Origin A comparative newcomer to this continent, the German Pinscher has been accepted for registration in Germany since 1879 though it was known in that country long before that time. Its roots can be traced back to the Middle Ages and the Biberhund of southern Germany, a ...
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2/6/2014 1:23:52 PM
Origin Bred in Tibetan monasteries for over 2,000 years, the Lhasa Apso is said to have been in existence since 800 BC. In Tibetan homes and monasteries, the giant Tibetan Mastiff was regarded as the outdoor guardian while the Lhasa guarded the indoors. Its name comes fr...
/en/Choosing-a-Dog/Choosing-a-Breed/Non-Sporting-Dogs/Lhasa-Apso
2/6/2014 1:24:21 PM
Origin The early origins of this French water dog have been lost in the mists of time but its roots have been traced back to the Middle Ages. The first references to the breed appeared in the 14th century and the Barbet’s propensity for water, plus its ability to point a...
/en/Choosing-a-Dog/Choosing-a-Breed/Sporting-Dogs/Barbet
2/6/2014 1:26:14 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...
/en/Choosing-a-Dog/Choosing-a-Breed/Sporting-Dogs/Pointer
2/6/2014 1:27:16 PM
Origin When the right to hunt game was no longer restricted to nobility, the average German sportsman wanted an all-purpose dog, a companion that could hunt fur or feather on land or over water. The development of the German Short-haired Pointer began between 1870 and 18...
/en/Choosing-a-Dog/Choosing-a-Breed/Sporting-Dogs/Pointer-German-Short-haired
2/6/2014 1:27:35 PM
Origin When Cocker Spaniels were imported to North America in the 1880s, the breed gradually changed as breeders produced a smaller dog, higher on leg, shorter in back, with a sloping topline, shorter muzzle, more domed skull, heavier coat and profuse leg furnishings. By...
/en/Choosing-a-Dog/Choosing-a-Breed/Sporting-Dogs/Spaniel-American-Cocker
2/6/2014 1:29:58 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 ...
/en/Choosing-a-Dog/Choosing-a-Breed/Sporting-Dogs/Spaniel-Sussex
2/6/2014 1:31:17 PM
Origin The American Eskimo can probably trace its beginnings back to the Peat Bog Dog of the New Stone Age, some 6,000 years ago. Remains of this, one of the first dog breeds, have been found in Scandinavian countries as well as Russia, Finland and Germany. All Spitz bre...
/en/Choosing-a-Dog/Choosing-a-Breed/Toy-Dogs/American-Eskimo-Dog-Toy
2/6/2014 1:32:37 PM
Origin The Toy Poodle is the smallest descendent of the Poodle brigade that began as a breed of continental water dogs known in Germany and Russia since the 16th century. Though there are references to tiny Poodles in the breed literature, no attempt was made to develop ...
/en/Choosing-a-Dog/Choosing-a-Breed/Toy-Dogs/Poodle-Toy
2/6/2014 1:39:45 PM
Origin Like the Manchester Terrier, the Toy version was developed from the old English Black and Tan Terrier, known in Britain for some 400 years. Like his larger relative, the Toy triumphed as a ratter. Despite his small stature, he was formidable to vermin as was demon...
/en/Choosing-a-Dog/Choosing-a-Breed/Toy-Dogs/Toy-Manchester-Terrier
2/6/2014 1:40:13 PM
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