Golden Retriever was developed in Britain in the 1800’s like many sporting dog breeds. It was originally bred in Guisachan Estate in Scottland, owned by Lord Tweedmouth. Here, the Golden Retriever originally developed from crossing a yellow Retriever with a local and now extinct breed known as Tweed Water Spaniel. His goal was to breed a hunting dog that would be more active and stronger than the existing Retrievers.
Golden Retrievers were first accepted for registration by the Kennel Club of England in 1903 as Flat Coats- Golden. In 1908, they were exhibited and were recognized as a breed in 1908 described as Retriever (Golden and Yellow). The Golden Retriever Club was founded in 1913 and the breed was officially changed to Golden Retriever in 1920.
Thursday, September 29, 2011
History of German Shepherd breed
Shepherd dogs from places like Bavaria, Thurginia and Wurtemberg are in the background of German Shepherd Dog. The first German Shepherd Dog was registered in April 1899. During the 1800’s in Europe, there were several attempts to standardize the breed. The dogs were bred to conserve characters that aid in their herding job and protecting flocks from predators. This was practiced among local communities in Germany where shepherds choose and breed dogs that they believe had traits for herding. There were battles for on differences in the belief of breeding dogs. Some agreed that dogs should be bred for working purposes others say that appearance should also be considered. The fight these differences, the Phylax Society was formed in 1891 to create a standardized dog breeds in Germany. However, they were unsuccessful in their goal, thus, they had inspired people to follow standardizing dog breeds independently.
Von Stephanitz, an ex-cavalry captain believed that dogs should be bred for working reasons. He was attending a dog show in 1899 when he was shown a dog named Hektor Linksrhein. Hektor is a product of selective breeding and achieved what Von Stephanitz believed what a working dog should be. He was delighted with the agility of the dog and was satisfied by the intelligence and loyalty of the animal. Hektor’s name was changed and was declared to be the first German Shepherd.
Von Stephanitz, an ex-cavalry captain believed that dogs should be bred for working reasons. He was attending a dog show in 1899 when he was shown a dog named Hektor Linksrhein. Hektor is a product of selective breeding and achieved what Von Stephanitz believed what a working dog should be. He was delighted with the agility of the dog and was satisfied by the intelligence and loyalty of the animal. Hektor’s name was changed and was declared to be the first German Shepherd.
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
History of Pembroke Welsh Corgi breed
There are two types of Welsh Corgis, namely Pembroke Welsh Corgi and Cardigan Welsh Corgi. These two were interbred in 1930’s. They may have been brought to Wales by the Vikings in the 800’s or the Celts in 1200 BC. Corgi means dog in Celtic. It is also possible that the Flemish weavers took them in the 1100’s.
The breed was developed in Pembrokeshire, Wales and was used to drive the cattle by barking. They could avoid cattle’s kicks because the dogs are so low to the ground. Welsh Corgis were herding sheep, geese, ducks, horses and cattle and is considered as one of the oldest breed of the herding dogs. They have proven themselves as great companions and exceptional competitors in sheepdog trials and dog agility.
Pembroke Welsh Corgis may be offspring of Swedish Vallhund Dogs, Schipperke Pomeranian and other Spitz-type dogs. They are continuously becoming more popular in the US and ranked as 22nd in the American Kennel Club registrations in the year 2006.
It is said that this is Queen Elizabeth’s favorite breed and owned 17.
The breed was developed in Pembrokeshire, Wales and was used to drive the cattle by barking. They could avoid cattle’s kicks because the dogs are so low to the ground. Welsh Corgis were herding sheep, geese, ducks, horses and cattle and is considered as one of the oldest breed of the herding dogs. They have proven themselves as great companions and exceptional competitors in sheepdog trials and dog agility.
Pembroke Welsh Corgis may be offspring of Swedish Vallhund Dogs, Schipperke Pomeranian and other Spitz-type dogs. They are continuously becoming more popular in the US and ranked as 22nd in the American Kennel Club registrations in the year 2006.
It is said that this is Queen Elizabeth’s favorite breed and owned 17.
