Sentences with phrase «ancient hound dogs»

History and Facts: The Portuguese Podengo Grande's roots date back to 1,000 B.C. when a group of ancient hound dogs came to the Iberian Peninsula.

History and Facts: The Portuguese Podengo Medio's roots date back to 1,000 B.C. when a group of ancient hound dogs came to the Iberian Peninsula.

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

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.

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

The origins of the Posavac Hound are unknown but it is likely descended from ancient Molossian hunting dogs and the hounds of the Balkans.

JPG» / > An ancient sight hound depicted on the tomb of Tutankhamon, the Ibizan hound has the ability to jump great heights, is agile, and now works as a scent hound and a family dog.

As in a 2004 study that found 9 «ancient breeds» to be genetically divergent, the study found 13 breeds that were genetically divergent from the modern breeds: the Basenji, Saluki, Afghan hound, Samoyed, Canaan dog, New Guinea singing dog, dingo, Chow Chow, Chinese Shar Pei, Akita, Alaskan malamute, Siberian husky and American Eskimo dog.

The saluki, an ancient breed also known as the Persian greyhound, gazelle hound and Arabian hound, was the royal dog of ancient Egypt and is still greatly prized by both nomadic and settled Arabs in the Middle East.

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

A hairless terrier and an ancient North African hound are looking to run with the pack of dog breeds recognized by the American Kennel Club.

Developed from war hounds into a dog used for hunting and guarding, the Irish wolfhound is ancient and may have been brought to Ireland as far back as 7000 B.C. Though their primary use was hunting, today's dogs are fairly quiet and reserved, intelligent and easygoing.

History and Facts: Found primarily in Greece, the Greek Harehound evolved from ancient sight and scent hounds, and is thought to be a close relative to similar dogs found in the Balkans.

A hairless terrier and an ancient North African hound are ready to run with the pack of dog breeds recognized by the American Kennel Club.

Purebred dogs were also categorized into one of the 11 groupings based upon haplotype sharing as defined in Wayne and VonHoldt (2012)[14](n = 55,353): ancient and spitz (n = 2946), herding (n = 4579), mastiff - like (n = 5548), retriever (n = 18,347), scent hounds (n = 3742), sight hounds (n = 761), small terriers (n = 2534), spaniels (n = 4315), toy (n = 5542), working dogs 1 (poodles and Havanese; n = 1923), and working dogs 2 (n = 5116)(Additional file 1: Table S1 and Additional file 2: Table S2).