Happy St. Patrick’s Day! Did you know that the Emerald Isle not only gifted the world with great stout and smooth whiskey but also some great dog breeds? In this second part of our blog series celebrating the breeds of Ireland, we meet two terriers, a setter and a sighthou...
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3/17/2021 11:07:03 AM
Origin ‘Kelpie’ was the name bestowed on a pup from the mating of two black-and-tan Smooth Collies imported to Australia. She was eventually mated to a pup produced by two more imported sheepdogs, and a female pup from that litter went to C.B.K. King of Wollongough Stati...
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2/6/2014 1:09:11 PM
Origin The Stumpy Tail shares its early history with the Australian Cattle Dog – both were developed by 19th-century Australian farmers to protect, herd and drive livestock over long distances. The difference between them is that unlike the Australian Cattle Dog, the Stu...
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2/6/2014 1:09:47 PM
Origin An ancient French herding breed, the Berger Picard is known as a coated breed without coat problems. The Picard, also called the Picardy Sheepdog, is a tousled canine with an air of casual elegance about him. The Picard almost disappeared during World War II but h...
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2/6/2014 1:10:40 PM
Origin Identical to the Rough Collie in all respects except for coat length, the Smooth Collie is of the same lineage. Though the Smooths were also herding dogs, they proved to be more popular for driving sheep. Collies take their name from the black-faced Scottish sheep...
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2/6/2014 1:11:54 PM
Origin The Iceland Sheepdog is thought to be a descendant of the small herding dogs that accompanied the Vikings in AD 880 when they colonized Iceland. The Nordic Spitz breed was introduced into England in the Middle Ages and developed a following there in the 1500s. Eve...
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2/6/2014 1:12:36 PM
Origin Before the middle of the 19th century, Hungarian sheepdogs were simply divided into two categories: large and small. The Mudi is thought to have come into being when small Hungarian sheepdogs were crossbred with prick-eared German herding dogs. Temperament ...
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2/6/2014 1:12:54 PM
Origin The history of the Portuguese Sheepdog is not entirely known. Some experts believe that today’s Portuguese Sheepdog is descended from a pair of Briards. His appearance is similar to the Berger des Pyrenees of France and the Calatan Sheepdog of Spain. An all-purpos...
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2/6/2014 1:13:45 PM
Origin Bred as a hunting dog, the Shikoku – which was used mainly for hunting boar in the mountainous districts of the Kochi Prefecture of Japan – harks back to the medium-sized dogs of ancient times. The breed was designated as a Natural Monument in Japan in 1937. Today...
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2/6/2014 1:14:10 PM
Origin “This is the Corgi that wags, not wiggles,” is a comment made about the Cardigan Welsh Corgi considering that, unlike the Pembroke Corgi, the Cardi has a tail to wag. Some historians believe both the Cardigan and Pembroke Welsh Corgis may have descended from the S...
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2/6/2014 1:14:41 PM
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