History of Chesapeake Bay Retriever breed
The history of Chesapeake Bay Retriever can be traced to two Newfoundland dogs, the male “Sailor” and the female “Canton”. These two were rescued from a floundering ship in Maryland in 1807. George Law wrote this account in 1845 which appears on the website of the American Chesapeake Bay Retriever Club. Law rescued the pups.
In the fall of 1807 I was on board of the ship Canton, belonging to my uncle, the late Hugh Thompson, of Baltimore, when we fell in, at sea, near the termination of a very heavy equinoctial gale, with an English brig in a sinking condition, and took off the crew. The brig was loaded with codfish, and was bound to Pole, in England, from Newfoundland. I boarded her, in command of a boat from the Canton, which was sent to take off the English crew, the brig's own boats having been all swept away, and her crew in a state of intoxication. I found onboard of her two Newfoundland pups, male and female, which I saved, and subsequently, on our landing the English crew at Norfolk, our own destination being Baltimore, I purchased these two pups of the English captain for a guinea apiece. Being bound again to sea, I gave the dog pup, which was called Sailor, to Mr. John Mercer, of West River; and the slut pup, which was called Canton, to Doctor James Stewart, of Sparrow's Point. The history which the English captain gave me of these pups was, that the owner of his brig was extensively engaged in the Newfoundland trade, and had directed his correspondent to select and send him a pair of pups of the most approved Newfoundland breed, but of different families, and that the pair I purchased of him were selected under this order. The dog was of a dingy red colour; and the slut black. They were not large; their hair was short, but very thick-coated; they had dew claws. Both attained great reputation as water-dogs. They were most sagacious in every thing, particularly so in all duties connected with duck-shooting. Governor Lloyd exchanged a Merino ram for the dog, at the time of the Merino fever, when such rams were selling for many hundred dollars, and took him over to his estate on the eastern shore of Maryland, where his progeny were well known for many years after; and may still be known there, and on the western shore, as the Sailor breed. The slut remained at Sparrows Point till her death, and her progeny were and are still well known, through Patapsco Neck, on the Gunpowder, and up the bay, amongst the duck-shooters, as unsurpassed for their purposes. I have heard both Doctor Stewart and Mr. Mercer relate most extraordinary instances of the sagacity and performance of both dog and slut, and would refer you to their friends for such particulars as I am unable, at this distance of time, to recollect with sufficient accuracy to repeat.
Mercer is said to have described Sailor:
... he was of fine size and figure-lofty in his carriage, and built for strength and activity; remarkably muscular and broad across the hips and breast; head large, but not out of proportion; muzzle rather longer than is common with that race of dogs; his colour a dingy red, with some white on the face and breast; his coat short and smooth, but uncommonly thick, and more like a coarse fur than hair; tail full, with long hair, and always carried very high. His eyes were very peculiar: they were so light as to have almost an unnatural appearance, something resembling what is termed a wail eye, in a horse; and it is remarkable, that in a visit which I made to the Eastern Shore, nearly twenty years after he was sent there, in a sloop which had been sent expressly for him, to West River, by Governor Lloyd, I saw many of his descendants who were marked with this peculiarity.
The dogs from both shores of Chesapeake Bay were identified as the Chesapeake Bay Duckling Dog in 1877 even if there is no proof of the dogs Sailor and Canton breeding. Chesapeake Bay Retrievers were declared as the official dog of Maryland in 1964 and the mascot of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County.
