Remembering Canada’s extinct dog breed For years I have kept the Canadian Kennel Club’s 125 year booklet. It’s a 20-page collection of letters remembering, celebrating, and paying tribute to the Club’s heritage and advocacy of purebred dogs. While the copy is interes...
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7/21/2020 9:12:43 AM
Careful consideration and research are required when adding a dog into your life Are you hoping to own a dog in the near future? Every time one of my friends tell me that they are seriously considering buying a dog, I offer to text them every time I spend time with or mon...
/en/The-Dish/March-2019/Finding-the-Right-Breed-for-You
3/29/2019 9:41:29 AM
Strong, Graceful, and Glamorous Before changing its name to match its country of origin about 80 years ago, North Americans called the Borzoi the Russian Wolfhound for many years. Bred by Russian aristocracy for hundreds of years, Borzoi means "fast" or "swift" in Rus...
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12/3/2021 9:27:39 AM
The Akita is a strong, proud, and celebrated Japanese breed. In their native land, they are a symbol of good health. So much so that when a child is born, the family will usually receive a small statue of an Akita signifying health, happiness, and long life. 1 If a person is...
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12/21/2021 9:51:16 AM
The Canadian Kennel Club (CKC) is thrilled to announce the top ten most popular breeds for 2016.
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2/15/2017 12:00:00 AM
CKC is thrilled to announce the top ten most popular breeds for 2016. For the first time on record, the Havanese has taken over the coveted fifth spot, previously held by the Shetland Sheepdog since 2005.
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3/1/2017 12:00:00 AM
Origin The “gun dog par excellence” was named for the work he does – pointing game for the hunter. Britain is the breed’s country of development though the lineage traces back to a number of imported European sporting breeds. Because European dogs were too slow afield fo...
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2/6/2014 1:27:16 PM
Origin There’s no doubt the German Short-haired Pointer was (and is) a versatile sporting dog but German sportsmen wanted to go one better. Their aim was to produce a dog with all the versatility of the GSP but aggressive enough to be used in hunting dangerous game in ru...
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2/6/2014 1:27:42 PM
Origin Considered the original Irish Setter, the Irish Red and White was bred as a ‘setting’ dog for netting birds and was popular with sportsmen until the 1870s. The red Irish Setter and the Red and White co-existed for many years, but with the introduction of dog shows...
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2/6/2014 1:29:44 PM
Origin The Sussex Spaniel is noted for two distinct characteristics. The first is his unique golden-liver colour and the other is the unspaniel-like habit of ‘giving tongue’ when he scents game. Hound genes in his background may account for the breed’s tendency to sound ...
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2/6/2014 1:31:17 PM
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