Overview
- Peru’s canine association ACP-UCPE has moved to formalize the Chaku Cusqueño by submitting a preliminary breed standard after years of field research.
- Applications for international recognition have been filed with the Federación Canina Americana (FECAM) and the World Kennel Union (WKU).
- Congresswoman Magaly Ruiz has been asked to introduce a bill to designate the dog as national cultural patrimony and to establish formal protection.
- The campaign follows Congress’s 2025 recognition of the Pastor Chiribaya, which set a recent precedent for safeguarding native breeds.
- The Chaku Cusqueño is described as an Andean herder and livestock guardian found above 3,000 meters in regions such as Cusco, Puno, Arequipa and Ayacucho, with proponents citing long-standing community testimony rather than archaeological evidence.