_19002.
What it was kept for
The Chippiparai's working role
NBAGR records the utility as mainly guarding and hunting, and adds that the dogs are also kept as a hobby and a matter of pride by their owners. It notes they are high in obedience and easy to train.
A note on temperament
This section says what our sources say this breed was kept for, and stops there. We do not rank breeds by temperament and we do not describe any breed as aggressive. A breed bureau descriptor records what a dog looks like and what it is used for; it does not record what it is like to live with, and we are not going to supply the difference out of our own heads.
Indian climate
Suits the Indian climate
A short-coated sighthound from southern Tamil Nadu, kept in the hot dry districts it comes from. Like the Rajapalayam, it is a dog the Indian climate produced rather than one that has to be protected from it.
A sighthound’s needs: room to run, a soft place to lie, and very little grooming.
The breed overlaps with the Kanni in both name and territory, so if you are buying, ask the seller which dog they think they have and on what basis.
NBAGR describes a coat varying from fawn to dark brown, brownish black and black, and notes that black dogs carry white markings above both eyes or a black circle around them. Eyes are golden and oval, ears medium and drooping or semi-drooping.
Price
What a Chippiparai costs in India
We found no three dated Indian price sources for the Chippiparai, so this page gives no price. The Supertails price list gives ₹4,000 to ₹15,000 for the breed and the Kanni page on this site carries the same caution. Tamil Nadu veterinary services and the breed’s home districts are the sensible route.
That is not a coy way of saying the breed is expensive. Most native Indian breeds are not sold through the channels that publish prices at all: they change hands within a region, through shepherding and farming households and through state-run breeding centres, and no Indian pet publisher prices them. A shelter or rescue fee of ₹0 to ₹2,000 is the only dependably sourced figure we can offer you for a dog of this kind.
If you have seen this breed advertised at a particular price, treat the advertisement as the source it is. The price calculator covers the imported breeds that are priced by three or more Indian publishers.
Population
Conservation and population status
NBAGR estimates the population at about 6,000, the largest of the registered Indian dog breeds.
Running cost
What a dog this size costs to keep
Our food and grooming figures are sourced breed by breed for the imported breeds, not for the native ones. The calculator below is the imported-breed calculator; set it to a breed of roughly the same size as a Chippiparai and the food, vaccination and accessory lines are a fair guide, because those costs follow the dog's weight rather than its pedigree. The purchase price is not transferable and we would not pretend otherwise.
Dog price calculator for India
Labrador Retriever puppy, kci-registered breeder
₹25,000 to ₹60,000 and up
The range our sources give for a KCI-registered Labrador Retriever.
Supertails gives ₹25,000 to ₹50,000 for a KCI-registered Labrador and Inside Scroller ₹30,000 to ₹60,000 and up. Mr n Mrs Pet states ₹30,000 to ₹1,20,000 and up.
In Delhi NCR
₹10,000 to ₹70,000
Delhi NCR is a metro. Across the metro cities our sources name, a Labrador Retriever runs ₹10,000 to ₹70,000. That is the general market across seller types, not the figure for one seller.
Inside Scroller’s metro rows run ₹10,000 in Kolkata to ₹58,000 in Mumbai. Supertails is higher, giving Delhi NCR ₹25,000 to ₹70,000 and Chennai ₹20,000 to ₹61,000, and adds that flight-nanny transport costs ₹3,000 to ₹8,000 on top.
The other ways to buy one
- Unregistered home breeder
- ₹8,000 to ₹45,000
First year of running costs
₹45,020 to ₹1,02,100
That is ₹3,752 to ₹8,508 a month. The puppy price above is not in this figure.
- Food₹2,500 to ₹5,000 a month₹30,000 to ₹60,000
- Puppy vaccinationsthe full first-year course₹3,000 to ₹8,000
- Dewormingfour to six doses in the first year (working estimate)₹320 to ₹1,500
- Vet visitsthree to five consultations, vaccinations counted separately (working estimate)₹900 to ₹4,000
- Grooming13 to 13 grooms a year₹7,800 to ₹15,600
- Starter accessoriesbed, crate, bowls, collar, leash, toys₹3,000 to ₹13,000
Working estimates included. The number of deworming doses and vet visits in a first year is ours, not a figure from a source. The prices per dose and per visit are sourced.
Indian climate
Suits the Indian climate
Inside Scroller writes that in India’s climate the Labrador’s short coat handles heat better than double-coated breeds, while noting that a black coat absorbs more solar radiation than a lighter one, so midday outdoor exercise is best avoided in peak summer.
The Labrador Retriever was not on the list in the 2024 central advisory.
