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Dapple dachshund with spotted coat A smooth dachshund A standard long-haired dachshund A black-and-tan miniature dachshund. The name dachshund is of German origin, and means 'badger dog', from Dachs ('badger') and Hund ('dog, hound'). The German word Dachshund is pronounced [ˈdaks.hʊnt] ⓘ.
In January 2019, Minnesota partnered with charity Pawsitivity Service Dogs to introduce a bill to make the Labrador Retriever the State Dog. [12] In 2006, New York State Assembly member Vincent Ignizio suggested that New York should adopt a dog as a state symbol, [13] and during the campaign to name the western painted turtle as state reptile ...
The dachshund descends from the pinscher and the miniature French pointer, although other ancestors include the bloodhound, various terriers and basset hounds. Which is just one of the fun facts ...
In 2018, a study compared sequences of fossil North American dogs with fossil Siberian dogs and modern dogs. The study indicates that dogs entered North America from Siberia 4,500 years after humans did, were isolated for 9,000 years, and after contact with Europeans these no longer exist because they were replaced with Eurasian dogs.
The American Kennel Club (AKC) is a registry of purebred dog pedigrees in the United States. In addition to maintaining its pedigree registry, this kennel club also promotes and sanctions events for purebred dogs, including the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show, an annual event which predates the official forming of the AKC, the National Dog Show and the AKC National Championship.
More significant in recording the use and description of various dog types is The Master of Game (circa 1406) by Edward of York, [23] [24] a treatise that describes dogs and their work, such as the alaunt, greyhound, pack scent hounds, spaniel, and mastiff, used by the privileged and wealthy for hunting purposes.
In 1975, no states had recorded a crime conviction for any dogfighting offenses. By 2000 participation in a dogfighting business was illegal in forty-five states, punishable by fines of up to $150,000 and a maximum number of 10 years in jail, depending on the state in which the crime was committed. [16]
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