Sentences with phrase «ancient dog breeds»

One of the most ancient dog breeds, the Maltese is renowned for its good dispositions and high spirits.

Just like most very ancient dog breeds, the Techichi was a broad type of dog without any official standard.

They are sight hounds, and one of the most ancient dog breeds still existing in the world.

It is one of the few ancient dog breeds still in existence in the world today.

Both Tibetan spaniels and Pekingese are ancient dog breeds that originated some 2,000 years ago in the monasteries of Tibet and China.

In the meantime, since you clearly love learning about dogs and some of their odd ancestral behaviors, check out these 25 ancient dog breeds that may have contributed to your dog's wacky habits before going extinct!

It is a working breed that originates from the Yakutia region of the Russian Siberia and can be used for... [Read more...] about Yakutian Laika — A New Ancient Dog Breed

Also known as Pakistani Mastiff, the Bully Kutta is a descendant of the extinct Alaunt, an ancient dog breed that originated in present day Pakistan.

This ancient dog breed is very independent and aloof with strangers, but they tend to bond closely to their owners.

This might also be the most ancient dog breed.

The pug is an ancient dog breed and one among oldest dog breeds, but they got real popularity in India when Vodafone advertisement brought them in publicity.

The ancient dogs this breed has been modeled upon played an important role in Native American tribes.

As we mentioned above, Bernese Mountain Dogs are an ancient dog breed.

Maltese although sometimes called a poodle, the Maltese is an ancient dog breed that comes (not surprisingly) from Malta.

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The Shih Tzu is an adorable toy breed dog with ancient roots, with one theory stating that the breed originated in China as the «Lion Dog» in 800 dog with ancient roots, with one theory stating that the breed originated in China as the «Lion Dog» in 800 Dog» in 800 BC.

Now it appears these ancient Arctic dwellers did something even more remarkable: They may have been among the first humans to breed dogs for a particular purpose.

This week we have stories on how we taste water, extracting ancient DNA from mummy heads, and the earliest evidence for dog breeding with Online News Editor David Grimm.

Only a small number of U.S. and Asian dogs share maternal ancestry with ancient American dogs, suggesting the arrival of European breeds starting at least several hundred years ago reshaped dog DNA in the Americas, she proposed.

In analyzing and carefully comparing the genetic information from dogs representing 85 breeds, the researchers were surprised to discover previously unappreciated relationships between existing breeds and new details that suggest completely unexpected breeds to be among the most ancient descendents of dogs» wolf - like ancestors.

Once, researchers assumed that ancient humans domesticated dogs on purpose, adopting wolf pups and breeding them for useful traits.

Another herding breed, the Polski Owczarek Nizinny (PON) is an ancient breed of dog that originated in Poland Jack, the Bouvier des Flandres sometime prior to the 16th century.

The Chow Chow is one of the most ancient of dog breeds.

Finally, in the more recent evolution of dog breeds, limited interbreeding has imposed a remarkable genetic structure such that nearly all breeds represent distinct genetic pools that can be divided into at least four distinct genetic groupings; Asian / Ancient, Herding, Hunting, and Mastiff.

The Chow Chow is a medium sized ancient breed of dog originating from Mongolia and Northern China, and in the non-sporting group.

The history behind the largest dog breeds often reveals dogs bred to be ancient guardians, fierce hunting hounds or royal companions.

The Maltese dog is an ancient breed that has a variety of names.

According to DNA testing, the Chow Chow is grouped with thirteen other dogs as one of the most ancient breeds in existence.

Anatolian Shepherd Dog is an ancient breed that originated in Turkey as a livestock guardian dDog is an ancient breed that originated in Turkey as a livestock guardian dogdog.

These are an ancient and very interesting breed found singing, not barking (warning: don't listen to this if your dog is in the room!)

The Basenji is an ancient breed which is distantly related to other dog breeds (most of which are European or Asian), and it has the earliest separation date from all other breed populations.

This ancient breed was primarily used as a guard dog.

«The Old English Sheepdog is one of the most ancient of British working breeds and has become one of the most instantly reconizable breeds of dog in the world and one of the most popular show dogs.

You'll hear breeders say things like this dog's lines «go back to» some ancient line of dogs that hasn't been seen or bred in decades.

The Samoyed dog breed is an ancient breed selectively bred to hunt, herd reindeer and pull sleighs for the nomadic Samoyed people in the western Siberia.

Disorders with equal prevalence in purebreds or mixed breeds seemed to be more ancient mutations that are widely spread through the dog population

The Canaan Dog Project, founded in Israel, seeks to rescue an ancient Middle Eastern breed used for thousands of years as herding dogs.

Yakutian Laika (Yakut Laika) is a newly developed dog breed with an ancient history.

Although the exact details regarding the domestication of the dog is still unknown, historians are able to trace the origins of most of today's breeds to these ancient breeds or to the extinct breeds they came from.

The ancient origin of the Saint Bernard breed is unclear, but the monks began using large dogs to help with rescues.

The oldest record of the breed dates back to 500 BC and references to this type of dog have been found in both Ancient Greek and Roman literature.

In contrast, disorders that occurred equally among purebred and mixed - breed dogs appeared to represent ancient gene mutations that had become widely spread throughout the dog population.

A new study into the longevity of the ancient Roman breed, the Cane Corso, has discovered that dogs with a brindle coat...

The Kuvasz is a breed of ancient Hungarian dog that was originally used for guarding livestock.

What is known is that they are likely related to the ancient Irish Wolf Dog, but they were selectively bred for hunting deer.

Historically, the word «Bulldog» did not mean a specific breed of dog per se, but rather it was applied to descendants of the ancient Mastiff - type dogs that excelled in the task of bull - baiting.

Of all domesticated dogs on official record, this hound dog breed is also one of the oldest, dating back to 3000 BC in ancient Egypt.

In the centuries that followed, these boarhounds were crossed with other ancient breeds such as the Suliot dog and the Molossian hound to increae the breed's stature.

DNA found on the ancient bone of an Arctic Wolf suggests that Huskies are one of the oldest of dog breeds.

A study by UC Davis showed that there was a prevalence of genetic disorders in both populations (rescue and bred): «Recently derived breeds or those from similar lineages appeared to be more susceptible to certain disorders that affect all closely related purebred dogs, whereas disorders with equal prevalence in the two populations suggested that those disorders represented more ancient mutations that are widely spread through the dog population.»

This hound dog breed also has a long history from ancient Egypt where it is believed to have appeared around 3400 BC.