Origin The Vizsla, or Hungarian Pointer, may be of ancient lineage or it may be a product of the last century, depending on which dog historian one chooses to believe. Those who favour the theory of the breed’s antiquity cite stone etchings from the 10th century and a 14...
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2/6/2014 1:31:55 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 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...
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2/6/2014 1:32:37 PM
Origin Once the favourite breed of King Charles II of England, the small sporting spaniel was first dubbed the King Charles Spaniel. Then oriental breeds came into fashion and breeders began crossbreeding the spaniels to achieve a more snub-nosed, round-headed look. In 1...
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2/6/2014 1:36:59 PM
Origin The exact origin of the Chinese Crested may remain a mystery but it is believed to have evolved from African hairless dogs that were acquired by the Chinese and reduced in size. At one time it was known as the Chinese Ship Dog since Chinese sailors often took the bre...
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2/6/2014 1:37:42 PM
Origin The Japanese Chin as it is known in Japan, shares its ancestry with the Pug and Pekingese. It’s thought the small dogs were brought to Japan around 500 BC as gifts to the Mikado. There, they underwent further development as special pampered pets of the Imperial famil...
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2/6/2014 1:38:20 PM
Origin The Maltese is believed to be the oldest European Toy breed. Art objects dating back 3,000 years bear likenesses of the dainty little dogs. The Maltese was described in writings of 200 BC under the Latin name of Canis Melitaeus, which may refer to the island of Ma...
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2/6/2014 1:39:06 PM
Origin The Pug reached its peak of popularity during the reign of Queen Victoria as evidenced by the many replicas that have come down from that era but the breed has been known in Britain since the time of William of Orange (1689-1704) who kept several as pets. Since th...
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2/6/2014 1:39:52 PM
Origin The Anatolian Shepherd Dog may have come from the Himalayas when the Turks migrated from central Asia to what is now Turkey. Depictions of similar dogs dating back to 2000 bc can be seen in bas reliefs from Assyria. Because of their isolated existence, the breed h...
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2/6/2014 1:44:01 PM
Origin The ancestors of the Bernese Mountain Dog were Mastiffs that were brought into Switzerland by the Roman invaders more than 2,000 years ago. They interbred with local farm dogs creating somewhat smaller but equally trustworthy canines. The Bernese is one of four va...
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2/6/2014 1:44:07 PM
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