Origin In 1855, Heinrich Essig, a town councillor in Leonberg, Germany, crossed a Newfoundland with a St. Bernard. In his aim to create a large and powerful dog to use for draught work or a flock guardian, he then added other giant breeds including the Great Pyrenees. Th...
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2/6/2014 1:48:44 PM
Origin The Braque Français (French Pointer) is believed to have derived from dogs used to point game in the Mediterranean region as early as the 1300s. Toward the end of the 19th century, the large Braque Gascogne was bred with smaller short-haired pointers to produce the...
/en/Choosing-a-Dog/Choosing-a-Breed/Sporting-Dogs/Braque-Francais-Pyrenees
12/4/2014 4:36:24 PM
The Canadian Kennel Club recently attended the fall Council meeting for the College of Veterinarians of Ontario (CVO), to hear Council’s discussions regarding a policy review on “medically unnecessary veterinary surgery” ...
/en/News/2019/October/CVO-Maintains-Position-on-Surgical-Procedures
10/11/2019 12:00:00 AM
The CKC was recently invited to attend a press conference held by the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Mr. André Lamontagne, and MNA Audrey Bogemans (Iberville), government assistant to the Minister in charge of animal welfare, for an announcement that would advan...
/en/News/2023/April/Update-on-CKC-Advocacy-Activity-in-Quebec
4/27/2023 12:00:00 AM
Origin This slender and elegant sporting hound with its erect, mobile ears bears a striking resemblance to Anubis, the Egyptian “watchdog of the dead” and is believed to have originated in Egypt many centuries ago. Many likenesses of this unique breed have been found in ...
/en/Choosing-a-Dog/Choosing-a-Breed/Hounds/Ibizan-Hound
2/6/2014 1:19:19 PM
Origin The Boxer was developed in Munich, Germany, toward the end of the 19th century. Aiming to produce a medium-sized security dog, breeders combined the Bulldog with the mastiff-type Bullenbeisser. The breed was first registered in Germany in 1904 but attracted little...
/en/Choosing-a-Dog/Choosing-a-Breed/Working-Dogs/Boxer
2/6/2014 1:44:29 PM
CKC Microchips Unlike many other companion animals, purebred dogs in Canada must be uniquely identified for the purpose of registration. It is the responsibility of the breeder/owner of the dog at birth, or the importer of a dog from a foreign country, to ensure that t...
/en/Breeding-Dogs/Microchips/Buy-CKC-Microchips
10/11/2024 2:07:46 PM
Canadian-bred Australian Shepherd Spencer beat out 4,500 dogs On Thursday, December 12, 2019 24-year-old Canadian handler Chelby Marling and 7 year-old Australian Shepherd Spencer won Best in Show at the Central Florida Kennel Club Dog Show and had the whole Canadian d...
/en/The-Dish/December-2019/Canadian-Team-won-BIG-in-Florida
12/23/2019 12:08:19 PM
Field events are some of the oldest of dog sports. Designed around the important roles dogs have performed with humans for centuries, field events mirror the tasks many dogs were originally bred to perform. From signaling the presence of game, retrieving it, or chasing and cat...
/en/The-Dish/March-2019/Tips-and-Tricks-from-2018’s-Top-Field-Dog-Trainers
3/7/2019 10:15:46 AM
Getting the word out about a fantastic, but vulnerable breed requires effort from all who love them. How do you get people interested in a rare breed? Those of us who are campaigning to get our vulnerable breeds more exposure have asked ourselves this question time ...
/en/The-Dish/November-2019/Introducing-Your-Rare-Breed
11/26/2019 1:34:03 PM
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