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Dog (domestic dog) The Labrador Retriever or simply Labrador is a British breed of retriever gun dog. It was developed in the United Kingdom from St. John's water dogs imported from the colony of Newfoundland (now a province of Canada), and was named after the Labrador region of that colony. It is among the most commonly kept dogs in several ...
standard. Dog (domestic dog) The Weimaraner[a] is a German breed of hunting dog of medium to large size, with history going back at least to the nineteenth century. [3] It originated in the area of the city of Weimar (then in Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, now in the state of Thuringia), for which it is named. [4] It was recognised as a breed in 1891.
Brittany Spaniel. The Brittany Spaniel or Breton Spaniel (French: Épagneul Breton) is a French breed of gun dog of spaniel type, bred primarily for bird hunting. [2] It developed between the seventeenth and nineteenth centuries in Brittany in north-west France, and was officially recognized early in the twentieth.
standard. Dog (domestic dog) The German Shorthaired Pointer or Deutsch Kurzhaar is a German breed of pointing dog of medium size. It originated in the nineteenth century in what is now Germany. [1]: 13 It is an all-purpose gun dog suitable for hunting and retrieving on both land and water. It may also be kept as a companion dog.
Dog (domestic dog) The Lagotto Romagnolo[a] is an Italian breed of dog. It originates in the marshlands of the Delta del Po in the eastern part of the Romagna sub-region of Italy. The name derives probably from the term “lagotto” which is the name of the inhabitants of the local town of Lagosanto. Another theory believes it comes instead ...
Setter. English Setter. Irish Setter. Irish Red and White Setter. Gordon Setter. The setter is a type of gundog used most often for hunting game such as quail, pheasant, and grouse. In the UK, the four setter breeds, together with the pointers, usually form a subgroup within the gundog group as they share a common function.
Germany. Kennel club standards. VDH. standard. Fédération Cynologique Internationale. standard. Dog (domestic dog) The Large Münsterländer or Großer Münsterländer is a German breed of gun dog originally from the Münster region. [1][2] The first breed club was founded in Germany in 1919 and the breed was recognised by the Kennel Club (UK ...
Retriever. A retriever is a type of gun dog that retrieves game for a hunter. Generally gun dogs are divided into three major classifications: retrievers, flushing spaniels, and pointing breeds. Retrievers were bred primarily to retrieve birds or other prey and return them to the hunter without damage; retrievers are distinguished in that ...