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...
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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 ...
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2/6/2014 1:50:18 PM
On August 12, 2017, finalists from across the country will step into the ring for a chance to become Canada’s Junior Handling Champion. Get to know your CKC Zone Junior Handling finalist and prepare to cheer loudly!
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8/9/2017 12:00:00 AM
Congratulations to Canada’s Top Rally Dog for 2017 – Golden Retriever, GMH & MOTCh. Zaniri’s Custom Coupe RAE3, TD, WCX, DDX; co-owned by Lori Little and Kathryn Poirier and handled by Kathryn Poirier.
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2/26/2018 12:00:00 AM
Announced as CKC’s strategic priority at the 2023 AGM, CKC is taking significant steps to support member breeders in the preservation of their chosen breed(s) through an Integrated Breed Health Program ...
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7/5/2023 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 ...
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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, ...
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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...
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2/6/2014 1:32:27 PM
Origin A native of Scotland, the Skye was described in writings dating back to the 16th century. Court physician Johannes Caius wrote that the Skye was “brought out of barbarous borders fro’ the uttermost countryes northward…. which, by reason of the length of heare, mak...
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2/6/2014 1:35:43 PM
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