In the fall of 1807 I was on board of the ship Canton, belonging to my uncle, the late Hugh Thompson, of Baltimore, when we fell in, at sea, near the termination of a very heavy equinoctial gale, with an English brig in a sinking condition, and took off the crew. The brig was loaded with codfish, and was bound to Pole, in England, from Newfoundland. I boarded her, in command of a boat from the Canton, which was sent to take off the English crew, the brig's own boats having been all swept away, and her crew in a state of intoxication. I found onboard of her two Newfoundland pups, male and female, which I saved, and subsequently, on our landing the English crew at Norfolk, our own destination being Baltimore, I purchased these two pups of the English captain for a guinea apiece. Being bound again to sea, I gave the dog pup, which was called Sailor, to Mr. John Mercer, of West River; and the slut pup, which was called Canton, to Doctor James Stewart, of Sparrow's Point. The history which the English captain gave me of these pups was, that the owner of his brig was extensively engaged in the Newfoundland trade, and had directed his correspondent to select and send him a pair of pups of the most approved Newfoundland breed, but of different families, and that the pair I purchased of him were selected under this order. The dog was of a dingy red colour; and the slut black. They were not large; their hair was short, but very thick-coated; they had dew claws. Both attained great reputation as water-dogs. They were most sagacious in every thing, particularly so in all duties connected with duck-shooting. Governor Lloyd exchanged a Merino ram for the dog, at the time of the Merino fever, when such rams were selling for many hundred dollars, and took him over to his estate on the eastern shore of Maryland, where his progeny were well known for many years after; and may still be known there, and on the western shore, as the Sailor breed. The slut remained at Sparrows Point till her death, and her progeny were and are still well known, through Patapsco Neck, on the Gunpowder, and up the bay, amongst the duck-shooters, as unsurpassed for their purposes. I have heard both Doctor Stewart and Mr. Mercer relate most extraordinary instances of the sagacity and performance of both dog and slut, and would refer you to their friends for such particulars as I am unable, at this distance of time, to recollect with sufficient accuracy to repeat.
Mercer is said to have described Sailor:
... he was of fine size and figure-lofty in his carriage, and built for strength and activity; remarkably muscular and broad across the hips and breast; head large, but not out of proportion; muzzle rather longer than is common with that race of dogs; his colour a dingy red, with some white on the face and breast; his coat short and smooth, but uncommonly thick, and more like a coarse fur than hair; tail full, with long hair, and always carried very high. His eyes were very peculiar: they were so light as to have almost an unnatural appearance, something resembling what is termed a wail eye, in a horse; and it is remarkable, that in a visit which I made to the Eastern Shore, nearly twenty years after he was sent there, in a sloop which had been sent expressly for him, to West River, by Governor Lloyd, I saw many of his descendants who were marked with this peculiarity.
The dogs from both shores of Chesapeake Bay were identified as the Chesapeake Bay Duckling Dog in 1877 even if there is no proof of the dogs Sailor and Canton breeding. Chesapeake Bay Retrievers were declared as the official dog of Maryland in 1964 and the mascot of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County.
Sunday, September 18, 2011
History of Great Dane breed
This breed have a long history and Greek coins from 36BC carry the image of a dog similar to a Great Dane. It was called the “Apollo of all Dogs”. Comparable dogs were used by the Asian people called Alans who invaded Germany, Italy and Spain in 407 AD. These wonderful animals were carefully bred to overcome bears and wild boars. Over time, they were crossed with Irish Greyhounds and the result was a slender, tall, swift dogs known today as the Great Danes. Contrary to belief, this dog didn’t come from Denmark.
According to Barbara Stein, the breed came from Germany and probably from a cross between the English Mastiff and the Irish Wolfhound. However, other basis kept that the breed originated in Denmark. This has remained controversial and unsettled. The dog was referred as Danish dog in England and Grosser Dänischer Jagdhund in Germany.
According to Barbara Stein, the breed came from Germany and probably from a cross between the English Mastiff and the Irish Wolfhound. However, other basis kept that the breed originated in Denmark. This has remained controversial and unsettled. The dog was referred as Danish dog in England and Grosser Dänischer Jagdhund in Germany.
History of Australian Shepherd breed
The Australian Shepherd worked as herding dogs on ranches in the US where it was developed. Its primary ancestors were most likely Spanish dogs that escorted the Basque shepherd and herds of fine Merino sheep exported to both Australia and America in the early settlements. It is also said that it probably crossed with Collie stock. Aussie Dog's history is indistinguishable and the cause for its misleading name. Breeds as we know them today didn’t exist before the Victorian times but local distinctions of the predecessors of the current breeds came into America with their owners and livestock. These may include some British herding dogs, dogs from Germany and Spain including Carea Leones. In the old days, shepherds prefer dogs’ abilities rather than their appearances. Eventually, shepherds interbred dogs that they believe will be more helpful and be better workers for any given climate and landscape.
