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Post by Hamsters82 on Feb 16, 2008 18:47:08 GMT -4
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Post by ladyjosephine on Feb 16, 2008 19:07:36 GMT -4
Ooh, beautiful dog! I don't know alot about this breed, never seen them over here. So not that popular in holland
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Post by Die Fledermaus on Feb 16, 2008 20:01:42 GMT -4
In the old england you only had to pay taxes for dog with a tail, so when you had an OES you didn't have to pay taxes That's why they got Bobtail as a nickname. Isn't a "bob" a term for money in Britain?? Bloodhounds have nothing to do with blood. Only, originally, nobles ("blooded" people) could own them. I don't recall why.
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Post by Die Fledermaus on Feb 16, 2008 20:06:20 GMT -4
Karst Sheepdog - nice looking dog!
How many total breeds are there, and what percentage approximately are AKC recognized?
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Post by ladyjosephine on Feb 16, 2008 20:40:09 GMT -4
In the old england you only had to pay taxes for dog with a tail, so when you had an OES you didn't have to pay taxes That's why they got Bobtail as a nickname. Isn't a "bob" a term for money in Britain?? Bloodhounds have nothing to do with blood. Only, originally, nobles ("blooded" people) could own them. I don't recall why. That's the same as with horses, horses don't have paws but legs because they are an..uhm I don't know how you call it, we call it: Een edel dier...In the middle ages till just 1,5 century ago only nobles could have horses, because they thought horses were to noble for ordinary people. The same goes for ferrets, you could only have a ferret when you made a certain amount of money. This was to keep them exclusive. The clumber spaniel was a very long time a very exclusive breed, they were only kept at clumber park in Nottingham by a duke. He only gave a puppy of this breed to his dearest friends, but didn't want them to breed with them, this honor was only his and later the king's because he got a few Clumbers from the Duke
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Post by Die Fledermaus on Feb 16, 2008 20:54:49 GMT -4
That is REALLY interesting - but I love anything to do with history, including of dogs. It also says a lot about society. The AKC breed info on their site does not really have this kind of historical stuff. So please keep it coming. And if any of the sites you or Katie know of and use have this kind of info please let me know.
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Post by Hamsters82 on Feb 17, 2008 18:00:02 GMT -4
They did that with the Pekingese too, only the Chinese dignitaries were allowed to have them, not any commoners. A lot of other dogs were for people who were richer.
It's sort of like how Queen Elizabeth has Corgis. Back then they must've only been for the Kings and Queens of England.
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Post by Hamsters82 on Mar 16, 2008 12:33:26 GMT -4
This week is a dog that I had to look up because I had it in my dreams. With dreams it's really hard to pin point what an animal looked like, but I found him. He's the wonderful Pyrenean Sheepdog. Enjoy: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyrenean_Shepherd
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Post by Die Fledermaus on Mar 16, 2008 15:50:09 GMT -4
Your avatar shows a different dog. The PS is very cute.
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Post by Hamsters82 on Mar 16, 2008 16:27:50 GMT -4
No, it doesn't. He's a PS, maybe a rough-coated kind, but when I looked him up on google, they showed this one. I wouldn't put the wrong breed in.
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Post by Die Fledermaus on Mar 16, 2008 16:53:06 GMT -4
Ohhh. . . so the PS comes in different colors and furs. Labs come in different colors at least.
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Post by Hamsters82 on Mar 16, 2008 17:29:10 GMT -4
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Post by Die Fledermaus on Mar 16, 2008 20:15:28 GMT -4
That dog in the photo looks fake!
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Post by Hamsters82 on Mar 16, 2008 23:26:17 GMT -4
It's not, he/she is real.
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Post by Die Fledermaus on Mar 16, 2008 23:34:34 GMT -4
I know, but it looked fake; I mean, like a plush stuffed dog!
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