# Double-nosed Andean Tiger Hound - is this real? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 10, 2008, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/double-nosed-andean-tiger-hound-is-this-real/444717 "2008-04-10T02:15:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Argent\_Towers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e8c25b/32.png) [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2008, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/double-nosed-andean-tiger-hound-is-this-real/444717/1 "2008-04-10T02:15:59Z")
I just came across this Wikipedia article about the [Double-nosed Andean Tiger Hound.](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Double-nosed_Andean_tiger_hound) I have never heard of this. Something about the article looks like a hoax or a joke, but there is indeed a link to a BBC article with a picture [(here.)](http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/6940289.stm) Look at that hound! It does appear to have two noses. The Wikipedia article says it doesn’t actually have two noses, just a piece of skin dividing the two nostrils that makes it look like two. The BBC article, however, makes no mention of the fact. What sayest thou about this dog? ---
**Author:** ![Shagnasty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9dc877/32.png) [@Shagnasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shagnasty)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2008, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/double-nosed-andean-tiger-hound-is-this-real/444717/2 "2008-04-10T02:31:03Z")
I don’t know if it is real (although I suspect it is) but that would be a kickass dog to take on a city walk. Q: What kind of dog is that? A: He is just one of the more common forms of the Double-nosed Andean Tiger Hound. I bet you could add some other descriptors in the name as well. “Intermediate weight, variageted, Double-nosed Bolivian Andean Tiger Hound.” would probably work too.