Sentences with phrase «nickname for a dog of this breed»

A lesser used but more modern nickname for a dog of this breed is the Chrysanthemum Dog, an English notion originating in the 1930s.

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The breed was utilized as a companion dog for the royalty and for this reason was nicknamed «the royal dog of Madagascar.»

Thanks to their gentle disposition and their tuxedo - like coloring, Boston Terriers have earned the nickname the American Gentleman and a must - have on our list of the best puppies for apartments These amiable little dogs were originally bred for fighting more than a century ago, but they've come a long way since then.

And it's also true that many / most of the dogs called «pit bulls» and killed for that crime have none of the 2 - 3 breeds properly subsumed under that nickname.

The majority of Catahoulas are spotted (earning the nickname Catahoula Leopard Dog for the breed), but not all.

The Italian Greyhound (in Italian: piccolo levriero italiano) is a small breed of dog of the sighthound type, sometimes called the Italian for short, and nicknamed the «IG» or «Iggy».