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Breeds Week 1 Flashcards

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Boxer

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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.

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Great Dane

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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.

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Greyhound

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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

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Pug

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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

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Chihuahua

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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

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Whippet

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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”

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Harrier

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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.

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Dachshund

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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.

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French Bulldog

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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.

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Boston Terrier

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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.

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English Bulldog

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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.

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Jack Russell

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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.

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Pointer

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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.

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Labrador Retriever

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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.

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American FoxHound

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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.

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English Foxhound

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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.

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Basset Hound

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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.

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English Mastiff

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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.

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Neapolitan Mastiff

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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.

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Doberman Pinscher

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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.

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Pembroke Welsh Corgi

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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.

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Cardigan Welsh Corgi

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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.

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Beagle

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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.

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Black and Tan Coonhound

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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.

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