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Exercise and the Bichon Frise

Tuesday, January 3rd, 2012 at 2:06 pm  
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The Bichon Frise dates back as far as the 13th century. The breed is a descendent of the Barbet Water Spaniel and the Poodle. It was traded all over the world by Spanish sailors. The dog eventually became a favorite of the 16th century French royal courts. In the 19th century it was a popular organ grinder’s dog and also a circus performer, Today the Bichon Frise is primarily a companion and show dog. Read the rest of this entry

Exercise and the Cocker Spaniel

Friday, May 2nd, 2008 at 1:29 pm  
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The spaniel breeds dates back at least 500 years in the UK, originally bred to flush out woodcocks for hunters to shoot. The American Cocker Spaniel was bred in the late 1800s from the English Cocker Spaniel and was brought to Canada and the United States. This is the smallest hunting dog breed. Read the rest of this entry

Exercise and the Bullmastiff

Monday, April 7th, 2008 at 7:04 pm  
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This breed is a cross between a mastiff and bulldog, developed in the late 1800’s. This breed was created to be fast enough and strong enough to catch animal poachers, but not overly-aggressive so that he would not hurt the poacher. Read the rest of this entry

Exercise and the American Bulldog

Tuesday, March 25th, 2008 at 4:03 pm  
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The American Bulldog originally was used to drive cattle and to guard property. These dogs are a little larger than their closest relative, the English Bulldog. Bulldogs were from England and originally used in bull baiting fights in England. When bull baiting was outlawed, the English Bulldog was bred to be smaller and less athletic. However, American workers kept the “original” Bulldog as a great work dog. Read the rest of this entry

Exercise and the Golden Retriever

Tuesday, March 11th, 2008 at 1:01 pm  
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Developed in late 1800s as a cross between various Setters,the Golden Retriever was bred to retrieve game animals and birds shot during hunting. Golden Retriever Read the rest of this entry
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