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
Origin The nomadic Chukchi people of northeastern Siberia used a medium-sized working dog to pull their sleds and herd reindeer. In their isolated region, with no other dogs to crossbreed, the Chukchis mated the best of their dogs to each other and the type bred pure and...
/en/Choosing-a-Dog/Choosing-a-Breed/Working-Dogs/Siberian-Husky
2/6/2014 1:50:11 PM
Origin Credited with saving more than 2,500 travellers lost in the snow, this breed was named for the Hospice du Grand Saint Bernard in Switzerland, where the monks have bred these large dogs since the 17th century. It seems probable that the Saint developed from the heavy ...
/en/Choosing-a-Dog/Choosing-a-Breed/Working-Dogs/Saint-Bernard
2/6/2014 1:50:18 PM
Origin As early as the 13th century, Marco Polo wrote of seeing “dogs as big as donkeys” in his Far East wanderings. This ancient breed gained fame for its legendary fierceness as the outside guardian of Tibetan monasteries and also served as the fearless protector of ho...
/en/Choosing-a-Dog/Choosing-a-Breed/Working-Dogs/Tibetan-Mastiff
2/6/2014 1:50:29 PM
This is the second win for a Kerry Blue and only the seventh terrier in Top Dog’s 56-year history to finish in the #1 spot. Lois’s dream came true when approached by Marcel Bourgon to lease ‘Xavier’ for the year and campaign him in Canada. That’s when this Kerry Blue’s ded...
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7/4/2019 9:51:40 AM
The upcoming Referendum offers CKC members the opportunity to review and vote on the acceptance of the first seven “Rules of Eligibility” (ROE). In light of misinformation that has been circulating, CKC would like to confirm the following information:
/en/News/2014/October/Rules-of-Eligibility-Referendum-Update
10/28/2014 12:00:00 AM
The Canadian Kennel Club is very saddened to hear that R. William Taylor has passed away.
/en/News/2016/January/CKC-Remembers-R-William-Taylor
1/5/2016 12:00:00 AM
Origin The Parson Russell’s heritage goes back to the Rev. John Russell, who bred a predominantly white terrier, long in the leg, rangy and racy, with the stamina required to run with hounds in pursuit of fox. Descended from the fox-hunting terriers of the late 18th and ...
/en/Choosing-a-Dog/Choosing-a-Breed/Terriers/Parson-Russell-Terrier
2/3/2021 10:47:27 AM
Origin In the 1870s, coal miners in England’s Northumberland county came up with a terrier-of-all-work that could swim down an otter, draw a badger, dispatch vermin, run down a rabbit and hold his own in a fight. To add to its swiftness, it was crossed with the Whippet, ...
/en/Choosing-a-Dog/Choosing-a-Breed/Terriers/Bedlington-Terrier
2/6/2014 1:33:00 PM
Origin The Airedale had its beginnings in 1853 when some working men in Yorkshire, England, mated an Otterhound with a rough-coated Black and Tan Terrier. Otters abounded in the nearby Aire and Wharfe rivers and rats were an everyday problem. Ideally, a sporting dog such...
/en/Choosing-a-Dog/Choosing-a-Breed/Terriers/Airedale-Terrier
2/6/2014 1:32:27 PM
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