Dog Breed List By Amy Stilley Afghan Hound
Dog Breed List By Amy Stilley
Afghan Hound � ORIGIN: Afghanistan; ancient times � ORIGINAL USE: Coursing hare and gazelle. TODAY'S USE: Lure coursing � FUN FACT: Other name, tazi, Baluchi hound � Group: Hound
Beagle � ORIGIN: England; 1300 s � ORIGINAL USE: Trailing rabbits. TODAY'S USE: Trailing rabbits, field trials, contraband detection, beagle field trial � FUN FACT: Beagles appeared in funny animal comic strips & animated cartoons from the 1950 s with the Peanuts character Snoopy "the world's most famous Beagle" � GROUP: Hound Dog
Chow � ORIGIN: China; ancient times � ORIGINAL USE: Guardian, cart puller, food source. TODAY'S USE: Companion � FUN FACT: President Calvin Coolidge and his wife owned a black Chow named Timmy. � GROUP: Non-Sporting Dog
Dalmatian � ORIGIN: Yugoslavia; ancient times � ORIGINAL USE: Carriage dog. TODAY'S USE: Companion � FUN FACT: The Dalmatian serves as a firehouse mascot, but in the days of horsedrawn fire carts, They would run alongside the horses, nipping at their heels to get them to run faster. � GROUP: Non-Sporting Dog
English Springer Spaniel � ORIGIN: England; 1800 s � ORIGINAL USE: Bird flushing and retrieving. TODAY'S USE: Bird flushing and retrieving, spaniel field trials. � FUN FACT: Less than a century ago, springers and cockers would come from the same litter. � GROUP: Sporting Dog
French Bulldog � ORIGIN: France; 1800 s � ORIGINAL USE: Lap dog. TODAY'S USE: Companion � FUN FACT: On Modern Family, Jay and Gloria's dog Stella is a French bulldog. � GROUP: Non-Sporting Dog
Glen of Imaal Terrier � ORIGIN: Ireland; Indigenous � ORIGINAL USE: All-around farm dog, vermin hunting, turnspit dog. TODAY'S USE: Companion, earthdog, farm dog � FUN FACT: Other name is. Irish Glen of Imaal Terrier � GROUP: Terrier Dog
Harrier � ORIGIN: Great Britain; Middle Ages � ORIGINAL USE: Trailing hares. TODAY'S USE: Trailing hare and fox � FUN FACT: The breed has existed in America since the Colonial times. � GROUP: Hound Dog
Irish Wolfhound � ORIGIN: Ireland; ancient times � ORIGINAL USE: Coursing wolves and elk. TODAY'S USE: Lure coursing � FUN FACT: The domestic dogs in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim are modeled after the Irish Wolfhound. � GROUP: Hound
Japanese Chin � ORIGIN: Japan; ancient times � ORIGINAL USE: Lap dog. TODAY'S USE: Companion � FUN FACT: Another name is Japanese spaniel � GROUP: Toy Dog
Komondor � ORIGIN: Hungary; ancient times � ORIGINAL USE: Sheep guardian. TODAY'S USE: Sheep guardian � FUN FACT: Sometimes referred to as 'mop dogs' � GROUP: Working
Lakeland Terrier � ORIGIN: England; 1700 s � ORIGINAL USE: Vermin hunting. TODAY'S USE: Earthdog trials � FUN FACT: Hypo-allergenic (non shedding) � GROUP: Terrier
Maltese � ORIGIN: Malta; ancient times � ORIGINAL USE: Lap dog. TODAY'S USE: Companion � FUN FACT: Other name is bichon Maltiase � GROUP: Toy
Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever � ORIGIN: Nova Scotia; 1800 s � ORIGINAL USE: Duck tolling and retrieving. TODAY'S USE: Duck tolling and retrieving � FUN FACT: Other name is Little River Duck Dog � GROUP: Sporting
Otterhound � ORIGIN: England; ancient times � ORIGINAL USE: Hunting otters. TODAY'S USE: Companion � FUN FACT: Recognised by the Kennel Club as a Vulnerable Native Breed. � GROUP: Hound
Pembroke Welsh Corgi � ORIGIN: Wales; 1110 s � ORIGINAL USE: Cattle driving. TODAY'S USE: Cattle driving, herding trials � FUN FACT: Ranked at #11 in Stanley Coren's The Intelligence of Dogs. � GROUP: Herding
Rhodesian Ridgeback � ORIGIN: South Africa; 1800 s � ORIGINAL USE: Large game (including lion) hunting, guardian. TODAY'S USE: Lure coursing � FUN FACT: Another name is African lion hound � GROUP: Hound
Schipperke � ORIGIN: Belgium; 1600 s � ORIGINAL USE: Barge dog, watchdog, ratter. TODAY'S USE: Companion � FUN FACT: ‘Schipperke’ means "little boatman" � GROUP: Non-Sporting
Toy Fox Terrier � ORIGIN: United States; 1900 s � ORIGINAL USE: Vermin control. TODAY'S USE: Companion � FUN FACT: Other names are American Toy Terrier& Amertoy � GROUP: Toy
Vizula � ORIGIN: Hungary; Middle Ages � ORIGINAL USE: Pointing, falconry, trailing. TODAY'S USE: Pointing, pointing field trials � FUN FACT: Other names are Hungarian vizsla, Magyar vizsla, Hungarian pointer& Drotszoru Magyar vizsla � GROUP: Sporting
West Highland White Terrier � ORIGIN: Scotland; 1800 s � ORIGINAL USE: Fox, badger, and vermin hunting. TODAY'S USE: Earthdog trials � FUN FACT: Other name is Poltalloch terrier � GROUP: Terrier
Xoloitzcuintli � ORIGIN: Native to Mexico. � USE: Home and hunting companions, and today they are still very popular companion dogs � FUN FACT: The national dog of Mexico � GROUP: Non-sporting
Yorkshire Terrier � ORIGIN: England; 1800 s � ORIGINAL USE: Small vermin-hunting. TODAY'S USE: Companion � FUN FACT: Pasha, Tricia Nixon Cox's pet Yorkie, lived in the White House during the Richard Nixon presidency � GROUP: Toy Dog
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