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The dog (Canis lupus familiaris[1]) is a domesticated form of the gray wolf, a member of the Canidae family of the order Carnivora. The term is used for both feral and pet varieties. The domestic dog has been one of the most widely kept working and companion animals in human history.
The word “dog” may also mean the male of a canine species,[2] as opposed to the word “bitch” for the female of the species.[3]
The dog quickly became ubiquitous across world cultures, and was extremely valuable to early human settlements. For instance, it is believed that the successful emigration across the Bering Strait might not have been possible without sled dogs.[4] Dogs perform many roles for people, such as hunting, herding, protection, assisting police and military, companionship, and, more recently, aiding handicapped individuals. This versatility, more than almost any other known animal, has given them the nickname “Man’s best friend” in the western world. Currently, there are estimated to be 400 million dogs in the world.[5]
Over the 15,000 year span that the dog had been domesticated, it diverged into only a handful of landraces, groups of similar animals whose morphology and behavior have been shaped by environmental factors and functional roles. As the modern understanding of genetics developed, humans began to intentionally breed dogs for a wide range of specific traits. Through this process, the dog has developed into hundreds of varied breeds, and shows more behavioral and morphological variation than any other land mammal.[6] For example, height measured to the withers ranges from a few inches in the Chihuahua to a few feet in the Irish Wolfhound; color varies from white through grays (usually called “blue’”) to black, and browns from light (tan) to dark (“red” or “chocolate”) in a wide variation of patterns; coats can be short or long, coarse-haired to wool-like, straight, curly, or smooth.[7] It is common for most breeds to shed this coat.
Dog is the common use term that refers to members of the subspecies Canis lupus familiaris. The term is sometimes used to refer to a wider range of species: it can be used to refer to some belonging to the family Canidae, which includes foxes, jackals, Bush Dog, the African Wild Dog and coyotes and many others; or it can be used to refer to the subfamily of Caninae, or the genus Canis, also often called the “true dogs,” which genus includes only the wolf, jackal, coyote, and dog.[8] Some members of the family have “dog” in their common names, such as the Raccoon Dog and the African Wild Dog. A few animals have “dog” in their common names but are not canids, such as the prairie dog.
The English word dog comes from Middle English dogge, from Old English docga, a “powerful dog breed”.[9] The term may derive from Proto-Germanic *dukkōn, represented in Old English finger-docce (“finger-muscle”).[10] The word also shows the familiar petname diminutive -ga also seen in frogga “frog”, picga “pig”, stagga “stag”, wicga “beetle, worm”, among others.[11]
In 14th century England, hound (from German: ‘hund’) was the general word for all domestic canines, and dog referred to a subtype of hound, a group including the mastiff. It is believed that this “dog” type of “hound” was so common that it eventually became the prototype of the category “hound”.[13] By the 16th century, dog had become the general word, and hound had begun to refer only to types used for hunting.[14] Hound, cognate to German Hund, Dutch hond.
In breeding circles, a male canine is referred to as a dog, while a female is called a (Middle English bicche, from Old English bicce, ultimately from Old Norse bikkja). A group of offspring is a litter. The father of a litter is called the sire, and the mother is called the dam. Offspring are generally called pups or puppies, from French poupée, until they are about a year old. The process of birth is whelping, from the Old English word hwelp, (cf. German Welpe, Dutch welp, Swedish valp, Icelandic hvelpur) .[16]
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Linn County Kennel Club Inc.
2/12/2011
JUDGE: Mr Lawrence E Stanbridge
RHODESIAN RIDGEBACKS, Puppy 9 Mos & Under 12 Mos .
(SECOND) 8 COSO’S LITABATHSHEBA AMORE MIO. HP391411/01. 04/17/2010. BREEDER: Debra L Jordison. By Tropaco Troyan Argos of Coso-Coso N’Miradors Right As Rain. OWNER: Sharee Schreiner.
(FIRST) 32 K-TAI TOPANGA SASISA. HP375146/03. 04/30/2010. BREEDER: Mary Mattix & Brent Mattix. By Ch THORNBERRY AKALA-K-TAI JET STREAM TO BRENMAR. OWNER: Kim Hubbell.
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Breeders turn German Shepherds into half dog half frog as the kennel club UK look on. It also gives us all an idea of the suffering caused, and just how far some breeders will go to defend their lucrative incomes
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Broadcast on the BBC 1 Country File show on Sunday 24th February at 11am was this piece on “rare” British and Irish breeds of dog, all of which are officially listed by the UK Kennel Club as “Vulnerable” because of their very low numbers. For example did you know that in 2007 there were just 36 Glen of Imaal Terriers born in the UK? Or just 37 Skye Terriers, a breed made famous by Greyfriars Bobby? Or just 41 Otterhounds, a breed which came over with William the Conquer and is one of our most ancient breeds? In all 15 of our rarest breeds were assembled for the BBC to film and these breeds were: (2007 Puppy totals in Brackets)
Glen of Imaal Terrier (36)
Skye Terrier (37)
Otterhound (41)
Sussex Spaniel (61)
Smooth Collie (63)
Sealyham Terrier (65)
Field Spaniel (67)
Welsh Corgi (Cardigan)(68)
Irish Red & White Setter (93)
Manchester Terrier (113)
Dandie Dinmont Terrier (124)
Norwich Terrier (128)
Lancashire Heeler (146)
Irish Water Spaniel (162)
Clumber Spaniel (223)
To put these numbers in perspective, in 2007 the Kennel Club registered over 45,000 Labradors!
The Countryfile program set out to highlight the plight these breeds find them selves in. The item was filmed at Cotswold Farm Park, near Cheltenham on Tuesday 12th February 2008 on a beautiful sunny winter’s day and as the farm is famed for its many rare breeds of livestock it was the perfect venue. The BBC presenter for the item is Miriam O’Reilly, whose credits include Farming Today, Costing the Earth, File on 4 and is a Country File regular. Two breeds get to be specially featured, Irish Water Spaniels retrieving from a lake and Glen of Imaal Terriers doing some rat work in a barn.
By the way – please don’t be put off by the claim that puppies from these breeds cost One Thousand pounds each – this in NOT the case. Most of these breeds cost no more than any other pedigree puppy, about £450 – £600, about the same as a pedigree Labrador for example!
For more details on Britain’s Rare Dog Breeds please visit:
http://www.british-heritage-dog-breeds.co.uk/
If you have one of these very precious breeds, please post a comment and give this item a rating.
Thanks,
Paul Keevil
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Bichon Frises – “Dogs 101″ Animal Planet Bichons 02 Nov 2008 60m
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…with the Ullster, September 2011
Burton Yamado, Judge for the Westminster Kennel Club