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Vunerable British and Irish breeds
From an article in Dogs Today April 2005
entitled Where have all our British dogs gone. Breeds at risk: Bottom 20 British and Irish breeds in terms of puppy registration for 2004 1) Otter hound ..... 11 2) Glen of Imaal terrier ..... 43 3) Skye terrier........50 4) Sealyham...... 51 5) Smooth collie......72 6) Welsh corgi(cardigan) .......76 7) Sussex spaniel........79 8) Dandie Dimmont.......81 9) Field spaniel........86 10) English Toy Terrier.....103 11 )Manchester terrier......115 12) Irish water spaniel......121 13)Irish Red and White Setter..123 14) Norwich terrier....124 15) Bloodhound.......126 16) Curly coated retriever....131 17) Lancashire heeler.....147 18) King Charles spaniel ..157 19) Climber Spaniel....158 20) Lakeland terrier.....225 http://www.nativebreeds.org.uk/Native%20Breeds.htm |
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"Alison" wrote in message ... From an article in Dogs Today April 2005 entitled Where have all our British dogs gone. Breeds at risk: Bottom 20 British and Irish breeds in terms of puppy registration for 2004 funny that there's no mention of the UK native pit bull terrier... oh wait, they're illegal. -kelly |
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"culprit" wrote in message ... "Alison" wrote in message ... From an article in Dogs Today April 2005 entitled Where have all our British dogs gone. Breeds at risk: Bottom 20 British and Irish breeds in terms of puppy registration for 2004 funny that there's no mention of the UK native pit bull terrier... oh wait, they're illegal. Are their registration numbers in the bottom 20 of Irish/British breed? Just curious...I don't know. Shelly (Happy BSDs are ranked something like 120 in AKC...) & The Boys |
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"Shelly & The Boys" wrote in message ... Are their registration numbers in the bottom 20 of Irish/British breed? Just curious...I don't know. THE Kennel Club (UK) doesn't recognize them. so there are 0 registered. :-) -kelly |
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"culprit" wrote in message ... "Shelly & The Boys" wrote in message ... Are their registration numbers in the bottom 20 of Irish/British breed? Just curious...I don't know. THE Kennel Club (UK) doesn't recognize them. so there are 0 registered. :-) Aha...okay, color me stupid. So...did the Staffy, AmStaff and Pit Bull type dogs all originate in the UK? Shelly & The Boys |
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"Shelly & The Boys" wrote in message ... Aha...okay, color me stupid. So...did the Staffy, AmStaff and Pit Bull type dogs all originate in the UK? all of them are variations on the "bull and terrier" type pit fighting dogs. the story is that they're a cross between the old style Bulldog and the extinct White English Terrier. there were a lot of variations, as more bulldog or terrier blood was bred in by various fighters looking for that perfect pit dog. the dogs were also used for farm dogs, helping with cattle, hunting, guard work, etc. English and Irish immigrants brought them to the US as all purpose dogs, and they brought dog fighting with them. the Staffy came about when pit fighting became illegal in the UK, and they wanted to preserve the breed. the type diverged when immigrants began bringing them to the US in the late 1800s. the Staffy basically stayed the same in the UK, as it was now an established breed, and was no longer used extensively for fighting. but fighting was legal and popular in the US, so the type evolved based on which dogs were better in the ring. from this we basically get the APBT and the smaller Boston (Bull) Terrier. the AmStaff came about when APBT enthusiasts wanted to enter the AKC for conformation purposes. since pit bulls were known as fighting dogs, the name Staffordshire Terrier was given to the "new" breed in order for the AKC to accept them. "American" was added to the name in the 1970's, in order to distinguish it from the smaller Staffordshire Bull Terrier. today, AmStaffs and APBTs are illegal in the UK (they're dangerous, doncha know), but Staffy's aren't, and are popular dogs for children. whew any questions? :-) -kelly |
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"culprit" wrote in message ... but Staffy's aren't, and are popular dogs for children. pay no attention to the apostrophe in Staffies... it's not really there. -kelly |
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"culprit" wrote in message ... name Staffordshire Terrier was given to the "new" breed in order for the AKC to accept them. "American" was added to the name in the 1970's, in order to distinguish it from the smaller Staffordshire Bull Terrier. Okay...sounds about as confusing as the Belgian's history & the one breed/4 varities vs. 4 breeds argument! :-) I was wondering, since like you say, the word "American" is in there...just wondered if it wasn't like the Amercian Cocker/English Cocker thing. Shelly & The Boys |
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"culprit" wrote in message ... today, AmStaffs and APBTs are illegal in the UK (they're dangerous, doncha know), but Staffy's aren't, and are popular dogs for children. whew any questions? :-) -kelly . They're not going to be on the list of vunerable *British* breeds are they ! The Kennel club has a strict criteria for recognising a breed. JRT are not recognised (, only Parsons are. Alison |
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"culprit" wrote in message ... " today, AmStaffs and APBTs are illegal in the UK (they're dangerous, doncha know), but Staffy's aren't, and are popular dogs for children. whew any questions? :-) -kelly PS I don't think Am staffs are banned in the UK , They advertise them in the Exchange and Mart, which is not good for the breed or individual dog Alison |
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