/en/Breeding-Dogs/Registration-Forms
2/18/2014 3:00:31 PM
Breeds For many centuries, Sporting breeds have been employed to find, flush out and retrieve game birds. The group includes a variety of retrievers, pointers, setters and spaniels. Activity level Size Most are medium in size, with the American Cocker Spaniel being th...
/en/Choosing-a-Dog/Choosing-a-Breed/Sporting-Dogs
1/22/2014 9:44:46 AM
Breeds Hound breeds are split into two factions – those long-limbed canines that hunt by sight (aptly enough referred to as sighthounds or, occasionally, gazehounds) and those that hunt by scent, not surprisingly called scent hounds. Their quarry is the furred and four-foo...
/en/Choosing-a-Dog/Choosing-a-Breed/Hounds
1/22/2014 9:45:07 AM
Breeds These breeds have a job to do. Some pull sleds or carts while others guard livestock, homes, businesses or military installations. Diverse duties may also include water-rescue work, alpine rescue or stints at sea as the fisherman’s helper. Activity level The ene...
/en/Choosing-a-Dog/Choosing-a-Breed/Working-Dogs
1/22/2014 9:45:28 AM
Breeds From the Latin word terra‚ meaning “earth,” comes the name “terrier,” an appropriate appellation for dogs bred to “go to earth” or dig after vermin and small game. Most of the breeds are either smooth or wire-coated such as the two Fox Terriers, but the Skye sports ...
/en/Choosing-a-Dog/Choosing-a-Breed/Terriers
1/22/2014 9:46:14 AM
Breeds When a breed didn’t quite seem to fit in any other group, it became part of the Non-Sporting crew. The varied group includes three bull breeds – the Boston Terrier, Bulldog and French Bulldog. In addition, there are a number of Spitz breeds, such as the Shiba Inu, S...
/en/Choosing-a-Dog/Choosing-a-Breed/Non-Sporting-Dogs
1/22/2014 9:46:35 AM
Breeds Bred to control a variety of livestock, Herding dogs have been developed to be well suited for their special functions. Lowslung Corgis and Swedish Vallhunds work as “heelers,” nipping at the heels of cattle to move them. Drovers, such as the Old English Sheepdog and...
/en/Choosing-a-Dog/Choosing-a-Breed/Herding-Dogs
1/22/2014 9:46:52 AM
Breeds A few Toys were bred with a particular purpose in mind, such as the Brussels Griffon and Toy Manchester, which were initially designed to decimate the rodent population of stables and other afflicted abodes. Most of the others were primarily pampered lap dogs, meant...
/en/Choosing-a-Dog/Choosing-a-Breed/Toy-Dogs
1/22/2014 11:09:08 AM
Rules and Regulations Agility is fast moving, challenging and energetic activity enjoyed immensely by dogs and handlers alike. It’s also a great spectator sport. Dogs work off lead and are guided by the signals and voice commands of their handlers. They speed around an intric...
/en/Events/Overview-of-Events/Agility
2/10/2014 5:55:14 PM
Rules and Regulations Originally developed to show off the traditional carting and weight-pulling skills of the heavier breeds such as Newfoundlands and Bernese Mountain Dogs, draft-dog competitions are now open to all breeds. The test begins with some basic obedience exe...
/en/Events/Overview-of-Events/Draft-Dog-Tests
2/15/2014 5:15:20 PM
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