The 11 sources behind this result
Labrador Retriever price in India
Supertails — dated 2026-07-13 — read 2026-10-14
supertails.comBlack Labrador dog price in India 2026
Inside Scroller — dated 2026-04-11 — read 2026-10-14
insidescroller.comLabrador Retriever puppies for sale in India
Mr n Mrs Pet — no publication date shown — read 2026-10-14
mrnmrspet.comTamil Nadu bans 23 'ferocious' dog breeds including Pitbull terrier, Tosa Inu
India TV — dated 2024-05-09 — read 2026-10-14
indiatvnews.comLabrador Retriever breed standard
American Kennel Club — no publication date shown — read 2026-10-14
akc.orgDog Price List in India 2026: Top 40 Breeds, City-wise Costs & Monthly Budget
Supertails — dated 2026-03-09 — read 2026-10-14
supertails.comPuppy and dog vaccination schedule in India: chart and cost (2026)
Dog with Blog — dated 2026-10-12 — read 2026-10-14
dogwithblog.inDog vaccination schedule in India (2026): age-by-age chart, costs and rabies rules
Supertails — dated 2026-08-21 — read 2026-10-14
supertails.comComplete new puppy checklist for India (2026)
Supertails — dated 2026-05-30 — read 2026-10-14
supertails.comHow to adopt a street dog in India (2026 adoption guide)
Dog with Blog — dated 2026-10-09 — read 2026-10-14
dogwithblog.inDog breeds in India with price (2026 guide)
Aruani Pet Stop — dated 2026-07-25 — read 2026-10-14
aruanipetstop.in
Every figure here comes from a published Indian source named above, read on 14 October 2026. Puppy prices move with demand and are negotiated one dog at a time, so treat these as the range to expect rather than a quote.
FAQ
Chippiparai: the questions people ask
- Is the Chippiparai the same as the Kanni?
- The sources disagree, and we have kept separate pages because the question is unsettled. NBAGR’s own Chippiparai descriptor says these dogs "are also called as Kanni (virgin) or vettainaai (hunting dog)", which treats Kanni as another name for the same breed. A 2013 morphometric study treated the Kanni as a separate breed and measured it separately, finding a mean adult weight of 23.50 kg for males and 18.51 kg for females. Both pages say this.
- How big is a Chippiparai?
- NBAGR gives 60 to 76 cm at the withers for males and 54 to 70 cm for females, with adult body weight from 13.6 to 32.5 kg. A separate study reports an overall mean height at withers of 59.56 cm.
- What colour is a Chippiparai?
- NBAGR describes the coat as varying from fawn to dark brown, brownish black and black, with black dogs carrying white markings above both eyes or a black circle around them, and golden oval eyes.
- Is the Chippiparai registered?
- Yes, with the ICAR National Bureau of Animal Genetic Resources, under accession number INDIA_DOG_1800_CHIPPIPARAI_19002. It was one of the first three Indian dog breeds registered.
- What is a Chippiparai used for?
- NBAGR records guarding and hunting, and notes the dogs are also kept as a hobby and a point of pride by their owners.
- How big does a Chippiparai get?
- Adult body weight ranges from 13.6 to 32.5 Kg. and Height at wither ranges from 60 to 76 cm in males and 54 to 70 cm in females., as our sources state it, which is 13.6 to 32.5 kg. Most of the weight gain is done by about 11 months for a dog in the large size class, on our own growth calculation rather than any measurement of this breed.
- Is the Chippiparai a recognised breed?
- Registered with ICAR-NBAGR, accession INDIA_DOG_1800_CHIPPIPARAI_19002. One of the first three dog breeds NBAGR registered. We did not find a Kennel Club of India listing we would cite for this breed.
Method
Every source behind this page
Breed facts here come from the ICAR National Bureau of Animal Genetic Resources, from peer-reviewed characterization studies, and from veterinary and state publications. Wikipedia is not a source on these pages: where it pointed us at a study or a registry entry we went and read that instead and cited it. No figure on this page comes from a page that sells dogs.
Sources
3 sources behind the figures on this page.
Chippiparai dog
ICAR National Bureau of Animal Genetic Resources - read 2026-10-15
NBAGR breed descriptor. Read through the Internet Archive snapshot of 30 November 2023. Notable for recording that Chippiparai dogs are also called Kanni.
nbagr.icar.gov.inRegistered dog breeds
ICAR National Bureau of Animal Genetic Resources - read 2026-10-15
The register of Indian dog breeds and their accession numbers. Read through the Internet Archive snapshot of 14 October 2024, which lists Rajapalayam, Chippiparai and Mudhol Hound. Later registrations are sourced separately.
nbagr.icar.gov.inHow to adopt a street dog in India (2026 adoption guide)
Dog with Blog - dated 2026-10-09 - read 2026-10-14
dogwithblog.in
Nearby
Similar breeds
- KanniTamil NaduMedium sighthound
- RajapalayamTamil NaduMedium to large sighthound, white coat
- Mudhol HoundKarnatakaLarge sighthound, very tall
Or put two of them side by side in the comparison tool, or answer ten questions about your home in the breed finder.
Breed facts and recognition status last checked . Prices move, so treat anything older than a few months as a guide rather than a quote. Estimate only. For health questions, ask your vet.