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The efforts of these breeders resulted in the Landseer breed. [1] [2] In Great Britain and North America, Landseer colored dogs are considered a variety of the Newfoundland breed. In 1960 a separate breed club for Landseer-colored dogs were created in Germany by crossing livestock guardian dogs with Landseer-colored Newfoundlands.
The Continental Bulldog Club of Switzerland was founded in 2004, and the breed, its standard, and the club were announced by the Swiss Kennel Club in 2005. [5] At the club's founding meeting, it was announced that all of the dogs were to be entered into the Swiss Studbook and would be eligible to participate in international and national shows ...
Most continental European pointing breeds are classified as versatile gun dog breeds or sometimes HPR breeds (for hunt, point, and retrieve). The distinction is made because versatile breeds were developed to find and point game as all pointing breeds, but were also bred to perform other hunting tasks as well.
Ah, Europe. The culture. The history. The dogs! Europe boasts some of the world’s oldest dog breeds. Sure, there’s evidence of domesticated dogs in China ...
The latest USMARC study [70] of Limousins, two of the British breeds and three of the continental European breeds from the original study, [68] reported similar saleable meat yields/live weight for the British breeds (average 36.3%, compared with the earlier 34.9%) and other continental European breeds (average 38.7%, compared with 40.4%), but ...
When compared to many of the continental European pointing dog breeds, a classically trained Pointer is usually only used to point and flush walked up game before it is shot, and if required specialist retrievers are used to retrieve the game once shot; the European breeds which are often termed "hunt-point-retrievers" or "versatile gundogs ...
Dog breeds originating in the United Kingdom (4 C, 8 P) Pages in category "Dog breeds originating in Europe" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total.
The pointing dog breeds of Europe all derive from the now-extinct Old Spanish Pointer, which spread through France and the Low Countries and reached the princely houses of the German-speaking world, [3]: 2 [4] where at first they were used in bird-hunting with nets or falcons, and later by huntsmen with guns. [4]