Breeds Week 4 Flashcards
Havanese
Country: Cuba Group: Toy Coat Type: Long, Flowing Color: all colors Correct Groom: bathe/brushout, clipper
Facts: From the ancient Bichon family of little white dogs and claims such breeds as the Bichon Frise and Maltese as probable common ancestors. The native lapdog of Cuba’s aristocrats and wealthy planters was the Havanese, named for the capital city of Havana, where the breed gained greatest favor.
Lhasa Apso
Country: Tibet Group: Non- Sport Coat Type: Long, flowing Color: all colors Correct Groom: bathe/brushout, clipper
Facts: History
This thousand-year-old breed served as sentinel dogs at palaces and Buddhist monasteries isolated high in the Himalayan Mountains. In Tibetan folklore, the country’s protector is the mythical Snow Lion, and Lhasas, the “bearded lion dogs,” are the Snow Lion’s earthly representatives. Lhasa is the name of Tibet’s sacred city; Apso means “longhaired dog.
Maltese
Country: Mediterranean Group: Toy Coat Type: Long flowing Color: White Correct Groom: B/b, clipper
Facts: Aristocrats of the Roman Empire perfected the Maltese’s role of status symbol and fashion statement. A Roman matron wasn’t fully dressed without a “Roman Ladies’ Dog” peeking out of her sleeve or bosom. At New York’s first Westminster show, in 1877, the breed was exhibited as the Maltese Lion Dog.
Shih Tzu
Country: Tibet Group: Toy Coat Type: Long, flowing Color: all Correct Groom: b/b, clipper
Facts: Imperial breeders in the palace of the Chinese emperor developed the Shih Tzu (meaning “lion dog”) centuries ago from Tibetan breeding stock. The breed is most likely the product of crosses of two even older Sino-Tibetan breeds, the Lhaso Apso and the Pekingese. The Shih Tzu entered the AKC Stud Book in 1969.
Papillon
Country: Western Europe Group: Toy Coat Type: Combo, silky Color: all Correct Groom: b/b, minor trimming
Facts: Originally bred as charming and attentive companions for noblewomen, and for hundreds of years these enchanting lap warmers were great favorites in the royal courts of Europe. They appear in many portraits, such as Rubens, Rembrandt, Goya, and Toulouse-Lautrec. Paps were developed in Renaissance times by crossing existing toy breeds with spaniels (the breed’s early ancestors were known as “dwarf spaniels”).
Affenpinscher
Country: Central Europe Group: Toy Coat Type: Moderate, Wiry Color: black, black and tan, shades of grey and red Correct Groom: Clipper trim
Facts: Bred to exterminate rats and other pests in German stables of the 1600s. In 2013, an Affen named Banana Joe delighted America by winning the Westminster Kennel Club’s Best in Show. Affens have also succeeded in agility, obedience, and therapy.
Brussels Griffon
Country: Belgium Group: Toy Coat Type: moderate/wiry Color: all Correct Groom: clipper
Facts: Pug w/ a beard. In the early 1800s the Griff began his rise from rough-and-tumble rat dog to sophisticated laptop companion. The AKC registered its first Griff in 1910.
Cavalier King Charles Spaniel
Country: England Group: Toy Coat Type: combo silky Color: all Correct Groom: b/b, card
Facts: Two 17th-century British monarchs, the ill-fated King Charles I and his son Charles II, were especially devoted to a black and tan variety of toy spaniel that eventually was named in the latter’s honor. The breed is notable for its four distinct color patterns, each of which, at various times, was associated with a particular noble family:
Pekingese
Country: China Group: Toy Coat Type: soft/thick Color: all Correct Groom: b/b, clipper trim
Facts: By the late 1890s, Pekes had arrived in America. They were first registered by the AKC in 1906. Six years later, the breed made headlines when a Pekingese was one of only three dogs to survive the sinking of the Titanic.
Yorkshire Terrier
Country: England Group: Toy Coat Type: long, flowing Color: all Correct Groom: b/b, clipper
Facts: In 1886 when the Kennel Club (England) granted the Yorkie recognition, this splash of publicity, the Yorkie became fashionable as a ladies’ companion. And, as the Yorkie’s popularity among the fashionable increased, its size decreased to better meet its new job description: adorable, amusing companion sitting in the lap of luxury. First seen in America in the 1870s, and the AKC recorded its first Yorkie, a female named Belle, in 1885.
Silky Terrier
Country: Australia Group: Toy Coat Type: long, flowing Color: Correct Groom: b/b, clipper
Facts: Yorkies and Aussies were the main components utilized by Australian breeders when creating the Silky in the early 20th century. Other breeds that might factor in the Silky’s development (depending on who’s telling the story) include Cairn, Dandie Dinmont, and Skye terriers, three of several British terriers brought to Australia by English settlers. For the record, Silkys are larger than Yorkies and smaller than Aussies.
Japanese Chin
Country: China Group: Toy Coat Type: Combo/ Silky Color: Correct Groom: b/b, minor trimming
Facts: Historians have long debated the breed’s beginnings. Some maintain it was a product of China; others say Korea. Various origin tales credit Buddhist monks, Chinese emperors, or European merchants with the Chin’s introduction to Japan anywhere from 500 to 1,000 years ago. But all agree that it was Japanese nobles who cultivated the breed as we know it today. Chin were unknown in the West until 1854, when Japan was reopened for trade after 200 years of isolation.
Toy Fox Terrier
Country: USA Group: toy Coat Type: short smooth Color: bi/tricolored Correct Groom: b/curry brush
Facts: In the early 20th century, American breeders of Smooth Fox Terriers created the Toy Fox Terrier by crossing their litter runts with toy dogs, Chihuahuas and Italian Greyhounds among them. The result was a dog possessing the fire of a true terrier but with a beguiling toy-breed personality. They began as barnyard ratters but soon found their way to show business, where their cleverness, grace, and nifty looks served them well as circus trick dogs. Today they perform at championship levels in competitive agility.
Pomeranian
Country: Germany Group: toy Coat Type: soft/thick Color: all Correct Groom: b/b, clipper trim
Facts: A mini relation of the powerful spitz-type sled dogs of the Arctic. The breed is named for Pomerania, the area of northeastern Europe that is now part of Poland and western Germany. Other historical figures of refined sensibilities who were Pom owners include Marie Antoinette, Emile Zola, and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
Chinese Crested
Country: China Group: toy Coat Type: Color: all Correct Groom: b/b, clipper
Facts: 2 varieties, hairless or powder puff. The Crested took root in the United States through the efforts of two women, journalist Ida Garrett and breeder Debra Woods. For several decades beginning in the 1880s, they promoted the Crested in America—Garrett through her prolific writing and speaking, and Woods through her breeding program and scrupulously kept studbooks. The American Chinese Crested Club was formed in 1979, and in 1991 the breed entered the AKC Stud Book.
