Did you know...

[oc_spirit]

I thought it would be neat for us to put up little facts about breeds of dogs. Please only one fact per post and elaborate as much as you can on it! If you see something interesting and wish to question it, please start a different thread on it, itd be neat to have just a ""random breed facts"" thread without all the extra discussion. :D I''ll start....

Did you know? The Siberian Husky is NOT the same thing as the dogs of Siberia who were created, bred, and owned by the Chukchis people? Yes Seppala brought over dogs from Siberia but once here in North America they were bred with other breeds to keep the lines going and eventually the term ""Siberian Husky"" was adopted. These days it is very rare to find a purebred Siberian Husky that looks anything like the dogs of Siberia did.

The dog closest to the front is Midstar''s Juneau, he is pretty close to what the dogs of Siberia looked like. Very rangy and snipey (more ""wolfish"" in appearance instead of the ""teddy-bears"" you see often today, mainly in the show lines - think OC)
http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c48/oc_trips/Midstar/DSC01468.jpg

One more
http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c48/oc_trips/Midstar/DSC01564.jpg

Now compare him to Bain's Norther Hopes are High (OC's dad)
http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c48/oc_trips/6a50.jpg

[Angel Chicken]

One random fact...

Jack Russell's tails are cropped short for a reason!

Jack Russell Terriers are great hunters, hunting fox. They have short, stout bodies so they can easily follow a fox into it's den. The tails are usually cut to about 4 inches long, to provide a good hand hold for the owner/hunter. When they go into a fox's den, the cropped tail is useful for the owner to pull out the dog without hurting him/her.

[Bahamutt99]

Did you know...? A Pit Bull's head is the hardest thing in the world? OK, wait, that's not an actual fact. ...or is it? Mua ha ha.

Dang, I wish I could think if something truthful and cool to add to this topic, but its just not coming to me. I'll check back later and see if the ol' brain thinks of something.

[adoptashelterpettoday]

Many people think that Dalmatians are named so because they are from Dalmatia but that isnt true, no one is sure of the exact origins of Dalmatians.

[colliewog]

The name "collie" is often attributed to the Anglo-Saxon word "coll", referring to the black faced "Colley" sheep in Scotland that they typically tended. It has actually been determined by several experts that the name Collie is derived from the Gaelic word for "useful" because the Collie was an all-round dog, who could herd, hunt and protect as needed in order to care for their family as well as the flock. Honestly, I think this one makes a lot more sense!

[Jynx]

did you know that australian shepherds did not originate in australia?

[daaqa]

i think i mentioned this in another thread at some point, but here it is again:

did you know that tibetan terriers [aka dhoki apso dogs] are not terriers at all? they were bred by monks in tibet [one of the most ancient dog breeds known] and were considered to be good luck [kharma] and were too valued to ever be sold. they were only given as gifts. they were finally introduced to the western world when some were given to an english doctor who eventually bred them. it was westerners that gave them the incorrect tag of "terrier."

[Gustav]

Did you know...

That the Alsation or German Shepherd dog was so named because it was believed to have originated in Alsace when Alsace was considered German territory. After many wars over this small area, it became French permanently... The Germans didn't want them taking credit for their breed of herding dog, so they changed the name to the more well known German Shepherd Dog.

Although, I still call them Alsations from time to time...;)

[Bahamutt99]

Ooh! Along the lines of Daaqa's post about the Tibetan Terrier not really being a terrier, the Tibetan Spaniel is also not really a spaniel.

[showpug]

Did you know? Pug feet smell like... Fritos, seriously;)

[wolfsoul]

Did you know that AKC is the only registry in the world that does not allow intervariety breeding in the Belgian shepherd?

[Luvntzus]

Did you know? Pug feet smell like... Fritos, seriously;)

Almost all dog's feet smell like fritos. ;) It's from the sweat glands on their paw pads.

http://www.veterinarypartner.com/Content.plx?P=A&A=2377

[Gempress]

Did you know....

That "Old Yeller" was a blackmouth cur?

