Origin Of the three Schnauzers, only the Miniature is classified as a terrier, the other two being regarded as working breeds. German in origin, it is believed the Miniature was created in the 1890s by crossing small specimens of the Standard Schnauzer with either the Af...
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2/6/2014 1:35:20 PM
Origin Known in Ireland for more than two centuries, the Soft-coated Wheaten Terrier was the poor man’s hunting dog, a slayer of vermin, a herding dog and a watchdog. Wheatens are thought to be one of the ancestors of the Kerry Blue Terrier. The tousled-looking farmer’s ...
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2/6/2014 1:35:50 PM
Origin A British breed dating back some 200 years, the Staffordshire Bull Terrier may have descended from the mastiff of ancient times of which there were two types. From the smaller of the two mastiffs came the Old English Bulldog, which was crossed with one or more ter...
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2/6/2014 1:35:57 PM
Origin It’s likely that the West Highland White and several of the other terriers of Scotland came from the same root stock. Though many terriers were earth-coloured, there were some breeders who preferred white dogs, because of their visibility when working among rocks ...
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2/6/2014 1:36:15 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 A true Spitz breed in miniature, the Pomeranian is the smallest member of that family of northern breeds. But that wasn’t always the case. The original Pomeranian weighed up to 30 lb (13.5 kg). When the breed was imported to Britain during the reign of Queen Victo...
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2/6/2014 1:39:37 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 A far cry from the diminutive glamorous breed of today, early Yorkshire Terriers were developed in the north of England in the mid-19th century for the job of dispatching rats in the coal pits and cotton mills. They were also featured combatants in rat-killing con...
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2/6/2014 1:40:37 PM
Origin The history of the Hungarian Kuvasz can be traced back 7,000 years to its country of origin, Sumeria. It is believed to have descended from the Tibetan Mastiff and may be related to the Great Pyrenees and Maremma, which it greatly resembles. The breed was brought ...
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2/6/2014 1:48:25 PM
Origin The largest of the three Schnauzer breeds, the Giant Schnauzer is believed to have originated in the area around Munich, Germany. Over the years, it has been known as the Münchener Dog and the Riesenschnauser. From the 15th century, these dogs were used to drive catt...
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2/6/2014 1:49:54 PM
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