The Domestic Dog

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The Domestic Dog

• History, Terms, Kingdom, Anatomy, Reproduction,
  etc.

AVS 468 2009
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The Domestic Dog

• I. History
• A. Domestication between 8000-12000 BC
• 1. Posses certain similar characteristics with
  their Human counterpart. Characteristics such as
  living in Packs (Family Units). This fits into
  the Human lifestyle and the dogs as it was
  developing. Today Dogs include Humans as a part
  of their pack or family unit. Alpha Behavior
• 2. Probably domesticated for work (Herding and
  Rodent control), playthings for children, and
  food.

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• 3. Also domesticated because Human and the dog
  (wolf) have similar social behaviors. Like
• Groups packs family units
• Lust for the same types of food
• Synergistic affect in hunting
• Protection
• 4. Paleolithic drawing indicate a bond between
  man and dogs some 10,000 years ago (a bonding,
  affection, devotion, etc.) Burials show men and
  dogs buried together with human arm over the dogs
  shoulder.
• 5. There were probably multiple domestications as
  domestic breeding of dogs changed their genetics
  from a wild state to the breeds we work with
  today.....

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• B. By the Egyptian heyday, many notable traits
  had been established in the Canis familiaris
• 1. Prick and pendant ears due to what?
• 2. solid and spotted colors
• 3. curly and straight tails
• 4. size differences

• C. These selection and
• breeding practices
• established the breeds of
• today.....

The Westminster Dog Show is like the Super Bowl
for those with four legsit's the ultimate
competition. Scores of well-bred pooches entered
in 2007and the coveted Best in Show award was
given to Felicity's Diamond Jim, an English
Springer spaniel.
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• D. The first dog was probably brought to America
  by the Native American. When the European came
  here they brought a different type of dog. Why?
• E. Today's use of dogs
• 1. Companion animals

Webster defines companion animals as a
domesticated animal kept for pleasure rather than
utility
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• 2. Working guide, sled, guard, drug, disease,
  etc.
• 3. Research Biotechnology
• 4. Sports and shows both legal and illegal
  activities.
• 5. others.
• Binomial and trinomial classification
• A. Kingdom Animalia
• B. Phylum Chordata
• C. Sub-phylum Vertebrate
• D. Class Mammalia
• E. Order Carnivora
• F. Family Canidae
• G. Genus Canis
• H. Canis familiaris (1758) or Canis Lupis
  familiaris (1993)

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• III. Terminology
• A. Dog both a common term for all CLf or the
  term used for the mature male.
• B. Bitch female domestic dog. Name come from
• Middle English term bicche or Old English
  bicce
• C. Puppy juvenile CLf
• D. Pack Family unit or group of dogs.
• Affectionate and slang terms Pooch, Poochie,
  Doggy, Doggie, Dogay, Pup, Pupsie, etc. Add to
  this your favorite affectionate term.
• IV. Numbers in the U.S.
• 74 million

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Dog ownership by family units
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• V. Breeds
• http//www.akc.org/breeds/breeds_a.cfm
• AKC was established in 1884 and currently list
  about 150 breeds. They place dogs into seven
  categories
• 1. Sporting dogs such as Brittany, Golden
  Retriever, Vizsla

• Naturally active and alert, Sporting dogs make
  likeable, well-rounded companions.

b. Members of the Group include pointers,
retrievers, setters and spaniels.
c. Remarkable for their instincts in water and
woods, many of these breeds actively continue to
participate in hunting and other field
activities.
Vizsla
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Sporting Dogs

• American Water Spaniel, Brittany, Chesapeake Bay
  Retriever ,
• Clumber Spaniel, Cocker Spaniel,
  Curly-Coated Retriever,
• English Cocker Spaniel, English Setter ,English
  Springer Spaniel, Field Spaniel, Flat-Coated
  Retriever, German Shorthaired Pointer German
  Wirehaired Pointer, Golden Retriever, Gordon
  Setter, Irish Red and White Setter, Irish Setter,
  Irish Water Spaniel, Labrador Retriever ,Nova
  Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever, Pointer, Spinone
  Italiano ,Sussex Spaniel , Vizsla ,Weimaraner,
  Welsh SpringerSpaniel ,Wirehaired Pointing
  Griffon

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2. Hounds

• Most hounds share the common ancestral trait of
  being used for hunting. Some use acute scenting
  powers to follow a trail. Others demonstrate a
  phenomenal gift of stamina as they relentlessly
  run down quarry.
• Beyond this generalizations about hounds are
  hard, since the Group encompasses quite a diverse
  lot.
• There are Pharaoh Hounds, Norwegian Elkhounds,
  Afghans and Beagles, among others. Some hounds
  share the distinct ability to produce a unique
  sound known as baying.

