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Article #307: Dog Breeds Explained

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Although dog breeds can be grouped by kennel clubs register various cur breeds
similar types such as mastiff, spitz, pit based on their bloodlines, and several
bulls, Lurchers, and Kennel Club have lines are recognized within each breed by
differing show groups, nonetheless, all The United Kennel Club.
dogs fall into one of the these 7 groups: Examples of curs include: Black Mouth
1. The Hunting group of dog breeds. Cur, Catahoula Cur (Catahoula Leopard
Hounds, including Sight hounds and Scent Dog), Leopard Cur, Mountain Cur,
hounds. Stephens Cur, Treeing Cur.
Gundogs, including Pointers, Retrievers, Feist is a type of small dog developed in
and Spaniels the rural southern United States for
Terrier hunting squirrels and other small game.
Curs and Feists Most feists are bred only for their
Cur refers to a dog, usually of mixed hunting ability and with no intention of
ancestry. In common usage, the term is turning them into show dogs. However
often derogatory. However, Curs are also the Treeing Feist has been recognized as
a category of hunting dog breeds an identifiable breed, by the United
developed in the United States, usually Kennel Club, in 1998.
not recognized as show dogs but developed 3. Working dogs, which incluides
solely for their hunting ability. As a includes:
result, most of the cur breeds are types Pastoral dogs, Livestock guardian dogs,
rather than breeds-that is, one of these Herding dogs, Sheepdogs, Drovers and Sled
dogs can be recognized as a certain type dogs.
of Cur but the appearance standard is 4. Bulldogs
extremely flexible, enough so that a 5. Extinct dog breeds
complete breed appearance standard is 6. Fighting dogs
difficult to create. However, several 7.






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