Origin Along with his playful character and his desired markings, the Boston Terrier has been nick named the “Tuxedo Dog”. The first of the breed to be exhibited made its debut at the Massachusetts Kennel Club show in 1878. The breed went through several name changes before...
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2/6/2014 1:23:01 PM
Origin Credit for the development of the Flat-coated Retriever is given to a sportsman, S.E. Shirley, whose other noteworthy accomplishment was the founding of The Kennel Club (England) in 1873 when he was just 29. How the Flat-coat was developed is not clear but it’s th...
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2/6/2014 1:28:35 PM
Origin The Sussex Spaniel is noted for two distinct characteristics. The first is his unique golden-liver colour and the other is the unspaniel-like habit of ‘giving tongue’ when he scents game. Hound genes in his background may account for the breed’s tendency to sound ...
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2/6/2014 1:31:17 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 A descendant of Britain’s Black and Tan Terrier, the Manchester was bred as a “ratting machine.” Its prime purpose was to keep the farm rabbit and rat population under control. The breed was respected for its prowess in the rat pit and one dog, ‘Billy,’ is reporte...
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2/6/2014 1:34:52 PM
Origin Of the three Schnauzers, only the Miniature is classified as a terrier, the other two being regarded as working breeds. German in origin, it is believed the Miniature was created in the 1890s by crossing small specimens of the Standard Schnauzer with either the Af...
/en/Choosing-a-Dog/Choosing-a-Breed/Terriers/Schnauzer-Miniature
2/6/2014 1:35:20 PM
Origin A British breed dating back some 200 years, the Staffordshire Bull Terrier may have descended from the mastiff of ancient times of which there were two types. From the smaller of the two mastiffs came the Old English Bulldog, which was crossed with one or more ter...
/en/Choosing-a-Dog/Choosing-a-Breed/Terriers/Staffordshire-Bull-Terrier
2/6/2014 1:35:57 PM
Origin This natural breed of Israel dates back to pre-Biblical times and was the guard and herding dog of the ancient Israelites. As the Hebrew population was dispersed, many Canaans took up residence in the Negev Desert and remained mostly undomesticated except for some...
/en/Choosing-a-Dog/Choosing-a-Breed/Working-Dogs/Canaan-Dog
2/6/2014 1:44:44 PM
Origin A strong swimmer and diver, the Portuguese Water Dog once was numerous all along Portugal’s coast where it worked with fishermen to get the fish into the nets, retrieving gear from the water and carrying messages from boat to boat or boat to shore. It is known in Por...
/en/Choosing-a-Dog/Choosing-a-Breed/Working-Dogs/Portuguese-Water-Dog
2/6/2014 1:49:24 PM
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