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~ Monday, May 02, 2005
COME BY The working purposes of some dog breeds: large game coursing (Greyhound) reindeer herding (Samoyed / Lapphund) deer hunting (Deerhound) hare coursing (Lurcher) elk hunting (Elkhound) rabbit hunting (Basset Hound / Beagle) boar herding (Beauceron) sled pulling (Malamute / Husky) fox hunting (Harrier / Foxhound) droving (Corgi) duck hunting (American Water Spaniel) guarding (Dobermann / Mastiff) monastery guard (Lhasa Apso) gazelle hunting (Saluki) barge guarding (Schipperke) ratting (Welsh Terrier/ Jack Russell) sheep herding (Puli / Border Collie / Alsatian) game retrieving (Golden Retriever / Springer Spaniel) raccoon hunting (Coonhound) prayer wheel turning (Tibetan Spaniel) badger hunting (Airedale / Dachshund) puffin hunting (Lundehund) waterfowl retrieving (Poodle) tracking scent (Bloodhound) fox worrying (Border Terrier) cart pulling (Chow / Bernese Mountain Dog) pulling fishing nets (Portuguese Water Dog / Newfoundland) wolf hunting (Wolfhound / Borzoi) carriage work (Dalmatian) otter hunting (Otterhound / Sealyham) Source: Dogs (B Fogle, DK) |