By the start of the 20th century the Fox terrier had altered more towards the modern breed, but in some parts of the country the old style of John Russell's terriers remained and it is from those dogs that the modern Jack Russell type descends.

The origin of the modern French Bulldog breed descends directly from the dogs of the Molossians, an ancient Greek tribe.

The breed descends from horses brought from Spain to Mexico during the 16th century.

The Skopas people seemed to him of that breed of human beings whose insularity frees them from tragedy.

* Akita Inu ( 秋田犬 ), a breed of dog from Akita Prefecture

** American Akita, a breed of dog possibly distinct from, but a derivative of, the Akita Inu

Belgian Blue is a breed of beef cattle from Belgium.

The breed originated in central and upper Belgium in the nineteenth century, from crossing local breeds with a Shorthorn breed of cattle from the United Kingdom.

In this article " Beagle " ( with a capital B ) is used to distinguish the modern breed from other beagle-type dogs.

Photos from other angles seem to show a chow-or akita-mixed breed dog.

The Cyclades is where the native Greek breed of cat ( the Aegean cat ) first came from.

In both zones, Chagas occurs almost exclusively in rural areas, where triatomines breed and feed on the over 150 species from 24 families of domestic and wild mammals, as well as humans, that are the natural reservoirs of T. cruzi.

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Thus was born a new type of beef cattle for Central Brazil, with the name CANCHIM, derived from the name of a tree very common in the region where the breed was developed.

According to William Loeffler, from The American Book of the Dog ( 1891 ), in the chapter on Dachshunds: " The origin of the Dachshund is in doubt, our best authorities disagreeing as to the beginning of the breed.

* Friesian horse, a horse breed from Friesland

* Groningen ( cattle ), a breed of dairy cattle from Groningen, black or red with a white head

Some breeds have been developed through centuries of crossings with other breeds, while others, such as Tennessee Walking Horses and Morgans, developed from a single sire from which all current breed members descend.

One of the earliest formal registries was General Stud Book for Thoroughbreds, which began in 1791 and traced back to the Arabian stallions imported to England from the Middle East that became the foundation stallions for the breed.

Great size, including height of shoulder and proportionate length of body is to be aimed at, and it is desired to firmly establish a breed that shall average ( minimum ) from 32-34in.

However, historically these dogs were required to work at great distances from their masters and think independently when hunting rather than waiting for detailed commands and this can still be seen in the breed.

Today, the primary dog breed raised for meat, the nureongi ( 누렁이 ), differs from those breeds raised for pets, which Koreans may keep in their homes.

The Komondor breed has been declared one of Hungary ’ s national treasures, to be preserved and protected from modification.

* Tibetan Spaniel dog breed

* Tibetan Mastiff dog breed

The challenging northward migration from lowland India to breed in the summer on the Tibetan Plateau is undertaken in stages, with the flight across the Himalaya ( from sea-level ) being undertaken non-stop in as little as seven hours.

There is also some evidence that the breed originated in Asia and is related to the Tibetan Terrier ; however, the exact origin is unknown.

* Tibetan Mastiff, an ancient breed of dog originating in Tibet

Currently, there is worldwide concern that it is necessary to breed some of the original Tibetan Lhasa Apsos into the Western bred line which is now 60 years old, to maintain the Tibetan authenticity of the breed.

Pippin was a mixed breed dog, possibly part Tibetan Terrier, roughly third generation descended from the famous American acting dog Benji and was owned and trained by the award-winning animal trainer Ann Head.

Breeders may also breed a piebald dapple brindle ; and although dogs with this coloring are increasingly popular due to their unique markings, they are not considered standard and are not allowed to show.

There are kennels which specialize in breeding hunting dachshunds, the so-called jagdliche Leistungszucht (" performance breed "), as opposed to breeding family dogs.

Dilated cardiomyopathy and bone cancer are the leading cause of death and like all deep-chested dogs, gastric torsion ( bloat ) is common ; the breed is affected by hereditary intrahepatic portosystemic shunt.

Sometimes referred to as ' mop dogs ,' the Komondor is a long-established powerful dog breed that has a natural guardian instinct to guard livestock and other property.

People unfamiliar with the breed are often surprised by how quick and agile the dogs are.

His family unit beyond his near-fraternal relationship with Hawk is essentially Susan Silverman, an unofficial foster son named Paul Giacomin, and a series of dogs named Pearl after Spenser's childhood dog of the same breed, a German shorthaired pointer.

Today, the breed is still held in high regard throughout the Middle East, and have been hunting dogs for nobles and rulers around the region.

This certainly affected the purity of the breed, the resulting dogs were just a bit faster, but did lose their long-distance-running abilities.

Due to their role as hunting dogs in the Spanish countryside, the Galgos are sometimes used as simple " hunting instruments " by some owners, who breed them but just seek the best ones in each litter.

Pannonia was also famous for its breed of hunting dogs.

The modern English Setter owes its appearance to Mr. Edward Laverack ( 1800 – 1877 ), who developed his own strain of the breed by careful breeding during the 19th century in England and to another Englishman, Mr. R. Purcell Llewellin ( 1840 – 1925 ), based his strain using Laverack's best dogs and outcrossed them with the Duke, Rhoebe and later Duke's littermate Kate bloodlines with the best results.

For this reason, in the English Setter breed, compared to other breeds, there are very few Dual Champions ( dogs that have completed their show & field championship titles ).

Created in the 90's the first kennel to start breeding this new breed of dogs was Razoredge.

It is possible to distinguish dogs by breed using DNA testing, but test results for any one dog can vary widely depending upon the laboratory that performs the test and the number of purebred dog breeds in the laboratory's DNA database.

Fans of the real-life breed will paint a different picture — of dogs that are peaceful, affectionate, not given to drooling, panting ".

Today ( due to a lot of hard work in the national clubs ) most Kooikers used for breeding are free from von Willebrands disease ( most national clubs require both male and female dogs to be free from this disease to be allowed to breed ).

In the Netherlands, eye tests are available and all breeders breeding according to the breed club's rules have to test their dogs.

Although the characters are obviously based on dogs, they in no way resemble the actual beagle breed.

Any breed or mixture of breeds of dog might produce a representative capable of service work, though few dogs have all of the health and temperament qualities needed.

California Assembly Act AB 1634 was a bill introduced in 2007 that would require all non-working dogs of mixed breed over the age of 6 months to be neutered or spayed.

Groups of individuals that have dogs of the same breed often unite into national breed clubs, describing their dogs in specific language by writing a breed standard.