The Sinhala Hound is a landrace of dog from Sri Lanka.. The Sinhala Hound is the native dog found throughout Sri Lanka, often living in a semi-wild state scavenging for food. Legend has it that when Prince Vijaya first set foot on Sri Lanka in the 6th century BC, he was greeted by the barking of dogs; the MahvaCsa mentions domestic dogs belonging to the islands Stone Age inhabitants ...