Origin One of the rarest of the recognized breeds, the Wire-haired Vizsla is fairly new on the scene. Golden-rust wire-haired pointers had their beginnings when a smooth-coated Vizsla was mated to a German Wire-haired Pointer back in the early 1900s. Pups were bred back ...
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2/6/2014 1:32:02 PM
Origin Terriers have been known in Britain since the 15th century. The small, sturdy dogs were used to go to earth for their quarry. When fox hunting became the rage in the 18th century, terriers became members of the hunt whose job it was to kill the fox. So most terrie...
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2/6/2014 1:33:48 PM
Origin The Wire Fox Terrier was created by breeding the smooth variety with the rough-coated Black and Tan Terrier. Though the Wire is the more recent of the two, paintings of the dogs confirm that both coat varieties have been around since the middle of the 18th century...
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2/6/2014 1:34:11 PM
Origin The Glen of Imaal Terrier is not a newcomer but simply an old breed that has been ignored for many years. One of Ireland’s four native terrier breeds, the Glen of Imaal Terrier dates back over 350 years. Very much a local breed, it was confined to the bleak area o...
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2/6/2014 1:34:17 PM
Origin The history of this native of the Emerald Isles is not well documented. There’s a long stretch of time between 1588 when some elegant “puddle dogs” swam ashore after the wreck of ships of the Spanish Armada off the Irish coast and 1808 when the Irish Blue Terrier ...
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2/6/2014 1:34:38 PM
Origin The Sealyham was named after the Welsh family estate of its creator, Captain John Edwardes, who set out to develop the ultimate working terrier – one fast and fearless enough to work with his Otterhounds as a hunt terrier as well as tough and agile enough to slip ...
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2/6/2014 1:35:36 PM
Origin Once the favourite breed of King Charles II of England, the small sporting spaniel was first dubbed the King Charles Spaniel. Then oriental breeds came into fashion and breeders began crossbreeding the spaniels to achieve a more snub-nosed, round-headed look. In 1...
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2/6/2014 1:36:59 PM
Origin The exact origin of the Chinese Crested may remain a mystery but it is believed to have evolved from African hairless dogs that were acquired by the Chinese and reduced in size. At one time it was known as the Chinese Ship Dog since Chinese sailors often took the bre...
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2/6/2014 1:37:42 PM
Origin The Toy Poodle is the smallest descendent of the Poodle brigade that began as a breed of continental water dogs known in Germany and Russia since the 16th century. Though there are references to tiny Poodles in the breed literature, no attempt was made to develop ...
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2/6/2014 1:39:45 PM
Origin Like the Manchester Terrier, the Toy version was developed from the old English Black and Tan Terrier, known in Britain for some 400 years. Like his larger relative, the Toy triumphed as a ratter. Despite his small stature, he was formidable to vermin as was demon...
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2/6/2014 1:40:13 PM
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