Origin One of the world’s oldest and rarest breeds, the Xoloitzcuintli (pronounced show-low-eets-queent-lee) can be called the first dog of the Americas. Clay and ceramic effigies of Xolo’s date back over 3000 years and have been discovered in the tombs of the Toltec, Ma...
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2/6/2014 1:25:56 PM
Origin The appealing, curly-coated Lagotto is an ancient breed of water retriever from the lowlands of Comacchio and marshlands of Ravenna, Italy. However, over the years, the marshlands were drained and turned into farmland and the Lagotto lost his job. But it wasn’t long ...
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2/6/2014 1:27:08 PM
Origin The history of the Chesapeake Bay Retriever began in 1807 with the wreck of a British ship off the coast of Maryland. Among the survivors were two Newfoundland pups, a male named ‘Sailor’ and a female later named ‘Canton’ in honour of the American rescue ship. Bot...
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2/6/2014 1:27:58 PM
Origin Credit for the development of the Flat-coated Retriever is given to a sportsman, S.E. Shirley, whose other noteworthy accomplishment was the founding of The Kennel Club (England) in 1873 when he was just 29. How the Flat-coat was developed is not clear but it’s th...
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2/6/2014 1:28:35 PM
Origin Spaniels are thought to take their name from Hispania, the old word for Spain, which is considered the country of origin for these breeds. Various sizes and shapes of spaniels have been known in Britain and throughout Europe since the 14th century. In 1677, a writ...
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2/6/2014 1:30:40 PM
Origin Research tends to bear out the belief that the Irish Water Spaniel is of ancient lineage. In the late 1100s, dogs found in southern Ireland were referred to as Rat-tail Spaniels, Whip-tail Spaniels, Shannon Spaniels or Irish Water Spaniels. In 1607, a book author ...
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2/6/2014 1:31:10 PM
Origin Known principally in Wales and the west of England for hundreds of years, Welsh spaniels didn’t come into prominence until the end of the 19th century, when they started to appear at field trials and shows. Initially called the Welsh Cocker, the breed was renamed ...
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2/6/2014 1:31:25 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 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
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