Breeds Week 1 Flashcards
Boxer
Country: Germany
Group: Working
Coat Length/type: Short/Smooth
Color: Tan & Brindled with a limited amount of white and black mask about the face.
Correct Grooming Procedure: Bathe & Curry Brush
Facts: Bred originally for big-game hunting, then used for many things, including in both world wars. Boxers are very loyal, energetic and intelligent.
Great Dane
Country: Germany
Group: Working
Coat Length/type: Short/Smooth
Color: Tan w/ black mask, brindle, steel gray, black and harlequin.
Correct Grooming Procedure: Bathe and Curry Brush
Facts:I n Germany they’re known as the Deutsche Dog, or “German dog.”) Once upon a time, German nobles used Danes to hunt ferocious wild boars. Friendly/patient/dependable.
Greyhound
Country: Egypt Group: Hounds Coat length/type: short/smooth Color: Any color. Correct Grooming: Bathe and Curry Brush
Facts: The hounds of the pharaohs were designed to detect, chase, capture, and dispatch the fleet-footed wildlife of Egypt’s deserts. Independent/Gentle/Noble
Pug
Country: China Group: Toy Coat length/type: short/harsh Color: Black, silver with dark mask or shades of tan with a dark mask. Correct Grooming: Bathe and Curry Brush
Facts: The emperors of ancient China had a preference for flat-faced toy dogs—the Pekingese, Shih Tzu, and Pug were all developed as refined pets of the emperor. Loving / Charming / Mischievous
Chihuahua
Country: Mexico
Group: Toy
Coat length/type: 1) short/smooth 2) Combo/silky
Color: All colors.
Correct Grooming: Bathe and Curry Brush for Short-haired. Bathe/Brush out/card for Long haired.
Facts: The first AKC-registered Chihuahua, a little guy named Beppie, was recorded in 1908. Graceful.Charming/Sassy
Whippet
Country: England Group: Hounds Coat length/type: short/smooth Color: Wide variety Correct Grooming: Bathe and Curry Brush
Facts: Calm/affectionate/playful. Can reach up to 35 mph.In its formative days, the Whippet breed had such colorful nicknames as the “Poor Man’s Racehorse” and the “Lightning Rag Dog”
Harrier
Country: England Group: Hounds Coat length/type: short/smooth Color: Any color. Correct Grooming: Bathe and Curry Brush
Facts: Bred for hunting hare (the breed name is based on the word “hare”) and that the first packs appeared in England sometime in the 1200s. Outgoing/Friendly/people-oriented.
Dachshund
Country: Europe
Group: Hounds
Coat length/type: 1) Long Haired- Combo/Silky 2) Wire Haired- Combo/wirey
Color: Common color are Red, Black or Tan.
Correct Grooming: 1) Long Haired- Brush out, minor trimming. 2) Wire Haired- Hand Strip
Facts: Friendly/curious/spunky. Dachsund means “badger dog,” in German. Was developed to enthusiastically dig his way into a badger den and dispatch its occupant. The Dachshund’s long, low body was custom-made for this dirty subterranean work.
French Bulldog
Country: England Group: Non-Sporting Coat length/type: short/smooth Color: Tan, white, all shades of brindle, brindle and white. Correct Grooming: Bathe and Curry Brush
Facts: Adaptable/Playful/Smart. The toy Bulldog became something of a mascot for Nottingham’s lace makers in the 1800s.
Boston Terrier
Country: USA Group: Non-Sporting Coat length/type: short/smooth Color: Black or dark brindle with white markings. White muzzle, facial blaze, white chest with white paws required. Correct Grooming: Bathe and Curry Brush
Facts: Friendly/bright/amusing.The Boston Terrier has been the official mascot of Boston University for nearly 100 years. Judge, from then on known in breed histories as “Hooper’s Judge,” became the patriarch of the Boston Terrier breed and the common ancestor of almost all true Bostons.
English Bulldog
Country: British Isles Group: Non-Sporting Coat length/type: short/smooth Color: Brindles, solid white, reds, tans, piebald with color and white clearly mixed in large patches. Correct Grooming: Bathe and Curry Brush
Facts: Calm/Corageous/Friendly. The Bulldog is the national symbol of England. Historical evidence suggests that Bulldogs were created in 13th-century England, during the reign of King John, for the “sport” of bullbaiting, in which a staked bull fought a pack of dogs while spectators bet on the outcome.
Jack Russell
Country: England
Group: Terrier
Coat length/type: 1) short/smooth -Smooth 2) Hard/Wiry- Broken and Rough
Color: Primarily white with black and tan markings.
Correct Grooming: Bathe and Curry Brush (or hand strip for Broken and Rough Russell Terriers)
Facts: Alert/Lively/Inquisitive. Russells were bred to be swift enough to run with the hounds and tough but compact enough to go to ground and bolt prey.
