Sentences with phrase «ancient breed named»
Up next is an ancient breed named for Dalmatia, a region of Yugoslavia.
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The Maltese dog is an ancient breed that has a variety of names.
As the name implies, this ancient breed is believed to have originated from the Italian island of Malta, just off the southern coast of Italy.
Most sources, however, are content to say the Bedlingtons ancient origins are a mystery, and credit a man named Joseph Ainsley of Bedlington, England with breeding the first true Bedlington Terrier in 1825.
The Portuguese Podengo dog breed is not yet a household name like the Labrador Retriever or the Yorkshire Terrier, but it is arguably more ancient and every bit as popular!
However, it is an ancient breed thought to have originated around 750 A.D. Incan nobility favored these dog; the breed is thought to have earned its current name when the Spanish conquered the Incas because they were discovered in orchid patches.
This ancient breed has been known by a variety of names throughout the centuries.
Luckily, the ancient breed was dramatically rescued by a Hong Kong business man named Matgo Law, who appealed to Americans in 1973 through a dog magazine to save the Shar - Pei.