[rabbitsarebetter]

my feet smell like Frito's sometimes.

did you know, sheltie standard calls for a dog between 13-16 inches at shoulder, but have been known to reach over 20 inches and 40lbs! and sometimes a sheltie under 13 inches can still be found :)

ps. i always though old yeller was a lab mix of some kind:yikes:

[Bahamutt99]

Did you know....

That "Old Yeller" was a blackmouth cur?

That's up for debate. Some Pit Bull people have said its obvious he was a Pit Bull. While others have said he's obviously a Carolina Dog. :D

[Gempress]

That's up for debate. Some Pit Bull people have said its obvious he was a Pit Bull. While others have said he's obviously a Carolina Dog. :D

I personally think it's far more likely that he was a blackmouth cur. I may not be getting the exact quote right, but the the book specifically calls Old Yeller a "big yellow cur dog."

The author of "Old Yeller", Frank Gipson, is also from West Texas. Blackmouth curs are common in the area, especially for working cattle. But Carolina dogs are unheard of, and it's very unlikely that anyone would use a pit bull for working cattle...which was Old Yeller's specialty in the book.

Of course, we could all be wrong. He might be an oddly-coated standard poodle.

[RD]

I actually never read the book, but in the movie the dog looked like a Lab mix.

Did you know that the Border collies used as hill dogs will move 10 miles for every mile a sheep moves? Most can go up to 100 miles a day.

[J's crew]

Did you know that most Rottweilers have a perfect black colored triangle underneath their chin? And, that alot of mine just love kisses there? LOL :D

[Momof2Pups]

I 've always had the impression that Old Yeller was a cur. I even have a book that mention curs and says Old Yeller was one in the book but was falsely portayed as a lab in the movie.

[bittervanityx]

Did you know? Pug feet smell like... Fritos, seriously;)

Next time when i see a pug, Ill ask him to let me sniff his feet. :lol-sign:


-It is true that the 'pit bull' was originally bred to fight - other dogs. However the dogs lived at home as a family pet in the late 1800s and lived in the house with the wives and children of the men who fought their dogs for sport, so they needed to be absolutely reliable around people. Dogs that showed human aggression were culled - that means they were euthanized and never bred from. These actions have evolved a unique dog personality where animal aggression has absolutely no correlation to human aggression.

[rabbitsarebetter]

did you know that the bedlington terrier is actually a general sporting breed? game hunting, water retrieval... you name it :)

of course akc labels them under terrier, no wonder why! they are not used for that anymore especially in America.

[wolfsoul]

It was only the story of Old Yeller that desribed him as a black mouth cur. In actuality he was a mutt they adopted from a shelter as a puppy as a mixed breed and later called him a lab/mastiff mix.

[Rosefern]

Did you know...

A Bassett Hound is the only dog that cannot swim. Their legs and bodies are not the right porportions to enable them to carry their own weight in the water.

-Rosefern

[rabbitsarebetter]

has anyone ever seen smokey and the bandit?
snowmans bassett, Fred went for a swim in the pound! but snowman had to go after him because Fred is a bad swimmer.

[skyeboxer]

Did you know that the cool wiggle boxers have is called kidney-beaning? And no matter what they eat boxers farts smell like corned beef.

[summitview]

Did you know? The Siberian Husky is NOT the same thing as the dogs of Siberia who were created, bred, and owned by the Chukchis people? Yes Seppala brought over dogs from Siberia but once here in North America they were bred with other breeds to keep the lines going and eventually the term ""Siberian Husky"" was adopted. These days it is very rare to find a purebred Siberian Husky that looks anything like the dogs of Siberia did.

The dog closest to the front is Midstar''s Juneau, he is pretty close to what the dogs of Siberia looked like. Very rangy and snipey (more ""wolfish"" in appearance instead of the ""teddy-bears"" you see often today, mainly in the show lines - think OC)

Dear god. :rolleyes: Folks, for factual info, contact the National club or get some books. The International Siberian Husky Club puts out a great book. http://ishclub.org/

[House Of Jurai]

Dear god. :rolleyes: Folks, for factual info, contact the National club or get some books. The International Siberian Husky Club puts out a great book. http://ishclub.org/

I don't unbderstand how crossbreeding would "keep lines going." But that's just me :D

[PWCorgi]

Pembroke Welsh Corgis have webbed feet :D
They were used in Wales to retrieve fowl by poor farmers who couldn't afford a more appropriate dog.

