Origin First impressions of the Norwegian Lundehund might lead one to believe it’s a rather ordinary dog of the Spitz family. No way! The Lundehund was bred to climb cliffs on the Arctic islands off the Norwegian coast to search the rocky crevices and caves for puffins, ...
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2/6/2014 1:19:50 PM
Origin Known as the “happy breed,” the Petit Basset Griffon Vendeen or PBGV for short, is the smallest of four breeds of rough-coated French hounds. Of ancient origin, its history can be traced back to the 16th century. A popular sporting hound in France, it is used chie...
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2/6/2014 1:20:05 PM
Origin One of the world’s oldest breeds, the Saluki’s heritage dates back 9,000 years. The long-limbed sighthound is thought to have originated in Syria and spread to Egypt, Persia, India and Afghanistan. The breed name may have come from the Syrian town Seleukia, or the...
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2/6/2014 1:21:11 PM
Origin The Whippet and the Greyhound stem from common stock. However, it is generally conceded that the Whippet was bred to his present form in Britain, where he was known as “the poor man’s racehorse.” Whippet racing became a popular sport with the working class in the ...
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2/6/2014 1:21:21 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. When these brown-and-white pointers spread throughout Europe, they evolved into regional types. In France, each type to...
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2/6/2014 1:26:32 PM
Origin A Dutchman by the name of Korthals, who resided in Germany, set out to create a sporting dog that could rival the performance of English gun dogs. However, he wanted one that would be better adapted to working in extreme cold, on marshy ground and in thick undergr...
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2/6/2014 1:26:51 PM
Origin Sigismund Freiherr von Zedlitz und Neukirch was convinced that a cross between a Pointer and a Poodle was the only road to an ideal German pointing dog. In the first crossing, a black Poodle bitch named ‘Molly’ was bred to a Pointer named ‘Tell,’ descended from th...
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2/6/2014 1:27:50 PM
Origin One of the oldest of the retriever breeds, the Curly has appeared in British sporting prints dating back 300 years. He was the first breed trained to retrieve game and deliver it back to the hunter. Because he was a ‘finished’ breed long before breeding records we...
/en/Choosing-a-Dog/Choosing-a-Breed/Sporting-Dogs/Retriever-Curly-coated
2/6/2014 1:28:05 PM
Origin The English Setter descends from Spanish land spaniels that ‘set’ game birds for the sportsmen’s nets, hence the name “setter.” Known in Britain since the 14th century, they were valued for their working ability rather than appearance. In 1825, Edward Laverack beg...
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2/6/2014 1:29:03 PM
Origin The Brittany is thought to represent a cross between the English Setter and the small French land spaniels. This is the Breton peasant’s hunting dog, known since the mid-19th century in the French province of Brittany and regarded as the smallest of the versatile ...
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2/6/2014 1:30:24 PM
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