Tuesday, November 22, 2011

Scottish Terrier

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The Scottish Terrier (also known as the Aberdeen Terrier), popularly called the Scottie, is a breed of dog. Initially one of the highland breeds of Terrier that were grouped under the name of Skye Terrier, it is one of five breeds of terrier that originated in Scotland, the other four being the modern Skye, Cairn, Dandie Dinmont, and West Highland White Terrier. They are an independent and rugged breed with a wiry outer coat and a soft dense undercoat. The Fourth Earl of Dumbarton nicknamed the breed "the diehard." The modern breed is said to be able to trace its lineage back to a single female, named Splinter II.
They are a small breed of Terrier with a distinctive shape and have had many roles in popular culture. They have been owned by a variety of celebrities, including the 32nd President of the United States, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, whose Scottie "Fala" is included with FDR in a statue in Washington, DC, as well as the 43rd President George W. Bush. They are also well known for being a playing piece in the board game Monopoly. Described as a territorial, feisty dog, they can make a good watchdog and tend to be very loyal to their family. Healthwise, Scottish Terriers can be more prone to bleeding disorders, joint disorders, autoimmune diseases, allergies, and cancer than some other breeds of dog and there is a condition named after the breed called Scotty cramp. They are also one of the more successful dog breeds at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show with a recent best in show in 2010

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Tuesday, March 22, 2011

German Shepherd

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The German Shepherd Dog (GSD, also known as an Alsatian), (German: Deutscher Schäferhund) is a breed of large-sized dog that originated in Germany. The German Shepherd is a relatively new breed of dog, with its origin dating to 1899. As part of the Herding group, the German Shepherd is a working dog developed originally for herding and guarding sheep. Because of its strength, intelligence and abilities in obedience training it is often employed in police and military roles around the world. Due to its loyal and protective nature, the German Shepherd is one of the most registered of breeds

Thursday, March 10, 2011

LOL cat

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A lolcat  is an image combining a photograph of a cat with text intended to contribute humour. The text is often idiosyncratic and grammatically incorrect, and its use in this way is known as "lolspeak" or "kitty pidgin". "Lolcat" is a compound word of the acronymic abbreviation "LOL" and the word "cat".A synonym for "lolcat" is cat macro, since the images are a type of image macro. Lolcats are commonly designed for photo sharing imageboards and other Internet forums. Similar image macros which do not actually feature cats are often simply referred to as "lols".

Friday, March 4, 2011

Pitbulls

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A Pit bull is any of a number of breeds of canine in the molosser breed group.
Most jurisdictions that restrict bulls, including Ontario, Canada and Denver, Colorado, apply the restriction to the trendy American pit bull terrier, American Staffordshire terrier, Staffordshire bull terrier, or some other dog that has the substantial bodily traits and appearance of those breeds. However a number of jurisdictions, akin to Singapore and Franklin County, Ohio, also classify the modern American Bulldog as a "pit bull-kind canine", while within the United Kingdom a pit bull is an American pit bull terrier. All three breeds share a similar historical past, with origins rooted from the bulldog and a wide range of terriers. The canines known as bull terriers earlier than the event of the fashionable Bull terrier within the early twentieth century may also be known as pit bulls. This breed of dog is also a well-liked breed of canine used for canine fights.
The ASPCA states that the media is biased toward protecting pit bull assaults extra extensively than assaults by different breeds, and that this has contributed to a broadly held perception that they present a considerably greater risk to humans than other breeds of canine; ASPCA made the declare based on reportage of 4 dog bites that occurred in August, 2007, and comments by local media contacts. Extensively reported pit bull assaults have resulted in breed-particular laws being enacted in several jurisdictions, and to elevated premiums for liability insurance. Some airlines have placed restrictions on air travel for pit bulls, though in some instances restrictions are in place for the canine

Thursday, February 24, 2011

labrador retriever

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The Labrador Retriever (also Labrador, or Lab for brief) is one of a number of sorts of retriever, a type of gun dog. A breed characteristic is webbed paws for swimming, helpful for the breed's original goal of retrieving fishing nets. This and their subsequent use as hunting companions, gave them the name retriever. The canine of this breed are very loving, variety, loyal and compassionate to their master. The Labrador is the preferred breed of canine by registered possession in Canada, the United Kingdom. and the United States (since 1991), and it is also probably the most popular breed of assistance dog in Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom and the United States and many other countries, in addition to being extensively utilized by police and different official our bodies for their detection and dealing abilities. Usually, Labradors are athletic and love to swim, play catch and retrieve games, and are good with younger children

Saturday, February 12, 2011

Beagle

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The Beagle is a breed of small to medium-sized dog. A member of the Hound Group, it is similar in appearance to the Foxhound but smaller, with shorter legs and longer, softer ears. Beagles are scent hounds, developed primarily for tracking hare, rabbit, and other game. They have a keen sense of smell and tracking instinct that sees them employed as detection dogs for prohibited agricultural imports and foodstuffs in quarantine around the world. They are popular as pets because of their size, even temper, and lack of inherited health problems. These characteristics also make them the dog of choice for animal testing

Monday, January 31, 2011

Rottweiler

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The Rottweiler is a medium to large size breed of domestic dog that originated in Rottweil, Germany. The dogs were known as "Rottweil butchers' dogs" (German: Rottweiler Metzgerhund) because they were used to herd livestock and pull carts laden with butchered meat and other products to market. Some records indicate that earlier Rottweilers may have also been used for hunting, although the modern Rottweiler has a relatively low hunting instinct.

