Sentences with phrase «centuries as hunting dogs»

Like the hounds, gundogs have been bred for centuries as hunting dogs.

The English Springer spaniel was bred around the turn of the 19th century as a hunting dog with an expertise at «springing» to flush out game bird — hence his practical moniker.

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Over the centuries they have been kept as guard dogs and for boar hunting.

It has as a descendant, the Dunker, a Norwegian tracker dog breed that at the beginning of the 19th century was especially raised to hunt hares.

For centuries, we've bred dogs for the purpose of aiding us in our work, such as in hunting (Labradors), herding (German Shepherd), and livestock protection (Great Pyrenees)[2].

In spite of his youthful history, the Labrala has some pretty ancient lineage that includes the Labrador retriever who dates back to 19th century Newfoundland where he was used as a working dog on fishing boats as well as the Vizsla who comes from Hungary and dates back almost a thousand years where he was used for hunting in Central Europe.

In the early 19th century, the Duke of Malmesbury developed an interest in the breed and brought them to England to serve as gun dogs in retrieving waterfowl during hunts.

Of all animals, none have a history that tracks our own as closely as dogs, who have evolved along with us, creeping up to our campfire, ingratiating themselves into our circle, accompanying us on hunts — becoming, over the course of centuries, our protectors and silent confidants and family members.

The Bullenbeisser had been used as a hunting dog for centuries to hunt bear, wild boar, and deer.

The breed was developed in the community of Little River Harbour in Yarmouth County, Nova Scotia, around the beginning of the 19th century to toll waterfowl and as an all purpose hunting dog.

The Khoikhoi people who lived in the Cape Peninsula when the Dutch began trading with the area during the mid 17th century, had a hunting dog which was described as ugly, but noted for its ferocity when acting as a guard dog.

She says dogs that were bred over centuries as hunting or working dogs have traits that were useful in bygone times but are undesirable in a world in which most dogs end up as suburban pets.

This hunting dog is thought to be named after the Brittany province in France and can be found featured in paintings as far back as the 17th century.

Though the Chidale is a relatively new designer dog, his ancestry dates as far back as Pre-Columbian Mexico where the Chihuahua is first known to have lived and to mid-19th century Yorkshire, England where the Airedale Terrier was bred for hunting and named for the River Aire.

Towards the close of the 19th century he spent a number of seasons hunting and exploring in the Matabele, Mashona and Manica territories, now known as Rhodesia, and often mentioned his hunting dogs in his writings.

Of all animals, none have a history that tracks our own as closely as dogs, who have evolved along with us, creeping up to our campfire, ingratiating themselves into our circle, accompanying us on hunts — becoming, over the course of centuries, our protectors, silent confidants, and family members.

Although it has been used as a herding dog for centuries, it is thought the original use was as a hunting dog.

It is not until the late 14th century that Gaston De Foix, a rich and powerful lord of Southern France who was a warrior famous for his hunting feats, wrote his immortal hunting classic «Livre de Chasse» (Book of the Chase) in 1387, in which he describes hunting dogs in their work as quartering in front of the master, flushing game and retrieving from land and water - all very like the behaviour and work of the English Springer Spaniel we know and admire today.

In centuries past, selective breeding only took place when it was necessary to have dogs for the right use, such as herding, hunting, guarding, and others.

In centuries past it was used to control oxen for butchering, as a guard dog, and for hunting.

The Weimaraner is a large dog that was originally bred for hunting in the early 19th century Early Weimaraners were used by royalty for hunting large game such as boar, bear and deer.

History and Facts: A descendant of the English Toy Spaniel, this dog was bred for hunting small game and as a lap dog during the 17th century.