ORIGIN: Afghanistan; ancient times
 ORIGINAL USE: Coursing hare and
gazelle. TODAY'S USE: Lure coursing
 FUN FACT: Other name, tazi, Baluchi
hound
 Group: Hound
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ORIGIN: England; 1300s
 ORIGINAL USE: Trailing rabbits. TODAY'S
USE: Trailing rabbits, field trials,
contraband detection, beagle field trial
 FUN FACT: Beagles appeared in funny
animal comic strips & animated cartoons
from the 1950s with the Peanuts
character Snoopy "the world's most
famous Beagle"
 GROUP: Hound Dog

ORIGIN: China; ancient times
 ORIGINAL USE: Guardian, cart puller,
food source. TODAY'S USE: Companion
 FUN FACT: President Calvin Coolidge
and his wife owned a black Chow Chow
named Timmy.
 GROUP: Non-Sporting Dog

ORIGIN: Yugoslavia; ancient times
 ORIGINAL USE: Carriage dog. TODAY'S
USE: Companion
 FUN FACT: The Dalmatian serves as a
firehouse mascot, but in the days of
horse-drawn fire carts, They would run
alongside the horses, nipping at their
heels to get them to run faster.
 GROUP: Non-Sporting Dog

ORIGIN: England; 1800s
 ORIGINAL USE: Bird flushing and
retrieving. TODAY'S USE: Bird flushing and
retrieving, spaniel field trials.
 FUN FACT: Less than a century ago,
springers and cockers would come from
the same litter.
 GROUP: Sporting Dog

ORIGIN: France; 1800s
 ORIGINAL USE: Lap dog. TODAY'S USE:
Companion
 FUN FACT: On Modern Family, Jay and
Gloria's dog Stella is a French bulldog.
 GROUP: Non-Sporting Dog

ORIGIN: Ireland; Indigenous
 ORIGINAL USE: All-around farm dog,
vermin hunting, turnspit dog. TODAY'S
USE: Companion, earthdog, farm dog
 FUN FACT: Other name isIrish Glen of
Imaal Terrier
 GROUP: Terrier Dog

ORIGIN: Great Britain; Middle Ages
 ORIGINAL USE: Trailing hares. TODAY'S
USE: Trailing hare and fox
 FUN FACT: The breed has existed in
America since the Colonial times.
 GROUP: Hound Dog

ORIGIN: Ireland; ancient times
 ORIGINAL USE: Coursing wolves and elk.
TODAY'S USE: Lure coursing
 FUN FACT: The domestic dogs in The
Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim are modeled after
the Irish Wolfhound.
 GROUP: Hound

ORIGIN: Japan; ancient times
 ORIGINAL USE: Lap dog. TODAY'S USE:
Companion
 FUN FACT: Another name is Japanese
spaniel
 GROUP: Toy Dog

ORIGIN: Hungary; ancient times
 ORIGINAL USE: Sheep guardian. TODAY'S
USE: Sheep guardian
 FUN FACT: Sometimes referred to as 'mop
dogs'
 GROUP: Working

ORIGIN: England; 1700s
 ORIGINAL USE: Vermin hunting. TODAY'S
USE: Earthdog trials
 FUN FACT: Hypo-allergenic (non
shedding)
 GROUP: Terrier

ORIGIN: Malta; ancient times
 ORIGINAL USE: Lap dog. TODAY'S USE:
Companion
 FUN FACT: Other name is bichon
Maltiase
 GROUP: Toy

ORIGIN: Nova Scotia; 1800s
 ORIGINAL USE: Duck tolling and
retrieving. TODAY'S USE: Duck tolling and
retrieving
 FUN FACT: Other name is Little River Duck
Dog
 GROUP: Sporting

ORIGIN: England; ancient times
 ORIGINAL USE: Hunting otters. TODAY'S
USE: Companion
 FUN FACT: Recognised by the Kennel
Club as a Vulnerable Native Breed.
 GROUP: Hound

ORIGIN: Wales; 1110s
 ORIGINAL USE: Cattle driving. TODAY'S
USE: Cattle driving, herding trials
 FUN FACT: Ranked at #11 in Stanley
Coren's The Intelligence of Dogs.
 GROUP: Herding

ORIGIN: South Africa; 1800s
 ORIGINAL USE: Large game (including
lion) hunting, guardian. TODAY'S USE:
Lure coursing
 FUN FACT: Another name is African lion
hound
 GROUP: Hound

ORIGIN: Belgium; 1600s
 ORIGINAL USE: Barge dog, watchdog,
ratter. TODAY'S USE: Companion
 FUN FACT: ‘Schipperke’ means "little
boatman"
 GROUP: Non-Sporting

ORIGIN: United States; 1900s
 ORIGINAL USE: Vermin control. TODAY'S
USE: Companion
 FUN FACT: Other names are American
Toy Terrier& Amertoy
 GROUP: Toy

ORIGIN: Hungary; Middle Ages
 ORIGINAL USE: Pointing, falconry, trailing.
TODAY'S USE: Pointing, pointing field trials
 FUN FACT: Other names are Hungarian
vizsla, Magyar vizsla, Hungarian pointer&
Drotszoru Magyar vizsla
 GROUP: Sporting

ORIGIN: Scotland; 1800s
 ORIGINAL USE: Fox, badger, and vermin
hunting. TODAY'S USE: Earthdog trials
 FUN FACT: Other name is Poltalloch
terrier
 GROUP: Terrier

ORIGIN: Native to Mexico.
 USE: Home and hunting companions,
and today they are still very popular
companion dogs
 FUN FACT: The national dog of Mexico
 GROUP: Non-sporting

ORIGIN: England; 1800s
 ORIGINAL USE: Small vermin-hunting.
TODAY'S USE: Companion
 FUN FACT: Pasha, Tricia Nixon Cox's pet
Yorkie, lived in the White House during
the Richard Nixon presidency
 GROUP: Toy Dog
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