Origin Another member of the Spitz family, the Keeshond was once known as the Dutch Barge Dog. Originating in the Netherlands, it has been popular there since the mid-18th century where it was often found in villages and farms as well as on the canal barges where it serv...
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2/6/2014 1:24:13 PM
Since the CFIA first implemented new import requirements for commercial dogs ...
/en/News/2021/September/Update-Re-CFIA-Dog-Import-Requirements
9/15/2021 12:00:00 AM
CKC is pleased to report that the Quebec government, after finding there was no scientific consensus that breed specific legislation (BSL) is effective or enforceable, will be amending Bill 128 by removing the breed-specific provisions that deemed several breeds as potentially...
/en/News/2018/June/Quebec-Government-Removes-Breed-Specific-Legislati
6/7/2018 12:00:00 AM
At the September 2014 meeting of the Board of Directors, the following motion was passed with regard to the designation of dogs with a Canine Companion Number.
/en/News/2016/June/Notice-to-Clubs-Re-Dogs-with-Canine-Companion-N
6/9/2016 12:00:00 AM
Origin Once known as the rarest breed in the world, the ancient Chinese Shar-Pei teetered on the brink of extinction in the early 1970s when a Hong Kong fancier appealed to Americans for help in saving the breed. North Americans responded, attracted by the unusual appear...
/en/Choosing-a-Dog/Choosing-a-Breed/Non-Sporting-Dogs/Chinese-Shar-Pei
2/6/2014 1:23:19 PM
Aimée Llewellyn-Zaidi Aimée Llewellyn-Zaidi is the Project Director for The International Partnership for Dogs (IPFD) Harmonization of Genetic Testing in Dogs (HGTD). The IPFD is a non-profit global organization bringing together geneticists, breeders, veterina...
/en/Events/Symposium-on-Healthy-Dog-Breeding/Aimee-Llewellyn-Zaidi
7/7/2022 11:12:25 AM
Origin Poaching game on large British estates had gone on for years, but by the end of the 19th century, it carried a death sentence if the poacher was apprehended. Knowing the penalty, poachers went armed to kill the gamekeeper rather than be caught. Gamekeepers needed ...
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2/6/2014 1:44:36 PM
Origin The Eurasier is a modern breed developed about 50 years ago by Prof. Julius Wipfel in Germany. To create a large and distinctive Spitz type of dog with beautiful colours and a mellow character, he crossed Chow Chow males with large German Wolfspitz (Keeshond-type)...
/en/Choosing-a-Dog/Choosing-a-Breed/Working-Dogs/Eurasier
2/6/2014 1:47:12 PM
Origin The Labrador descended from dogs taken to Newfoundland by explorers, fishermen and settlers and evolved by natural selection. The breed was known by several names, among them the black Water Dog, the Lesser Newfoundland and the St. John’s Dog. Excellent retrievers...
/en/Choosing-a-Dog/Choosing-a-Breed/Sporting-Dogs/Retriever-Labrador
2/6/2014 1:28:49 PM
Origin The craft of tending flocks of sheep was introduced to the British by the Romans and it wasn’t long before Celtic clans developed their own types of sheepdogs to tend to these tasks. One of these, the Border Collie, is recognized as the finest sheep-herding dog in...
/en/Choosing-a-Dog/Choosing-a-Breed/Herding-Dogs/Border-Collie-England
2/6/2014 1:10:55 PM
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