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In 1758, the Swedish botanist and zoologist Carl Linnaeus assigned the genus name Canis (which is the Latin word for "dog") [13] to the domestic dog, the wolf, and the golden jackal in his book, Systema Naturae. He classified the domestic dog as Canis familiaris and, on the next page, classified the grey wolf as Canis lupus. [2]
The Austrian Shorthaired Pinscher was recognised as a breed for the first time in 1928, but the breed was developed from an old type of pinscher found on farms in the Austrian countryside, a mixture of German Pinschers and the local dogs. [3] At the end of the 19th century, the farm dogs began to die out when the work they did was no longer ...
Dog (domestic dog) The Istrian Short-haired Hound ( Croatian : istarski kratkodlaki gonič ) is a breed of dog from Istria in Croatia , descended from a very old type of scenthound . This hound is the slightly smaller counterpart to the longer-coated Istrian Coarse-haired Hound from the same region.
In this video, a German Shorthaired Pointer is definitely earning the title of “bird dog” with her ongoing obsession with a wild bird who tried to build her nest under the family’s deck.
The German Shorthaired Pointer or Deutsch Kurzhaar is a German breed of continental pointing dog of Braque type. [1] It originated in the nineteenth century in what is now Germany. [2]: 13 It is of medium size, and is an all-purpose gun dog suitable for hunting and retrieving on both land and water. It may also be kept as a companion dog.
The World Canine Federation recognizes 350 unique dog breeds. In the U.S. The American Kennel Club now recognizes 209 breeds. That’s…a lot of dogs. To better understand each breed, humans have ...
As the video commenter explained, Pointer breeds like this German Shorthaired Pointer were bred to assist their hunters by literally pointing out game. Hounds also help their hunter locate prey ...
The Greyster is a type of sled dog bred for sled dog racing, especially dryland sports like canicross and bikejoring. [1] The greyster is crossbred from the Greyhound and the German Shorthair Pointer. [2] The greyster gets its endurance and its enthusiasm from the German Shorthaired Pointer and its speed from the Greyhound. [2] [3]