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A dog can only become a champion by gaining championship points at other conformation shows. [11] Prior to 1992, admission to dogs was open, and in 1938 an English Setter named Daro of Maridor was the Best in Show title at Westminster in his first outing at a dog show at the age of 11 months. [12]
Domestication of the dog. The dog diverged from a now-extinct population of wolves 27,000–40,000 years ago immediately before the Last Glacial Maximum, [1] [2] when much of the mammoth steppe was cold and dry. The domestication of the dog was the process which led to the domestic dog. This included the dog's genetic divergence from the wolf ...
The title Best in Show is awarded to the dog chosen as winner of the annual Crufts dog show, according to conformation show rules. This title was first awarded in 1928, the initial winner being Primley Sceptre, a fawn Greyhound. [1] Previously, Crufts had used the title "Best Champion ", sponsored by the Illustrated Kennel News, which was ...
The keeping of dogs as companions, particularly by elites, has a long history. [183] Pet-dog populations grew significantly after World War II as suburbanization increased. [183] In the 1980s, there have been changes in the pet dog's functions, such as the increased role of dogs in the emotional support of their human guardians.
The Airedale Terrier (often shortened to "Airedale"), also called Bingley Terrier and Waterside Terrier, is a dog breed of the terrier type that originated in the valley (dale) of the River Aire, in the West Riding of Yorkshire, England. [1] It is traditionally called the "King of Terriers" because it is the largest of the terrier breeds.
The Great Dane is a German breed of large mastiff - sighthound, which descends from hunting dogs of the Middle Ages used to hunt bears, wild boar, and deer. They were also used as guardian dogs of German nobility. It is one of the two largest dog breeds in the world, along with the Irish Wolfhound. [1][2][3]
Sylvia, a matchbox-sized Yorkshire Terrier owned by Arthur Marples of Blackburn, England, was the smallest dog in recorded history. The dog died in 1945 when she was two years old, at which point she stood 2 + 1 ⁄ 2 in (6.4 cm) tall at the shoulder, measured 3 + 1 ⁄ 2 in (8.9 cm) from nose tip to tail, and weighed 4 oz (110 g).
The Rottweiler (/ ˈ r ɒ t w aɪ l ər /, UK also /-v aɪ l ər /, German: [ˈʁɔtvaɪ̯lɐ] ⓘ) [1] [2] is a breed of domestic dog, regarded as medium-to-large [3] [4] or large. [5] [6] The dogs were known in German as Rottweiler Metzgerhund, meaning Rottweil butchers' dogs, [7] [8] because their main use was to herd livestock [3] and pull carts laden with butchered meat to market. [7]