The Rottweiler was employed in its traditional roles until the mid-19th century when railroads replaced droving for getting livestock to market. While still used in herding, Rottweilers are now also used in search and rescue, as guide dogs for the blind, as guard or police dogs, and in other roles

Tuesday, January 25, 2011

Great Dane

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As described by the American Kennel Club, "The Great Dane combines, in its regal look, dignity, energy and elegance with nice size and a strong, effectively-shaped, smoothly muscled body. It is likely one of the large working breeds, however is exclusive in that its normal conformation must be so effectively balanced that it never appears clumsy, and shall transfer with an extended attain and highly effective drive." The Great Dane is a short haired breed with a powerful galloping figure.In the ratio between length and height, the Great Dane needs to be square. The male dog shouldn't be lower than 30 in (seventy six cm) at the shoulders, a female 28 in (seventy one cm). Danes below minimal height are disqualified.
From year to year, the tallest dwelling canine is typically a Great Dane. Previous report holders include Gibson and Titan, however the currently record holder is a blue Nice Dane named Big George who stands forty three in (a hundred and ten cm) on the shoulder. He's additionally the tallest canine on report (in accordance Guinness World Information), beating the earlier holder who was a brindle Great  Dane named Shamgret Danzas, who stood 42.5 in (108 cm) at the shoulder.
The minimum weight for a Great Dane over eighteen months is a hundred and twenty lb (fifty four kg) for males, 100 lb (45 kg) for females. Unusually, the American Kennel Membership dropped the minimal weight requirement from its standard. The male ought to seem more huge throughout than the feminine, with a larger body and heavier bone.
Great Danes have naturally floppy, triangular ears. Up to now, when Great Danes had been commonly used to hunt boars, cropping of the ears was performed to make injuries to the dogs' ears much less seemingly throughout hunts. Now that Danes are primarily companion animals, cropping is sometimes nonetheless accomplished for traditional and beauty reasons. Today, the practice is considerably widespread within the United States and much much less frequent in Europe. In some European nations such as the United Kingdom, Eire, Denmark, Germany, components of Australia, and in New Zealand, the follow is banned, or managed to solely be performed by veterinary surgeons

Thursday, January 20, 2011

Siamese cat

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In the Fifties - Nineteen Sixties, because the Siamese was increasing in reputation, many breeders and cat show judges began to favor the extra slender look. On account of generations of selective breeding, they created more and more lengthy, nice-boned, slender-headed cats; finally the fashionable present Siamese was bred to be extraordinarily elongated, with lean, tubular our bodies, long, slender legs, a really lengthy, very thin tail that tapers regularly into a point and long, wedge-formed heads topped by extremely giant, vast-set ears. The minority of breeders who stayed with the unique type found that their cats have been no longer aggressive within the present ring.
By the mid-1980s, cats of the unique model had disappeared from cat exhibits, but a few breeders, significantly in the UK, continued to breed and register them, resulting in immediately's two varieties of Siamese - the modern "present-fashion" Siamese, and the "traditional" Siamese, both descended from the identical distant ancestors, but with few or no latest ancestors in common. Within the late Eighties, breeders and followers of the older style of Siamese organised in an effort to protect old, genetically healthy traces from extinction; educate the general public concerning the breed's historical past; and supply data on the place folks could buy kittens of the more moderate type. Several completely different breeders' organisations have developed, with differing breed requirements and necessities (resembling whether or not or not cats should have documented proof of ancestry from an internationally recognised registry). Partially due to such disagreements, there are a number of different names used for the cats, including "Conventional Siamese", "Previous Style Siamese", "Classic Siamese", and "Appleheads" (originally a derogatory nickname coined by trendy-kind Siamese breeders as an exaggerated description of much less extremely wedge-shaped heads).

A two-yr-outdated "traditional" Seal Level Siamese catThe International Cat Association (TICA), along with the common Siamese breed class through which modern show-model Siamese are proven, now accept a breed in the Preliminary New Breed Category referred to as Thai,[9] just like the Thaikatze which are seen in Europe. The TICA Thai is recognised, which includes Siamese cats of the much less extreme kind or a Wichien-Maat imported from Thailand. The Thai can also be acknowledged by the World Cat Federation. Thai are the unique kind of cats from Thailand, delivered to America on January three, 1879 as a present from the American consul in Bangkok to the President's wife, Mrs. Lucy Webb Hayes.