The Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) recently updated its recommendations regarding animals and COVID-19. As the situation continues to evolve, more information will be provided as it becomes available.
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4/3/2020 12:00:00 AM
Origin The Beardie most likely descended from the shaggy-haired herding dogs of Europe and the theory has been advanced that they may have resulted from mixing Polish Lowland Sheepdogs imported into Scotland with local farm dogs. They were quite popular as herders and dr...
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2/6/2014 1:10:04 PM
Origin Paintings and archaeological findings suggest that the Berger des Pyrenees or Pyrenean Shepherd Dog has been known in the Pyrenees Mountains for hundreds of years but they proved to be a well-kept secret. Smallest of the French herding breeds, the pixie-faced litt...
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2/6/2014 1:26:22 PM
A great gift idea for families buying a new puppy after the holidays We’ve all watched the scene in movies and on television shows. We’ve read about it in books since our childhood, and it plays out in countless advertisements this time of year. On Christmas morni...
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12/23/2021 11:23:14 AM
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
Origin Sigismund Freiherr von Zedlitz und Neukirch was convinced that a cross between a Pointer and a Poodle was the only road to an ideal German pointing dog. In the first crossing, a black Poodle bitch named ‘Molly’ was bred to a Pointer named ‘Tell,’ descended from th...
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2/6/2014 1:27:50 PM
Origin Short-legged, game and tenacious little terriers have been known in the Western Highlands and Islands of Scotland for over 500 years. The stronghold of the Cairn Terrier was the Isle of Skye and the breed was first exhibited in 1909 as Short-haired Skyes. Skye Ter...
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2/6/2014 1:33:28 PM
Origin One of several hairless breeds found throughout the world is the Xoloitzcuintli (pronounced show-low-eats-queent-lee). The name is derived from that of the Aztec Indian god Xolotl and Itzcuintli, the Aztec word for dog. Many folk tales surround the breed, one bein...
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2/6/2014 1:40:20 PM
Origin The Braque Français (French Pointer) is believed to have derived from dogs used to point game in the Mediterranean region as early as the 1300s. Toward the end of the 19th century, the large Braque Gascogne was bred with smaller short-haired pointers to produce the...
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12/4/2014 4:36:24 PM
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