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In England, the cur, also called the drover's dog, was a distinct breed of dog used by cattle drovers; they are now extinct. [5] [6] The cur was described by Ralph Beilby and Thomas Bewick in their 1790 work A general history of quadrupeds, as well as by Sydenham Edwards in his 1800 Cynographia Britannica, as dogs principally used by drovers to drive cattle.
By the end of the 1940s the breed was becoming rare. Four individuals, Hugh Stephens and Woody Huntsman of Kentucky, Carl McConnell of Virginia, and Dewey Ledbetter of Tennessee are given credit for saving the breed from dying out and setting the Mountain Cur breed standard. In 1956, these four founded the Original Mountain Cur Breeders ...
In 1987 a breed club was formed to support the breed, the Southern Black Mouth Cur Breeders Association, and in 1998 the breed was recognised by the United Kennel Club. [1] [3] Northern state dog rescue organizations have been actively transporting rescue dogs of the breed from shelters in the south. [citation needed]
Having a dog doesn't mean your home must become a nest of pet hair. Some dogs are literally hairless, and even ones with long coats can be non-shedding. 36 Popular Dog Breeds That Don't Shed
[1] [2] A high-energy breed, the Stephens Stock possesses strong hunting instincts and adapts poorly to being kept as a pet. [ 2 ] The Stephens Stock was developed by the Stephens family from southeast Kentucky who for over a century maintained a distinct line of Mountain Cur , eventually in 1970 it was determined that this line of dogs was so ...
Mildred "Millie" Kerr Bush [1] (January 12, 1985 – May 19, 1997) was the pet English Springer Spaniel of Barbara and George H. W. Bush. She was named for Mildred Caldwell Kerr, a long-time friend of the Bushes, which is also the name of Kerr's granddaughter, Millie Kerr. Millie was referred to as "the most famous dog in White House history."
The Kerry Blue Terrier (also known as the Irish Blue Terrier) (Irish: An Brocaire Gorm) is a breed of dog. [1] Originally bred to control vermin including rats, rabbits, badgers, ferrets, foxes, otters, hares, deer, and even wolves, over time the Kerry became a general working dog used for a variety of jobs including herding cattle and sheep.
This list of dog breeds includes both extant and extinct dog breeds, varieties and types. A research article on dog genomics published in Science/AAAS defines modern dog breeds as "a recent invention defined by conformation to a physical ideal and purity of lineage". [1] According to BigThink, over 40% of the world's dog breeds come from the ...