Origin The appealing, curly-coated Lagotto is an ancient breed of water retriever from the lowlands of Comacchio and marshlands of Ravenna, Italy. However, over the years, the marshlands were drained and turned into farmland and the Lagotto lost his job. But it wasn’t long ...
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2/6/2014 1:27:08 PM
Origin The rarest of the German Pointers, the German Long-haired is closely related to three other long-coated German sporting breeds: the Large Münsterländer, the Small Münsterländer and the Wachtelhund, the last being similar to the English Spaniel. Only the German Lon...
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2/6/2014 1:27:25 PM
Origin When the right to hunt game was no longer restricted to nobility, the average German sportsman wanted an all-purpose dog, a companion that could hunt fur or feather on land or over water. The development of the German Short-haired Pointer began between 1870 and 18...
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2/6/2014 1:27:35 PM
Origin The history of the Chesapeake Bay Retriever began in 1807 with the wreck of a British ship off the coast of Maryland. Among the survivors were two Newfoundland pups, a male named ‘Sailor’ and a female later named ‘Canton’ in honour of the American rescue ship. Bot...
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2/6/2014 1:27:58 PM
Origin Credit for the development of the Flat-coated Retriever is given to a sportsman, S.E. Shirley, whose other noteworthy accomplishment was the founding of The Kennel Club (England) in 1873 when he was just 29. How the Flat-coat was developed is not clear but it’s th...
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2/6/2014 1:28:35 PM
Origin The most glamorous of the retriever family, the Golden was developed in the mid-19th century by a Scotsman, Sir Dudley Majoribanks, later Lord Tweedmouth. The romantic story that first unfolded concerned Sir Dudley visiting a circus and being so taken with a troup...
/en/Choosing-a-Dog/Choosing-a-Breed/Sporting-Dogs/Retriever-Golden
2/6/2014 1:28:42 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...
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2/6/2014 1:28:49 PM
Origin Developed in Scotland, the Gordon Setter was stabilized by Alexander, the fourth Duke of Gordon, between 1770 and 1820. His purpose was to create a larger, heavier setter to adapt to the rugged Scottish countryside. It’s rumoured that some Collie and Bloodhound ge...
/en/Choosing-a-Dog/Choosing-a-Breed/Sporting-Dogs/Setter-Gordon
2/6/2014 1:29:37 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 Known principally in Wales and the west of England for hundreds of years, Welsh spaniels didn’t come into prominence until the end of the 19th century, when they started to appear at field trials and shows. Initially called the Welsh Cocker, the breed was renamed ...
/en/Choosing-a-Dog/Choosing-a-Breed/Sporting-Dogs/Spaniel-Welsh-Springer
2/6/2014 1:31:25 PM
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