By Amy Stilley Afghan Hound ORIGIN Afghanistan ancient times ORIGINAL USE Coursing hare and gazelle TODAYS USE L ure coursing FUN FACT Other name tazi Baluchi hound Group Hound ID: 250766
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Dog Breed List
By Amy
StilleySlide2
Afghan Hound
ORIGIN: Afghanistan; ancient times
ORIGINAL USE: Coursing hare and gazelle. TODAY'S USE:
Lure coursingFUN FACT: Other name, tazi, Baluchi houndGroup: HoundSlide3
Beagle
ORIGIN: England; 1300s
ORIGINAL USE:
Trailing rabbits. TODAY'S USE: Trailing rabbits, field trials, contraband detection, beagle field trialFUN FACT: Beagles appeared in funny animal comic strips & animated cartoons from the 1950s with the Peanuts character Snoopy
"
the world's most famous Beagle
"GROUP: Hound DogSlide4
Chow Chow
ORIGIN: China; ancient times
ORIGINAL USE:
Guardian, cart puller, food source. TODAY'S USE: CompanionFUN FACT: President Calvin Coolidge and his wife owned a black Chow Chow named Timmy.GROUP: Non-Sporting Dog Slide5
Dalmatian
ORIGIN: Yugoslavia; ancient times
ORIGINAL USE:
Carriage dog. TODAY'S USE: CompanionFUN FACT: The Dalmatian serves as a firehouse mascot, but in the days of horse-drawn fire carts, They would run alongside the horses, nipping at their heels to get them to run faster.GROUP: Non-Sporting DogSlide6
English Springer Spaniel
ORIGIN: England; 1800s
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 DogSlide7
French Bulldog
ORIGIN: France; 1800s
ORIGINAL USE:
Lap dog. TODAY'S USE: CompanionFUN FACT: On Modern Family, Jay and Gloria's dog Stella is a French bulldog.GROUP: Non-Sporting Dog Slide8
Glen of Imaal
Terrier
ORIGIN: Ireland; Indigenous
ORIGINAL USE: All-around farm dog, vermin hunting, turnspit dog. TODAY'S USE: Companion, earthdog, farm dogFUN FACT: Other name isIrish Glen of Imaal
Terrier
GROUP: Terrier Dog Slide9
Harrier
ORIGIN: Great Britain; Middle Ages
ORIGINAL USE:
Trailing hares. TODAY'S USE: Trailing hare and foxFUN FACT: The breed has existed in America since the Colonial times.GROUP: Hound DogSlide10
Irish Wolfhound
ORIGIN: Ireland; ancient times
ORIGINAL USE:
Coursing wolves and elk. TODAY'S USE: Lure coursingFUN FACT: The domestic dogs in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim are modeled after the Irish Wolfhound.GROUP: HoundSlide11
Japanese Chin
ORIGIN: Japan; ancient times
ORIGINAL USE:
Lap dog. TODAY'S USE: CompanionFUN FACT: Another name is Japanese spanielGROUP: Toy DogSlide12
Komondor
ORIGIN: Hungary; ancient times
ORIGINAL USE:
Sheep guardian. TODAY'S USE: Sheep guardianFUN FACT: Sometimes referred to as 'mop dogs'GROUP: WorkingSlide13
Lakeland Terrier
ORIGIN: England; 1700s
ORIGINAL USE:
Vermin hunting. TODAY'S USE: Earthdog trialsFUN FACT: Hypo-allergenic (non shedding)
GROUP: TerrierSlide14
Maltese
ORIGIN: Malta; ancient times
ORIGINAL USE: Lap dog. TODAY'S USE:
CompanionFUN FACT: Other name is bichon Maltiase GROUP: ToySlide15
Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever
ORIGIN: Nova Scotia; 1800s
ORIGINAL USE: Duck tolling and retrieving. TODAY'S USE: Duck tolling and retrieving
FUN FACT: Other name is Little River Duck DogGROUP: SportingSlide16
Otterhound
ORIGIN: England; ancient times
ORIGINAL USE:
Hunting otters. TODAY'S USE: CompanionFUN FACT: Recognised by the Kennel Club as a Vulnerable Native Breed.GROUP: HoundSlide17
Pembroke Welsh Corgi
ORIGIN: Wales; 1110s
ORIGINAL USE:
Cattle driving. TODAY'S USE: Cattle driving, herding trialsFUN FACT: Ranked at #11 in Stanley Coren's The Intelligence of
Dogs.
GROUP: Herding
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Rhodesian Ridgeback
ORIGIN:
South
Africa; 1800sORIGINAL USE: Large game (including lion) hunting, guardian. TODAY'S USE: Lure coursingFUN FACT: Another name is African lion houndGROUP: HoundSlide19
Schipperke
ORIGIN: Belgium; 1600s
ORIGINAL USE: Barge
dog, watchdog, ratter. TODAY'S USE: CompanionFUN FACT: ‘Schipperke’ means "little boatman"GROUP: Non-SportingSlide20
Toy Fox Terrier
ORIGIN:
United
States; 1900sORIGINAL USE: Vermin control. TODAY'S USE: CompanionFUN FACT: Other names are American Toy Terrier& Amertoy
GROUP: ToySlide21
Vizula
ORIGIN: Hungary; Middle Ages
ORIGINAL USE: Pointing
, falconry, trailing. TODAY'S USE: Pointing, pointing field trialsFUN FACT: Other names are Hungarian vizsla, Magyar vizsla, Hungarian
pointer&
Drotszoru
Magyar vizsla
GROUP: SportingSlide22
West Highland White Terrier
ORIGIN: Scotland; 1800s
ORIGINAL
USE: Fox, badger, and vermin hunting. TODAY'S USE: Earthdog trialsFUN FACT: Other name is Poltalloch terrierGROUP: TerrierSlide23
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 MexicoGROUP: Non-sportingSlide24
Yorkshire Terrier
ORIGIN: England; 1800s
ORIGINAL
USE: Small vermin-hunting. TODAY'S USE: CompanionFUN FACT: Pasha, Tricia Nixon Cox's pet Yorkie, lived in the White House during the Richard Nixon presidencyGROUP: Toy Dog