Basset Hound
Pharaoh Hound
English Foxhound
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Hound Dogs!!

• Afghan Hound, American Foxhound, Basenji, Basset
  Hound,
• Beagle, Black and Tan Coonhound , Bloodhound,
  Borzoi , Dachshund, English Foxhound ,Greyhound
  ,Harrier, Ibizan Hound Irish Wolfhound,
  Norwegian Elkhound ,Otterhound ,Petit
  BassetGriffon Vendéen ,Pharaoh Hound ,Plott
  ,Rhodesian Ridgeback,
• Saluki ,Scottish Deerhound ,Whippet

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3. Working Group

• Dogs of the Working Group were bred to perform
  such jobs as guarding property, pulling sleds and
  performing water rescues.
• They have been invaluable assets to man
  throughout the ages.
• The Doberman Pinscher, Siberian Husky and Great
  Dane are included in this Group.
• Quick to learn, intelligent, capable animals make
  solid companions. Their considerable dimensions
  and strength, make many working dogs unsuitable
  as pets for average families. These dogs must be
  properly trained.

Great Dane
Newfoundland
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Working Group

• Akita, Alaskan Malamute , Anatolian Shepherd Dog
  , BerneseMountain Dog , Black Russian Terrier,
  Boxer Bullmastiff, Doberman Pinscher, Dogue de
  Bordeaux, German Pinscher, Giant Schnauzer, Great
  Dane, Great Pyrenees ,Greater Swiss Mountain Dog
  ,
• Komondor , Kuvasz , Mastiff, Neapolitan
  Mastiff, Newfoundland, Portuguese Water Dog,
  Rottweiler, Saint Bernard, Samoyed , Siberian
  Husky, Standard Schnauzer

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4. Terrier

• Terriers have a distinctive personality. They are
  feisty, energetic dogs whose sizes range from
  fairly small, as in the Norfolk, Cairn or West
  Highland White Terrier, to the grand Airedale
  Terrier.
• Terriers typically have little tolerance for
  other animals, including other dogs.
• Their ancestors were bred to hunt and kill
  vermin.
• Most terriers have wiry coats that require
  special grooming known as stripping in order to
  maintain a characteristic appearance.
• They make engaging pets, requiring owners with
  the determination to match their dogs' lively
  characters.

Airedale Terrier
Scottish Terrier
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Terrier Group

• Airedale Terrier, American Staffordshire Terrier,
  Australian Terrier, Bedlington Terrier, Border
  Terrier, Bull Terrier, Cairn Terrier,
• Dandie Dinmont Terrier ,Glen of Imaal Terrier,
  Irish Terrier, Kerry Blue Terrier, Lakeland
  Terrier, Manchester Terrier, MiniatureBull
  Terrier ,Miniature Schnauzer, Norfolk Terrier,
  Norwich Terrier Parson Russell Terrier, Scottish
  Terrier, Sealyham Terrier, Skye Terrier, Smooth
  Fox Terrier, Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier,
  Staffordshire Bull Terrier ,Welsh Terrier , West
  Highland White Terrier, Wire Fox Terrier      

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5. Toys
Chihuahua

• Toy dogs main function is to embody sheer
  delight, but are tough as nails.
• Toy dogs will always be popular with city
  dwellers and people without much living space.
  They make ideal apartment dogs and terrific lap
  warmers on nippy nights.

