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
Richard Paquette Richard has been involved in purebred dogs since 1971. He began his career in dogs with primarily Shih Tzu with the kennel name Wenrick, but he has also owned and bred Samoyeds, Afghans, Salukis, Whippets, Brussels Griffon, Maltese, Pekingese, Lake...
/en/Events/Symposium-on-Healthy-Dog-Breeding/Richard-Paquette
5/13/2022 2:50:42 PM
Origin The fighting bull-and-terrier breeds of the 1800s spawned the more peaceable AmStaff. In its formative years, the breed was known as the Yankee Terrier, the Half-and-Half or the American Bull Terrier. It was recognized by the American Kennel Club in 1936 as the St...
/en/Choosing-a-Dog/Choosing-a-Breed/Terriers/American-Staffordshire-Terrier
2/6/2014 1:32:45 PM
Origin Spaniels are thought to take their name from Hispania, the old word for Spain, which is considered the country of origin for these breeds. Various sizes and shapes of spaniels have been known in Britain and throughout Europe since the 14th century. In 1677, a writ...
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2/6/2014 1:30:40 PM
Origin A far cry from the diminutive glamorous breed of today, early Yorkshire Terriers were developed in the north of England in the mid-19th century for the job of dispatching rats in the coal pits and cotton mills. They were also featured combatants in rat-killing con...
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2/6/2014 1:40:37 PM
Origin The name Old English Sheepdog is something of a misnomer since the breed has only been known in Britain for a little over 200 years. The ‘bobtail’ is believed to have descended from a variety of European herding breeds and was developed by English sheep farmers to...
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2/6/2014 1:13:14 PM
Origin With his roots in central Asia, the Puli was brought to Hungary by the Magyars about 1,000 years ago. Researchers believe the Puli may have a common ancestry with the Tibetan Terrier since both share so many physical characteristics and since both originated in As...
/en/Choosing-a-Dog/Choosing-a-Breed/Herding-Dogs/Puli
2/6/2014 1:13:55 PM
Origin The most glamorous of the retriever family, the Golden was developed in the mid-19th century by a Scotsman, Sir Dudley Majoribanks, later Lord Tweedmouth. The romantic story that first unfolded concerned Sir Dudley visiting a circus and being so taken with a troup...
/en/Choosing-a-Dog/Choosing-a-Breed/Sporting-Dogs/Retriever-Golden
2/6/2014 1:28:42 PM
Origin The Pug reached its peak of popularity during the reign of Queen Victoria as evidenced by the many replicas that have come down from that era but the breed has been known in Britain since the time of William of Orange (1689-1704) who kept several as pets. Since th...
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2/6/2014 1:39:52 PM
In collaboration with The Kennel Club, the CKC has added another avenue in which exhibitors can qualify their dogs for the world’s largest benched dog show.
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4/15/2016 12:00:00 AM
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