Dog Breeds #112955 Word Scramble
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Dog Breed | Descrip. |
Afghan | “King of dogs” an aristocrat with long flowing, silky coat from blond to black. From deserts & mountains dating back to 4,000BC pop.in 1700s. Sight Hound. |
Basenji | The “barkless dog” from Egyptian engravings 4,000 BC. Wrinkled forehead, curled tail, chestnut red to black, white chest. Horse trotting gait. Shorthair. Sight Hound. |
Basset | Name means “low stature” in French. Sad facial expression, but easy going & affectionate. Drooping ears big nose. Short legged, and sturdy frame red, black, and white. Shorthaired. Scent Hound. |
Beagle | Smallest (scent) hound. Nicknamed “Singing”. Old as the Celts. Resembles Basset (only smaller) & miniature foxhounds. r/b/w & drooping ears |
Black & Tan Coonhound | Scent hound who loves the trail. Black- short coat ancestor of bloodhound, foxhound & Talbot hound. Tan markings over eyes & toes. Droopy ears. |
Bloodhound | Keenest scent nose of all breeds. Tracking dog. Extremely loose skinned, long hanging ears. Ancestor of beagle & basset. red/tan/blk.shthr. |
Borzoi | Name means ‘swift’ in Russia. Sight hound of courage & agility. Middle Ages origin.Long silky wavy coat, long nose.Intelligent eyes, soft expression. |
American Foxhound | Scent hound dating from 17th century Master of Hounds Robert Brooke & England 18th cent.Close coat,sloping shoulders,tan/white,blk/whte & gold/whte-scent hound. |
English Foxhound | Larger version of Am.Foxhound. 13th cent. St. Hubert/Bloodhound bred. May yodel, bay, or bark. Various pieds of white, yellow & tan. Shrtcoat. Scent hound. |
Harrier | Med. size head, bold forehead, plenty of expression. Developed 12th century. Short dense glossy coat like English. Foxhound,but smaller tan/white/black. Scent hound. |
Dachshund | Means ‘badger dog’ in German. Smooth, longhaired or wirehaired. Short legged, low to ground. Blk, tan or dappled. Scent dog. Wires have bushy eyebrows. |
Greyhound | Sight hound. Fastest in world. Sweet, gentle & loyal. Lean- narrow body. Red, blk, tan brindle. Found in OT, on Egyptian tombs & papyri, Chaucer & Ovid. |
Ibizan Hound | Found in King Tut’s tomb, on Phoenician coin, brought to Spain. Named for island.Wiry coat with mustache, rosy nose, red white or lion colored. |
Irish Wolfhound | Sight hound. Tallest of dogs, grows faster than lion cub. In 273 BC were in Greece & 391 AD Rome. Rough hard wiry coat in tans, brindle, gray, & others. |
Italian Greyhound | Toy breed. Sight hound. Slender, graceful, high-stepping. Known of at Pompeii, has 2 statues in Vatican. Short glossy coat of most colors. |
Norwegian Elkhound | Viking ancestory of 5,000 BC. Northern dog, tight- curled tail, med. Head, erect ears. Double coat of gray & black. Underside silver. |
Otterhound | Dating to 12th century owned by many English nobility. Descended from French hounds. Scent hound. Double-coated,webbed feet for swimming. Powerful bay. Loves the chase. |
Petit Basset Griffon Vendeen(PBGV)- | Long eyebrows, beard, mustache,long rough coat, & tapered tail. White with other colors. Scent hound. Only 400 yrs ago in coastal western France. |
Pharoah Hound | Resembles Anubis- dog god of Egypt, was sent to Malta. Short glossy coat, tan to chestnut, possible white star on chest. Nose blushes when excited. |
Rhodesian Ridgeback | Sight hound.Hair grows in opp. direction from rest of coat.Wheaten/red wheat, short sleek fur. From Hottentot people in Africa. |
Saluki | Sight hound. Graceful slender, long head, silky-smooth fur, low- set tail, feathering & nonfeathering on legs. Sumerian Empire, & Caspian Sea to Sahara. |
Scottish Deerhound | Owned by nobility, and clan chieftains. Sight dog, greyhound- like, large with harsh- wiry -shaggy coat, darker blue- grey than Irish. |
Whippet | Elegant & graceful with short coat, long & lean body, all coat colors, & turned out ears. For its size the fastest dog. Mini- greyhound. It would ”snap like a whip” round a field for prey. |
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