Origin Bred as a hunting dog, the Shikoku – which was used mainly for hunting boar in the mountainous districts of the Kochi Prefecture of Japan – harks back to the medium-sized dogs of ancient times. The breed was designated as a Natural Monument in Japan in 1937. Today...
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2/6/2014 1:14:10 PM
Origin “This is the Corgi that wags, not wiggles,” is a comment made about the Cardigan Welsh Corgi considering that, unlike the Pembroke Corgi, the Cardi has a tail to wag. Some historians believe both the Cardigan and Pembroke Welsh Corgis may have descended from the S...
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2/6/2014 1:14:41 PM
Origin Though the earliest references to Beagles were in 15th-century writings, there are those who believe this breed harks back to 400 BC when similar small hounds were used for hunting by the ancient Greeks. Beagles are thought to have descended from dogs brought from...
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2/6/2014 1:15:41 PM
Origin The Black and Tan Coonhound is a direct descendant of the Bloodhounds brought to the English colony of Virginia. His initial job was to trail raccoons and help to rid farmers of this nuisance animal but night coon trials in the southern states have become a popula...
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2/6/2014 1:16:08 PM
Origin This member of the Dachshund family is based on the Standard Smooth but has terrier blood in its veins. The cross was done to improve the protective and weather-resistant qualities of the coat and to add terrier spark to the temperament. Because of the terrier cro...
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2/6/2014 1:18:17 PM
Origin When a small German hound called the Westphalian Dachsbracke was imported to Sweden in 1910, word about this industrious, short-legged game-tracker spread among hunters. In 1947, the larger Swedish variety was given the name Drever and in 1953, it was recognized a...
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2/6/2014 1:18:31 PM
Origin The Norwegian Elkhound has been honoured as the national dog of Norway. He descends from Spitz-type dogs known in Scandinavia since Viking times (AD 800-1000) and perhaps even earlier since archaeological findings in west Norway included two dog skeletons dating t...
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2/6/2014 1:19:42 PM
Origin The Whippet and the Greyhound stem from common stock. However, it is generally conceded that the Whippet was bred to his present form in Britain, where he was known as “the poor man’s racehorse.” Whippet racing became a popular sport with the working class in the ...
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2/6/2014 1:21:21 PM
Origin Of ancient origin, the Lowchen (or Little Lion Dog) was popular with nobility on the continent and was featured in paintings by leading artists. The breed appears in several woodcuts and paintings of the 1500s by German artist Albrecht Dürer. With strong roots in ...
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2/6/2014 1:24:33 PM
Origin One of the world’s oldest and rarest breeds, the Xoloitzcuintli (pronounced show-low-eets-queent-lee) can be called the first dog of the Americas. The name is derived from the Aztec god Xolotl and the Aztec word for dog Itzcuintli. Highly prized for their curative...
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2/6/2014 1:25:47 PM
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