Vietnam’s Phu Quoc ridgeback dog faces new threats after near extinction

PHU QUOC, Vietnam – At Cosian Bay Resort in Phu Quoc, southern Vietnam, guests checking into the beachfront hotel are often greeted first not by staff, but by a four-month-old puppy named Barbecue. The frisky Phu Quoc ridgeback trots alongside new arrivals, escorts them to their rooms, and lingers just long enough to be rewarded with a scratch behind the ears. “Barbecue should be promoted to the reception desk,” joked receptionist Nguyen Cuu Tho, 36, grinning as the pup weaved between guests. “He’s more popular than us.” But the friendly tan-and-black pup, named for his partiality for barbecued fish, is more than a novelty. […]... Keep on reading: Vietnam’s Phu Quoc ridgeback dog faces new threats after near extinction

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