In Wales during times of collective farming PWC's were used as reverse herders. They would keep their owners livestock away from other farmers' livestock while at the same time spreading the livestock out as much as possible in order to have as much grazing land as possible. Smart little buggers :p

Some people believe that corgis were originally used as "fiery steeds" which fairy's rode into battle. They still carry what is known as the "fairy saddle" on their backs. (This is how Izzy got her name, with help from Grammy, Coombsie's Faerie Chariot)

Pembroke Welsh Corgis are not related to Cardigan Welsh Corgis (although before they were registered as seperate breeds there was a lot of inbreeding).Pembies come from Pomeranians, Schkipperkes, and Swedish Vallhunds, while Cardis come from dachshunds and collies.

[casablanca1]

Bearde Collies are one of the few breeds whose coat color can not only lighten with age, but darken as well - and will often go through a variety of different colorations through a dog's lifetime?

I've read this, have no idea what the other breed(s) might be, but I have seen it firsthand in my Beardie and have 10 years worth of photos showing her sporting a wide variety of colors, from black to silver and back again.


As to the Old Yeller Debate - it's worth mentioning that 'cur' is also a general way of refering to a dog, particularly if you don't like the dog, and the protagonist of the book disliked Yeller for most of the book.

[Mayasmydobe]

only four albino Dobermans have ever received ANY AKC-sanctioned performance titles in the 25 year history of the mutation.

[SharkyX]

Dear god. :rolleyes: Folks, for factual info, contact the National club or get some books. The International Siberian Husky Club puts out a great book. http://ishclub.org/

Here's a good one on the Seppala Sled Dogs from the Seppala Siberian Sleddog Project. http://www.seppalasleddogs.com/index.htm

OC I think the dog in your photo's look alot closer to a pb Sibe then to a Sep... maybe it's just the way the picture shows him... but he's to fluffy and to wirey.

Anyhoo... I can't think of anything not covered in the links...

[Laurelin]

Did you know that no one is surewhere papillons originated? Both France and Belgium claim the breed as their creation, but neither of them are believed to be where the original stock came from. Many people suggest that the toy spaniels originally came from Asia (ie related to the Japanese Chin). The name Spaniel also suggests Spanish heritage, but neither of these can be traced. They just start showing up in European court paintings!

[Laurelin]

Did you also know that the papillon was originally called the Continental Toy Spaniel and in some countries it is still called that? It is also called the Squirrel spaniel because it carries its tail like a squirrel. It is sometimes called the Titian spaniel named for the famous painter Vecelli, also known as Titian, who first captured the papillon in Renaissance paintings. The most common term is Papillon which is French for butterfly which refers to the ear fringing looking like the wingspan of a butterfly. The drop eared version is known as the Phalene which translates to moth.

[daaqa]

did you know that the dandie dinmont terrier is the only dog breed named after a fictional character?

sir walter scott's novel guy mannering, set in the borderlands between scotland and england, and had a character in it, a farmer named dandie dinmont that had six hunting dogs named "auld pepper", "auld mustard", "young pepper", "young mustard", "little pepper" and "little mustard". [mustard and pepper are the two colours of the dandie].

[Sapphire-Light]

The hairless dogs breeds like the peruvian hairless, xoloitzcuintle (mexican hairless) and chinese crested lacks of many teeth (mainly are the premolars)

Since is conected to the hairless gene.


Here's a pic of a xoloiztcuintle mouth
http://www.perrosdemexico.com.mx/especiales/xolos/media/img_055.jpg

[Mama2Pebbles]

Did you know that when a pug straightens its tail and runs like mad in circles it's called doing the Pugtona. Especially when you get a pug party of 20+ pugs going at the same time.:lol-sign: