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Dalmatian

Posted on 28. May, 2009 by admin.

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The Dalmatian originated in Croatia (around the area of Dalmatia) and was bred to protect their master’s territory which commonly would have been a horse-drawn carriage. They were also used as hunting or retrieving dogs and were commonly known as the firefighter’s aid. This comes from their original breed purpose [...]

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Dandie Dinmont Terrier

Posted on 25. May, 2009 by admin.

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The Dandie Dinmont Terrier originated in Scotland and was bred hunt down rodents, rabbits, weasels, badger, skunks and otters. These dogs are a mixture of the Skye Terrier and the Scotch Terrier which gives them their unique elongated body shape.
This breed is friendly, loving and make good family pets. They interact [...]

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Dogue de Bordeaux

Posted on 22. May, 2009 by admin.

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The Dogue de Bordeaux also known as the French Mastiff or the Bordeaux Bulldog is a part of the Molosser family. It is a rather large sized dog breed with a broad head. The dog breed was named after the French city Bordeaux. An indication of the purity of the dog breed [...]

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Doberman Pinscher

Posted on 22. May, 2009 by admin.

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It was in the 1870’s in Germany, that Louis Dobermann, a tax collector who needed an alert and intelligent bodyguard dog, bred the Doberman Pinscher, to protect him on his rounds from bandits.
It was developed presumably by crossing several different breeds of dogs, to find the characteristics that Dobermann was looking for.
This included German Pinschers, [...]

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Dachshund

Posted on 21. May, 2009 by admin.

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The Dachshund is a long bodied dog with undersized limbs. Originally bred in Germany, this breed’s name translates to “badger dog”. Despite their small size, the Dachshund is a tough little fighter! Their body is the perfect size to chase their prey into small underground burrows.
This breed comes in 3 varieties [...]