[7] The Deccan Plateau covers parts of the states of Karnataka, Maharashtra, and, to a lesser degree, Telangana.

[9][10] The Indian Army has expressed its desire to use the Mudhol sighthound for surveillance and border protection duties.

It has obtained six Mudhol dogs for testing at the Army's Remount Veterinary Corps at Meerut.

The dogs were bred after selection, at the Canine Research and Information Centre in Thimmapur near Mudhol in Bagalkot district of Karnataka.

The CRIC is a unit of the Karnataka Veterinary, Animal and Fisheries Sciences University, Bidar.