Origin One of the world’s oldest and rarest breeds, the Xoloitzcuintli (pronounced show-low-eets-queent-lee) can be called the first dog of the Americas. The name is derived from the Aztec god Xolotl and the Aztec word for dog Itzcuintli. Highly prized for their curative...
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2/6/2014 1:25:47 PM
Origin “The dog with Christmas in its face” is a member of the Spitz family. The Samoyed was bred and developed by the nomadic Samoyede tribes in northeast Siberia, north of the Arctic Circle. Samoyeds were valued for their versatility as sled, herding, guard and compani...
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2/6/2014 1:49:39 PM
Origin This is the oldest and the original member of the trio of Schnauzers. A native of Germany, the breed was used as a herder and an efficient barnyard ratter. The breed has been depicted in paintings dating back to the 15th century. It was first exhibited in 1879 as ...
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2/6/2014 1:50:02 PM
Origin The Briard may well be the most ancient of the French herding breeds. A tapestry in the Louvre shows Charlemagne (742-814) flanked by two of the shaggy guardians. Napoleon was said to have owned a Briard as well. And when Thomas Jefferson was searching for herding...
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2/6/2014 1:11:28 PM
Full Results PDF With representatives from four of the seven groups, these Top Obedience Dogs have good manners, an eagerness to please, and intelligence to boot! Designed to test a dog’s suitability as a good companion, obedience trials feature basic tests, includin...
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5/31/2021 3:53:38 PM
Zoey Scott’s debut in the conformation ring at the Champlain Dog Club Show in April has many members of the dog show community talking. Prior to entering the ring for the first time on April 20 at the show in Petawawa, Ontario, Zoey Scott had only attended one dog show...
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5/9/2019 4:53:42 PM
Origin A member of the ancient Spitz family of dogs that harks back to prehistoric times, the Eskie is a handsome snow-white dog that is believed to have descended from European spitz breeds. The predecessors may have been the white German Spitz, Keeshond, Pomeranian and...
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2/6/2014 1:21:55 PM
Signs to look for when buying a puppy. If you look up the word “breeder” on Wikipedia you will find a definition that reads: “A breeder is a person who selectively breeds carefully selected mates, normally of the same breed to sexually reproduce offspring with speci...
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3/15/2019 2:21:16 PM
Perhaps a set of dog shows might be the last place where you would expect to witness it; however, a dog show is where you can see comradery of mankind at its finest. Comradery is that sense of warm feelings of friendship, closeness and loyalty shared among a group of people. ...
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7/10/2019 2:53:21 PM
You WILL survive this phase with some knowledge, tricks and many withdrawals from your pool of patience! “What happened to my good puppy?” countless dedicated owners have asked themselves once their beloved pet turns 6 months mark and enters their “teenage months”. This...
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10/21/2019 12:40:54 PM
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