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A Basenji dog is one of the main protagonists of the novel August Magic by Veronica Anne Starbuck. Anubis, the barkless dog, is a Basenji dog featured in the horror movies Soulmate and Tales of Halloween. Yodels, Wails and Basenji Tails – the 1998 book that features a compilation of Basenji stories.
The Black Mouth Cur, also known as the Southern Cur, Southern Black Mouth Cur and the Yellow Black Mouth Cur, is a medium to large sized breed of cur-type dog from the United States.
Lurcher is an old English term for a crossbred dog; specifically, the result of mating a sighthound with a dog of another type, typically a working breed.The term was first used with this meaning in 1668; it is considered to be derived from the verb lurch, apparently a variant form of lurk, meaning lurk or steal.
The Akita (秋田, Akita, Japanese pronunciation:) is a Japanese dog breed of large size. Originating from the mountains of northern Japan, the Akita has a short double coat similar to that of many other northern spitz breeds. Historically, they were used by matagi for guarding and the hunting of bears.
The Havanese is a toy dog with a silky coat. The height of the Havanese ranges from 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 to 11 + 1 ⁄ 2 in (22 to 29 cm) at the withers with 9 to 10 + 1 ⁄ 2 in (23 to 27 cm) being the ideal height.
The Canaan Dog (Hebrew: כלב כנעני; Arabic: كلب كنعاني) is a dog breed developed in the early 20th century [3] [4] from semiwild pariah dogs that were the descendants of animals present in the region since biblical times. [2]
An adult dog weighs between 20 and 35 kg (44 and 77 pounds). This breed, relative to its size, is heavier-boned than any other. [2] This breed, like its ancestor the Bloodhound, has a hanging skin structure, which causes the face to tend to have a sad look; this, for many people, adds to the breed's charm.
As time passed, farmers bred the Standard Schnauzer into a smaller, more compact size for ratting by combining it, according to cynologist theorization, with one or more small breeds such as the Affenpinscher and Miniature Poodle, [5] [1] [11] [12] Miniature Pinscher, [7] [8] or Pomeranian, [13] or by chance from smallest specimens of the ...