Pointer
Country: Spain Group: Sporting Coat length/type: short/smooth Color: Liver, Black, Lemon and Orange. Any of these colors alone or with white. Correct Grooming: Bathe and Curry Brush
Facts: Even-Tempered/Hardworking/Loyal. British pointing dogs hunted hares in tandem with coursing hounds. The Pointer would find and indicate prey, and the hounds gave chase.
Labrador Retriever
Country: Newfoundland, Canada Group: Sporting Coat length/type: short/dense Color: Solid black, yellow or chocolate. Correct Grooming: Bathe and Brush out
Facts: Friendly/Outgoing/Active. Traditional waterdog of Newfoundland, long employed as a duck retriever and fisherman’s mate. The Lab’s thick, tapering tail—an “otter tail,” — serves as a powerful rudder, as the dog swims and aids the dog in turning.
American FoxHound
Country: USA Group: Hound Coat length/type: short/smooth Color: Any color, usually with a white base with a mix of tan/black/gray. Correct Grooming: Bathe and Curry Brush
Facts: Easy going/ Sweet tempered/ Independent. Today, the American Foxhound is the state dog of Virginia. Used to hunt foxes, owned by George and Martha Washington.
English Foxhound
Country: England Group: Hound Coat length/type: short/smooth Color: Any color, usually with a white base with a mix of tan/black/gray. Correct Grooming: Bathe and Curry Brush
Facts: Gentle/Affectionate/Sociable. The British gentry, wishing to continue their ritualized horses-and-hounds pastime, slowly phased out stag hunting in favor of a new type of quarry: the red fox.
Basset Hound
Country: France Group: Hound Coat length/type: short/smooth Color: Base color is white with a mix of tan red or black with flecking. Correct Grooming: Bathe and Curry Brush
Facts: Buttercup. Patient/ Low-key/ Charming. Originally bred in France and Belgium. Believed to be bred by friars who wanted to create a low-built scenting hound that could plod over rough terrain while followed on foot by a human hunting partner tracking rabbit and deer.
English Mastiff
Country: England Group: Hound Coat length/type: short/harsh Color: tan/ tan brindled with black masking on face and ears. Correct Grooming: Bathe and Curry Brush
Facts: Beethoven. Courageous/ Good natured/ dignified.The Mastiff as we know it came into focus in medieval England, used as big-game hunters, nighttime guardians of estates, and war dogs.
Neapolitan Mastiff
Country: Italy Group: working Coat length/type: short/smooth Color: Solid tawney, gray or black Correct Grooming: Bathe and Curry Brush
Facts: Fang from HP. The breed might go back as far as 700 BC, with artifacts from several ancient civilizations depicting Mastino-like canines. In the Roman Empire, they found employment as war dogs, gladiators, and guardians whose bestial looks and huge frame were calculated to throw the fear of Jove into their adversaries.
Doberman Pinscher
Country: Germany Group: working Coat length/type: short/smooth Color: Black/tan, Red/tan, Blue/tan, Fawn/tan Correct Grooming: Bathe and Curry Brush
Facts: Alert/Fearless and Loyal. The “Tax Collector’s Dog” quickly gained an international reputation as a working dog supreme. Dobermans have excelled at police and military K-9 duty, as therapy dogs and service dogs for the disabled, as search-and-rescuers, and in competitive dog sports.
Pembroke Welsh Corgi
Country: Wales Group: Herding Coat length/type: double coated/dense Color: Red, sables, fawn, black and tans, all with a little white near the nose. Blaze on face, neck, legs, chest and underbody. Correct Grooming: Bathe and Curry Brush
Facts: Smart/ Alert/ Affectionate. The world’s most famous Pembroke fan is Elizabeth II. The queen got her first Pembroke, Dookie, in 1933 and has not been without one or more since. Can be distinguished from the Cardigan by their pointed erect ears.
Cardigan Welsh Corgi
Country: British Isles Group: Herding Coat length/type: Double coated/dense Color: black, red, blue merle, sables and brindled. Correct Grooming: Bathe and Curry Brush
Facts: Loyal/ Affectionate/ Smart. Cardigans are built low to the ground to best nip at the heels of cattle and avoid being kicked. The adaptable Cardigan did double duty on long cattle drives, moving the herd by day and serving as a flock guardian at night. Can be distinguished from the Pembroke by their rounded ears.
Beagle
Country: England Group: hound Coat length/type: short/smooth Color: White base with a mix of tan black or gray. Correct Grooming: Bathe and Curry Brush
Facts: Merry/ Friendly/ Curious. The phrase “foot hound” is vital to understanding the Beagle’s broad appeal for hunters in England, the Continent, and North America. Unlike larger pack hunters like foxhounds or Harriers, the Beagle could be hunted on foot—no horse was necessary.
Black and Tan Coonhound
Country: USA Group: Hound Coat length/type: short/smooth Color: black and tan Correct Grooming: Bathe and Curry Brush
Facts: Easy going/ Bright/ Brave. Bred for early settlers to hunt raccoons for meat and pelt. These hounds trail raccoon scent through moonlit woods and swamps until they “tree” their quarry, bawling along the way in a clear, musical voice to mark their location to rifle-toting hunters.
