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Labradoodle
Jan 23, 2012
Lap DogBack to K9 Classroom Article: Dog Types » Labradoodle A Labradoodle is a crossbred (hybrid) dog created by crossing the Labrador Retriever and the Standard or Miniature Poodle. Contents: History Types of Labradoodles Health In Pop Culture Notable Owners History The first known use of the term “Labradoodle” was by Sir Donald Campbell to…
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Lap Dog
Sep 7, 2011
Back to K9 ClassroomMaltese Article: Dog Types » Lap Dog A lapdog or lap dog is a dog that is small enough to be held in the arms or lie comfortably on a person’s lap. Lapdogs are not a specific breed, but is a generic term for a type of dog of small size and…
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Schnauzers
Sep 6, 2011
Pit BullsDalmatian Article: Dog Types » Schnauzers A Schnauzer /ˈʃnaʊzər/ (German: [ˈʃnaʊtsɐ], plural Schnauzers) is a German dog type that originated in Germany in the 15th and 16th centuries.[1] The term comes from Schnauze , the German word for “snout”,[2] because of the dog’s distinctively bearded snout. The word Schnauzer also means mustache in German;…
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Pit Bulls
Sep 6, 2011
PinschersSchnauzers Article: Dog Types » Pit Bulls A pit bull is any of several breeds of dog in the molosser breed group. All of the breeds share a similar history, with origins rooted from the bulldog and a variety of terriers. The dogs called bull terriers before the development of the modern bull terrier in…
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Pinschers
Sep 6, 2011
MolossersPit Bulls Article: Dog Types » Pinschers Pinscher is a type of dog developed originally as ratters on farms and for fighting or guarding, although today they are most often kept as pets. Etymology The American Heritage Dictionary describes pinscher as being a German word, but from the English word pinch, referring to the ear…
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Molossers
Sep 5, 2011
Bull and TerrierPinschers Article: Dog Types » Molossers Molosser is a category of large, solidly-built dog that includes several breeds, probably all descended from the same root stock. The name derives from Molossia,[1] a subregion of ancient Epirus,[2] ancient Greece, where the large shepherd dog was known as the Molossus.[3] Contents: Origins Canine Taxonomy Breed…
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List of Dog Types
Sep 2, 2011
Back to K9 ClassroomBandog Article: Dog Types » List of Dog Types Dog types are broad categories of dogs based on function or work, ancestral forms from which modern dog breeds have been derived. Today, dog breeds are often categorized by the ancestral type and subtype from which the breed descended. In addition, dog breed…
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