Sentences with phrase «likely ancestor of the breed»

A likely ancestor of the breed was the Techichi, a sacred dog of the ancient Toltecs.

Not exact matches

When checking the backgrounds of six generations of any two pure - bred dogs, it is likely that you will find that one or more ancestors are common to the two dogs, however remote.

as for the strange coloring chihuahuas are one of the oldest breeds in america, so old it's unsure of their ancestors most likely believing a mexican fox is the originator.

We veterinarians have always known that the more genetic tinkering a breed has experienced since its archetype ancestor (the wolf at the top of the photo) the more likely it is to have specific health issues.

Records substantiate the existence of short, square, «under the table» dogs from at least 1000 B.C.. By piecing together historical facts and documented records, it is possible to some extent to follow the development in China of the breeding of dogs likely to be the ancestors of the present - day Shih Tzu.

The Spitz breeds are likely the ancestors of the Pomeranian.

After more than six centuries, the tradition of using the pedigree continues to be the primary breeding tool of breeders based on the logic that when the frequency of a trait or disease occurs among several the ancestors it signals that something is likely to be heritable.

The Pembroke's northern cousin, the Cardigan Welsh Corgi, is likely the older of the two breeds, but whether the Cardigan is an ancestor of the Pembroke, or whether the breeds evolved separately from very different canine ancestry, is debatable.