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The bulldog was first utilized in England centuries ago to defend property, drive livestock, and participate in barbarous blood games. Bulldogs arrived in the US in the 1700s and worked on farms and ranches as livestock guardians and guards.
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A purebred rat terrier litter produced a hairless female puppy called Josephine, which became the American hairless terrier. The American hairless terrier joined the Terrier Group of the American Kennel Club in 2016. The first US-developed hairless breed.
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The Alaskan malamute, a sled dog breed, may have descended from wolf-dogs thousands of years ago. The Mahlemiut, an Alaskan Inuit tribe, produced a dog that could carry huge weights over long distances in severe conditions.
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Many of the trainable, beautiful white dogs participated in circuses and other performances. The German spitz was renamed American Eskimo dog during World War I due to anti-German sentiment.
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The Australian shepherd was really created in the US. Australian shepherds were named after their ancestors. Shepherd dogs from the Pyrenees Mountains moved to Australia.
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Boston, Massachusetts, originated the Boston terrier. Boston bought Judge, a bulldog-white English terrier mix. Judge was 30 pounds but strong. He founded the Boston terrier.
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South Carolina breeders created the Boykin spaniel circa 1900 to hunt turkeys from boats. Whitaker "Whit" Boykin tamed a little mixed-breed stray that became the ancestor of all Boykins.
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The Chesapeake Bay retriever originated in Maryland and Virginia's estuary. Duck hunters designed the Chessie to hunt, swim, and recover ducks. Newfoundlands, Irish water spaniels, and hounds may be its ancestors.
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The Catahoula leopard dog, named for Catahoula Parish, Louisiana, is a tough Southern farm and hunting dog. Catahoulas are Louisiana's state dog. Catahoula leopard dogs are family-oriented working canines.
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It's a pleasant, playful dog. Toy fox terriers are little and frail, so families with loud kids should avoid them. These lively, playful canines may live in a tiny environment because to their size.