Origin A large rugged dog of distinctive appearance, the coarse-haired Spinone was developed as an all-around gun dog whose specialty is working in marshy and wooded areas. A versatile hunting dog of ancient lineage, his origins are in northern Italy. Believed by some to...
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2/6/2014 1:31:46 PM
Origin Sometimes called “the grey ghost of Weimar,” this steel-grey sporting breed was developed in Germany at the court of the Grand Duke Karl August of Weimar as an all-purpose gun dog for the nobility. The breed was thought to have been perfected about 1810 and was ca...
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2/6/2014 1:32:11 PM
Origin The origin of the world’s smallest dog is one of the world’s biggest puzzles. Some say its ancestors lived in Egypt some 3,000 years ago and point to mummified remains of small dogs. Others state that the Chihuahua was domesticated in Mexico prior to 1519 and play...
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2/6/2014 1:37:33 PM
Origin The “Apollo of Dogs” is not Danish as its name implies. The giant breed was developed in Germany, where it has been known since the Middle Ages. In the Fatherland, it is known as the Deutsche Dogge (German Mastiff) and was used originally to hunt wild boar, patrol...
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2/6/2014 1:47:18 PM
It was a great year for Canadians at the 139th Westminster Dog Show in February. In addition to the winner of Best in Show, the victorious Beagle, Miss P, GChX Tashtins Lookin For Trouble, we would like to pay tribute to the many other notable Canadian wins.
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3/11/2015 12:00:00 AM
The Subaru Agility Team Canada seeks volunteers that are CKC Members and have agility background to work on the Management Team over the next two-year term.
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10/14/2016 12:00:00 AM
The CKC Agility Team Canada seeks volunteers who are ...
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12/10/2019 12:00:00 AM
We are pleased to announce that CKC has received approval from the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) of the 2023 Referendum ...
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6/28/2024 12:00:00 AM
What are Rules of Eligibility? As an association incorporated under the Animal Pedigree Act , the CKC is required to establish Rules of Eligibility (ROE) for each breed it recognizes. ROE are broad, key traits for each breed to be used for registration considerat...
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10/21/2021 2:56:34 PM
A collection from America’s dog show. You could say my memory is “selective”. I can’t always remember my postal code (it starts with an M..) but I can always recall who won Best in Show at Westminster in 1957 (it was Sunny Shay’s Afghan Hound CH Shirkhan of Grandeur). Becau...
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2/11/2019 1:52:29 PM
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