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Dog Breeds
Dogs have been selectively bred for thousands of years, sometimes by
inbreeding dogs from the same ancestral lines, sometimes by mixing dogs from
very different lines.
Initially the selections would have centered on domestication and useful
qualities such as hunting ability. Later, dogs were also selected to give
attractive and distinctive forms resulting in a vast variety of types. The
process continues today, resulting in a tremendous variety of dog breeds.
Dog breeds can be divided into different categories, such as:
Hunting Dogs
A hunting dog refers to any dog who assists humans in hunting, or whose
breed was originally developed to do so.
Types of hunting dogs:
A hound is a type of dog that assists hunters by tracking or chasing
the animal being hunted.
Sight hounds
Scent hounds
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Sporting Dogs / Gundogs / Bird Dogs
Sporting dogs, also called gun dogs or bird dogs, were developed to assist hunters or sports people to retrieve prey, usually
birds.
Pointers
Setters
Retrievers
Spaniels
The terrier is a group of dog breeds initially bred for hunting and
killing vermin.
Working (or Utility) Dogs
A toy dog is a very small dog kept as a pet.
Companion dog usually describes a dog that does not work, providing only
companionship as a pet, rather than usefulness by doing specific tasks. Many
of the toy dog breeds are used only for the pleasure of their company, not as
workers, but any dog can be a companion dog
Generally, before a type of dog can be recognized as a breed, it must be
shown that mating a pair of that type always produces dogs that have the same
characteristics as the parents, usually both in appearance and in behavior.
This is known as breeding true. There are many issues concerning what is
considered breeding true.
The point at which a new variety becomes recognized as a breed can be
difficult to decide. National kennel clubs often differ in their recognition
of breeds and rare breeds might not be recognized outside their home country.
Usually, only dogs recognized by a kennel club are eligible to compete in the
club's dog shows and dog sports.
Many traditional dog breeds recognized by the main registries are said to be
"purebred". Only individuals whose parentage consists only of other purebred
examples of the breed are regarded as part of that breed. This concept has
caused controversy both because of the difficulty of regulation and because
of the possible genetic consequences of a limited population.
This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from
Wikipedia and from
Wag-Dog.com
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