With the 1849 California Gold Rush, an immense migration occurred to the west coast and Easterners. It was just effective to bring sheep by ship and came Australian flocks along with other regions’ shepherds and their own herding breeds. Dogs from Australia had already started and bred for climates and terrains similar to California. However, it is not clear where the name “Autralian” came from, though it is likely possible that dogs from Australia were blue merle and the adjective “Australian” turned out to be connected
with any dogs of that color.
With the 1849 California Gold Rush, an immense migration occurred to the west coast and Easterners. It was just effective to bring sheep by ship and came Australian flocks along with other regions’ shepherds and their own herding breeds. Dogs from Australia had already started and bred for climates and terrains similar to California. However, it is not clear where the name “Autralian” came from, though it is likely possible that dogs from Australia were blue merle and the adjective “Australian” turned out to be connected
with any dogs of that color.
Wednesday, September 7, 2011
History of Boston Terrier breed
This Boston Terrier breed originated from the United States of America and has been around since 1870 when it was brought by Robert C. Hooper brought a dog named Hooper’s Judge. It’s a cross between an English Bulldog and an English White Terrier. Eventually, it was bred down in size size and gained recognition from American Kennel Club in 1893. In 1889, people from Boston organized the American Bull Terrier Club. Dogs known as “round heads” or “bull terriers” were bred and displayed by these people. Breeders of Bull Terrier objected. In 1891, the name was changed to Boston Terrier Club of America and was accepted by the American Kennel Club. The breed became popular in the country and was number one in registrations until 1960’s. Boston Terrier dog has become refined and standardized. This intelligent and spunky little dog represents the spirit of independence from Boston Commons.
History of Shih Tzu breed
This is the oldest and the smallest breed with Tibetan origin. It is a cross linking the Tibetan Mountain Dog, the Lhasa Apso and the Pekingese. The dog is named after the most beautiful woman in China, Xi Shi. In 1969, the AKC registered the breed. During the Chinese Revolution, the Shih Tzu breed was almost completely wiped out. Only seven males and seven females were saved and today, all can be tracked back to one of these dogs.
The first dogs were imported to Europe and was classified as Apsos. The breed spread throughout Europe and was brought to the US after the World War II when returning member of the US troupe brought the dog back home. After the AKC recognized the Shih Tzu dog, they were categorized then in the “toy group” and is now recognized by the Fédération Cynologique Internationale for international competition in Companion and Toy Dog Group.
The first dogs were imported to Europe and was classified as Apsos. The breed spread throughout Europe and was brought to the US after the World War II when returning member of the US troupe brought the dog back home. After the AKC recognized the Shih Tzu dog, they were categorized then in the “toy group” and is now recognized by the Fédération Cynologique Internationale for international competition in Companion and Toy Dog Group.
Friday, September 2, 2011
History of Miniature Pinscher breed
The word Pinscher came from the German word which means, Terrier. Doberman Pinscher and Miniature Pinscher aren’t related to each other. The latter originated in Germany and is older than the Doberman where existence can be tracked back to the 17th century. The breed came from the Terrier breeds which farmers used primarily to hunt rats in the farms and stables. This breed is a cross between the German Pinscher, Dacshund and the Italian Greyhound. It was brought to the United States in the 1920’s and became popular as a loving companion across the country in a short time. Although the Doberman Pinschers and Miniature Pinschers look the same in form, the latter is not considered as a “Miniature Doberman and came into existence at least 200 years prior to the Doberman. Mr. Karl Frederich Louis Dobermann bred the Doberman Pinscher in 1880. He had noted that he was searching to create a dog similar to the Miniature “Zwergpinscher” Pinscher but should be 15 times bigger.
In 1895, the Pinscher Schnauzer Club officially recognized Dobermann’s Pinscher and Deutscher Pinscher as separate breeds from the standard Schnauzer as well as the REH Pinscher. The original Min Pin was not a house pet but a working breed. They are being left at the farm with minimal human contact just like feral cats. This may have contributed to their unique independent trait that is innate to them.
In 1895, the Pinscher Schnauzer Club officially recognized Dobermann’s Pinscher and Deutscher Pinscher as separate breeds from the standard Schnauzer as well as the REH Pinscher. The original Min Pin was not a house pet but a working breed. They are being left at the farm with minimal human contact just like feral cats. This may have contributed to their unique independent trait that is innate to them.
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