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 Considered the original Irish Setter, the Irish Red and White was bred as a ‘setting’ dog for netting birds and was popular with sportsmen until the 1870s. The red Irish Setter and the Red and White co-existed for many years, but with the introduction of dog shows...
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2/6/2014 1:29:44 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
From mountains of dog treats and doggy fashion to fun canine competitions and entertainment, it was a dog-lover’s cornucopia, and, it seems, everyone and their dog was there to take in the sights, sounds and smells of the Woofstock festival at Woodbine Park in the Toronto Beac...
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6/4/2014 12:00:00 AM
The Quebec government recently proposed a draft legislation ...
/en/News/2019/June/Members-Encouraged-to-Submit-Feedback-Re-Proposed
6/10/2019 12:00:00 AM
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...
/en/Choosing-a-Dog/Choosing-a-Breed/Hounds/Rhodesian-Ridgeback
2/6/2014 1:21:03 PM
Origin A native of Scotland, the Skye was described in writings dating back to the 16th century. Court physician Johannes Caius wrote that the Skye was “brought out of barbarous borders fro’ the uttermost countryes northward…. which, by reason of the length of heare, mak...
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2/6/2014 1:35:43 PM
Origin A long-legged spaniel with setter characteristics, the Blue Picardy is a versatile sporting dog with a reputation for locating and retrieving game under the most adverse conditions. The first French spaniels had their beginnings in the Middle East when French knig...
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2/6/2014 1:30:16 PM
Origin One of the rarest of the recognized breeds, the Wire-haired Vizsla is fairly new on the scene. Golden-rust wire-haired pointers had their beginnings when a smooth-coated Vizsla was mated to a German Wire-haired Pointer back in the early 1900s. Pups were bred back ...
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2/6/2014 1:32:02 PM
Origin Terriers have been known in Britain since the 15th century. The small, sturdy dogs were used to go to earth for their quarry. When fox hunting became the rage in the 18th century, terriers became members of the hunt whose job it was to kill the fox. So most terrie...
/en/Choosing-a-Dog/Choosing-a-Breed/Terriers/Fox-Terrier-Smooth
2/6/2014 1:33:48 PM
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