Origin Spaniels are thought to take their name from Hispania, the old word for Spain, which is considered the country of origin for these breeds. Various sizes and shapes of spaniels have been known in Britain and throughout Europe since the 14th century. In 1677, a writ...
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2/6/2014 1:30:40 PM
Origin Research tends to bear out the belief that the Irish Water Spaniel is of ancient lineage. In the late 1100s, dogs found in southern Ireland were referred to as Rat-tail Spaniels, Whip-tail Spaniels, Shannon Spaniels or Irish Water Spaniels. In 1607, a book author ...
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2/6/2014 1:31:10 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
Origin The Vizsla, or Hungarian Pointer, may be of ancient lineage or it may be a product of the last century, depending on which dog historian one chooses to believe. Those who favour the theory of the breed’s antiquity cite stone etchings from the 10th century and a 14...
/en/Choosing-a-Dog/Choosing-a-Breed/Sporting-Dogs/Vizsla-Smooth-Haired
2/6/2014 1:31:55 PM
Origin The first named Terrier and the only breed to be named for a fictional character, the Dandie Dinmont acquired its unique name after Sir Walter Scott penned the novel Guy Mannering in 1814. In the book, the character Dandie Dinmont kept a strain of pepper-and-mustard ...
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2/6/2014 1:33:38 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 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 Known in Ireland for more than two centuries, the Soft-coated Wheaten Terrier was the poor man’s hunting dog, a slayer of vermin, a herding dog and a watchdog. Wheatens are thought to be one of the ancestors of the Kerry Blue Terrier. The tousled-looking farmer’s ...
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2/6/2014 1:35:50 PM
Origin A British breed dating back some 200 years, the Staffordshire Bull Terrier may have descended from the mastiff of ancient times of which there were two types. From the smaller of the two mastiffs came the Old English Bulldog, which was crossed with one or more ter...
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2/6/2014 1:35:57 PM
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