Yorkshire Terrier
Maltese
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Toys

• Affenpinscher, Brussels Griffon, Cavalier King
  Charles Spaniel, Chihuahua, Chinese Crested ,
  English Toy Spaniel, Havanese, Italian Greyhound
  , Japanese Chin , Maltese, Manchester Terrier ,
• Miniature Pinscher, Papillon, Pekingese ,
  Pomeranian , Poodle, Pug Shih Tzu, Silky
  Terrier , Toy Fox Terrier , Yorkshire Terrier  

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6. Non-sporting Dogs

• Non-sporting dogs are a diverse group. These are
  sturdy animals with as different personalities
  and appearances as the Chow Chow, Dalmatian,
  French Bulldog, and Keeshond.
• Some are Schipperke and Tibetan Spaniel are
  uncommon sights in the average neighborhood.
  Others like the Poodle have quite a large
  following.
• The breeds in the Non-Sporting Group are a varied
  collection in terms of size, coat, personality
  and overall appearance.

Poodle
Lhasa Apso
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Non-Sporting

• American Eskimo Dog, Bichon Frise, Boston
  Terrier, Bulldog, Chinese Shar-Pei, Chow Chow,
  Dalmatian, Finnish Spitz, French Bulldog,
  Keeshond , Lhasa Apso , Löwchen , Poodle ,
  Schipperke, Shiba Inu , Tibetan Spaniel , Tibetan
  Terrier

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7. Herding Group

• Herding Group, created in 1983, is the newest AKC
  classification its members were formerly members
  of the Working Group.
• All breeds in this group share the ability to
  control the movement of other animals. A low-set
  Corgi, perhaps one foot tall at the shoulders,
  can drive a herd of cows many times its size.
• The vast majority of Herding dogs, as pets, never
  cross paths with a farm animal. Nevertheless,
  pure instinct prompts many of these dogs to
  gently herd their owners, especially the children
  of the family.
• In general, these intelligent dogs make excellent
  companions and respond beautifully to training
  exercises.

Border Collie
Welch Corgi
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Herding

• Australian Cattle Dog , Australian Shepherd ,
  Bearded Collie, Beauceron , Belgian Malinois ,
  Belgian Sheepdog, Belgian Tervuren, Border
  Collie, Bouvier des Flandres, Briard , Canaan
  Dog, CardiganWelsh Corgi, Collie, German
  Shepherd Dog, Old English Sheepdog Norwegian
  Buhund, Pembroke Welsh Corgi, Polish Lowland,
  Puli , Pyrenean Shepherd , Shetland Sheepdog ,
  Swedish Vallhund

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Miscellaneous Class

• The breeds currently eligible to participate in
  the Miscellaneous Class are still enrolled in the
  AKC Foundation Stock Service. FSS enrollment is
  maintained until the AKC Board of Directors
  accepts the breed for regular status.
• Authorities acknowledge that throughout the world
  there are several hundred distinct breeds of
  purebred dogs, not all of which are AKC
  recognized breeds. The AKC provides for a regular
  path of development for a new breed, which may
  result in that breeds full recognition and
  appearance in the official Stud Book as an AKC
  recognized breed.
• Breeds in the Miscellaneous Class may compete and
  earn titles in Companion Events and also select
  Performance Events. Miscellaneous breeds are also
  eligible to compete in Junior Showmanship. They
  may also compete at conformation shows, but here
  are limited to competition in the Miscellaneous
  Class and are not eligible for championship
  points.

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Miscellaneous

• Bluetick Coonhound, Boykin Spaniel, Cane Corso,
  Cesky Terrier, Entlebucher Mountain Dog, Finnish
  Lapphund, Icelandic Sheepdog, Leonberger,
  Norwegian Lundehund, Redbone Coonhound,
• Treeing Walker Coonhound

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• VI. Designer Dogs or other names
• A. Boxerdoodle, Cockalier, Cockapoo, Chi-poo,
  Goldendoodle --- 33 different poodle crosses
  alone.
• B. In my day we called this type of dog a mutt or
  Heinz's 57 or dog pound dog, etc.

Today big business with prices exceeding
4000 Everyone that is anyone wants one dont
ask me why The first of this group of dogs was
the Labradoodle in the 1970s. AKC can register
the breed if they breed true for three
generations and have as many as 300 studs in 20
states. Not many have been added to the list of
breeds. Is a trend that probably will not go
away, but be tended by a few breeders.
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Miniature Schnoodle
Chi-Poo
Labradoodle