Origin The Ridgeback is the only recognized breed originating in South Africa. Unique in having a ridge of hair in the shape of a dagger on its back, it is said to have descended from native ridged dogs known in South Africa since the 16th century. In the late 1870s, a f...
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2/6/2014 1:21:03 PM
Origin Considered the smallest and oldest of Japan’s canines, DNA research has shown the Shiba is one of the closest relatives to the Asian wolf. It originated in that country’s mountainous regions and was used to hunt game which included boar, rabbit, and bird. The hunt...
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2/6/2014 1:25:15 PM
Origin The “gun dog par excellence” was named for the work he does – pointing game for the hunter. Britain is the breed’s country of development though the lineage traces back to a number of imported European sporting breeds. Because European dogs were too slow afield fo...
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2/6/2014 1:27:16 PM
Origin Before the mid-19th century, the working terriers in the north of England were so intermingled that it is impossible to trace a particular breed further back. The birthplace of the Border Terrier is believed to be the Northumberland valley of Coquetdale and at one...
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2/6/2014 1:33:07 PM
Origin The Karelian Bear Dog is the big-game hunting canine of the Finnish people. Huntsmen use the dog to hunt bear, elk, moose, deer and wolf. The breed originated in the area of northern Europe known as Karelia and the isolation and remoteness of eastern Finland ensur...
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2/6/2014 1:47:55 PM
Breeds Hound breeds are split into two factions – those long-limbed canines that hunt by sight (aptly enough referred to as sighthounds or, occasionally, gazehounds) and those that hunt by scent, not surprisingly called scent hounds. Their quarry is the furred and four-foo...
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1/22/2014 9:45:07 AM
Rules and Regulations Traditionally, Earthdogs went to ground after rats and other small rodents, as well as larger game such as fox or badger, and either faced out their prey or chased them from their lairs. Earthdog tests, open to Dachshunds and small terriers, offer si...
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2/15/2014 5:17:51 PM
Origin This small Swedish hunting dog closely resembles the Finnish Spitz and Norwegian Lundehund with the typical small erect ears, wedge-shaped head and square build of the Spitz breeds. Originally used to hunt small game and as an all-around farm helper, the breed is ...
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2/6/2014 1:19:34 PM
Here’s how to play interactively, to build your relationship with your dog: Be involved and engaged in playing with your pup. Be exciting. Have fun. Teach your dog to chase a toy that you’re holding and let the puppy playa game of tug (gently) with you. ...
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2/9/2014 5:37:17 PM
It is CKC’s immense pleasure to announce the recipients of the 2023 Dr. Richard Meen Memorial Award ...
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