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  2. Boxer (dog breed) - Wikipedia

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    Boxer is also the name of a dog owned by John Peerybingle, the main character in the best-selling 1845 book The Cricket on the Hearth by Charles Dickens, which is evidence that "Boxer" was commonly used as a dog name by the early 19th century, before the establishment of the breed by the end of that same century.

  3. Category:Dog breeds originating in Germany - Wikipedia

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  4. 32 things to know about boxers - AOL

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    Boxer dog running through water. Boxers are not dog breeds that are made for swimming. However, that doesn't mean that they won't enjoy time splashing around in the water. 23. Classed as a large breed

  5. Rottweiler - Wikipedia

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    The Rottweiler (/ ˈ r ɒ t w aɪ l ər /, UK also /-v aɪ l ər /, German: [ˈʁɔtvaɪ̯lɐ] ⓘ) [1] [2] is a breed of domestic dog, regarded as medium-to-large [3] [4] or large. [5] [6] The dogs were known in German as Rottweiler Metzgerhund, meaning Rottweil butchers' dogs, [7] [8] because their main use was to herd livestock [3] and pull carts laden with butchered meat to market. [7]

  6. The Fascinating and Often Unknown History Behind Our ... - AOL

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    The Xoloitzcuintli, or Xolo, is a hairless Mexican dog with origins as far back as the Aztecs (at least 3,500 years ago!). Originally used as guard dogs, Xolos were almost extinct when they became ...

  7. Dog - Wikipedia

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    Dogs have made 11 vertebrate species extinct and are identified as a 'potential threat' to at least 188 threatened species worldwide; [162] another figure is that dogs have also been linked to the extinction of 156 animal species. [163] Dogs have been documented to have killed a few birds of the endangered species, the kagu, in New Caledonia. [164]

  8. Domestication of the dog - Wikipedia

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    A study of dog remains indicates that these were selectively bred to be either as sled dogs or as hunting dogs, which implies that a sled dog standard and a hunting dog standard existed at that time. The optimal maximum size for a sled dog is 20–25 kg based on thermo-regulation, and the ancient sled dogs were between 16 and 25 kg.

  9. Boston Terrier - Wikipedia

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    Curvature of the back, called roaching, might be caused by patella problems with the rear legs, which in turn causes the dog to lean forward onto the forelegs. [2] The Boston Terrier is a brachycephalic breed of dog. [16] Brachycephaly refers to the shortened muzzle of the breed which results in a pushed-in appearance of the face. [17]