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