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25 Dog Breeds Most People Don't Know About by Joygalore(f): 10:59am On May 29, 2016
The worlid is full of loving and adorable dogs.. smiley
Many dogs are uncommon,are unique to specific continents.
This piece explores some of the most uncommon dogs breeds from around the world kiss
Source:www.fitfluff.com

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1 Otterhound dog was introduced from Great Britain.They are known to have great intelligence,and are regarded as one of Europe's most intelligent mammals

Re: 25 Dog Breeds Most People Don't Know About by Joygalore(f): 11:06am On May 29, 2016
2 Finnish Split dog.
They are used in game hunting for animals like bears and squirrels.

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Re: 25 Dog Breeds Most People Don't Know About by Joygalore(f): 11:06am On May 29, 2016
3 Bedlington Terrier has a curly and wool colored coat.They look more like sheep in appearance.They serve as racing dogs

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Re: 25 Dog Breeds Most People Don't Know About by Joygalore(f): 11:10am On May 29, 2016
4 The Swedish Vallhund is used as a herd for cattle.
They are very strong dogs and have great strength and stamina.They are said to be fearless dogs as well

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Re: 25 Dog Breeds Most People Don't Know About by Joygalore(f): 11:12am On May 29, 2016
5 Tibetan Mastiff.
It is largely used as a guard dog which often watches flocks of birds

Re: 25 Dog Breeds Most People Don't Know About by Joygalore(f): 11:13am On May 29, 2016
6 Korean Jindo has no known history.

Re: 25 Dog Breeds Most People Don't Know About by Joygalore(f): 11:17am On May 29, 2016
7 Leonberger came from Germany.
It was the result of cross breeding of New Found Land breeds of Great Pyrenees and Saint Bernard,a combination breed that looked like a lion

Re: 25 Dog Breeds Most People Don't Know About by Joygalore(f): 11:19am On May 29, 2016
8 Mudi came from Eastern Europe from Hungary

Re: 25 Dog Breeds Most People Don't Know About by Nobody: 11:19am On May 29, 2016
Hmmm interesting, am only familiar with Tibetan Mastiff and Leonberger here

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Re: 25 Dog Breeds Most People Don't Know About by Joygalore(f): 11:22am On May 29, 2016
9 Saarlosswolfhound is a Dutch bred dog from 1921.
This breed resulted from cross-breeding of a German Shepherd and a Wolf.
It is a very good hunting dog

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Re: 25 Dog Breeds Most People Don't Know About by Joygalore(f): 11:24am On May 29, 2016
10 Swiss Mountain was introduced from Switzerland in the isolated regions of the country.
It serves as a working dog.

Re: 25 Dog Breeds Most People Don't Know About by Joygalore(f): 11:24am On May 29, 2016
11 Greenland dog was first noticed in the Arctic region in Greenland.
This dog's existence goes back to about 1,200 years ago.

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Re: 25 Dog Breeds Most People Don't Know About by Joygalore(f): 11:31am On May 29, 2016
12 Hellenic Hound came from Greece.
It was cross bred from hounds brought over to Europe from Phoneticians and Egypt.

Re: 25 Dog Breeds Most People Don't Know About by Joygalore(f): 11:31am On May 29, 2016
13 Spotted Hyena.
This breed is one of the oldest breeds known to man,going back to 26 million years ago.
It was traced back to Arboreal Ancestors

Re: 25 Dog Breeds Most People Don't Know About by Joygalore(f): 11:38am On May 29, 2016
14 The Dutch Shepherds were introduced from Europe and in the Netherlands starting from the 1800s

Re: 25 Dog Breeds Most People Don't Know About by Joygalore(f): 11:39am On May 29, 2016
15 The English Coonhound dog originated from the United States,and is used in cross-breeding dogs

Re: 25 Dog Breeds Most People Don't Know About by Joygalore(f): 11:44am On May 29, 2016
16 Euroasia dog breed came from Germany.
This breed's existence goes back to 1960s.It resulted from cross-breeding of three different dog species including Chow-Chow,Wolfspitz and Samoyed.

Re: 25 Dog Breeds Most People Don't Know About by Joygalore(f): 11:46am On May 29, 2016
17 Fila Brasilerio is a Brazilian dog breed,it is also called Brazilian Mastiff dog.
It is used for work purposes.

Re: 25 Dog Breeds Most People Don't Know About by Joygalore(f): 11:48am On May 29, 2016
18 Glen of Imaal Terrier is an Irish dog,but it's origin still remain a mystery.

Re: 25 Dog Breeds Most People Don't Know About by Joygalore(f): 11:51am On May 29, 2016
19 The African wild dog is endangered species only found on the African Continent.
Today conservationists believe that only 2,500 to 5,000 remain.

Re: 25 Dog Breeds Most People Don't Know About by Joygalore(f): 11:53am On May 29, 2016
20 Alaskan Klee Kai
It is a family dog first bred in Alaska

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Re: 25 Dog Breeds Most People Don't Know About by Joygalore(f): 11:54am On May 29, 2016
21 The French Shepherds originated from 800 A.D
They are very uncommon up until today.

Re: 25 Dog Breeds Most People Don't Know About by Joygalore(f): 11:57am On May 29, 2016
22 The Bolognese dogs (not Spaghetti Bolognese grin) are found mostly in Europe.
They originated from Italy going back to the period of 11-12th century.

Re: 25 Dog Breeds Most People Don't Know About by Joygalore(f): 12:01pm On May 29, 2016
23 Jade Terrier
Not much is known about its origin.It was introduced between the first and second World War era

Re: 25 Dog Breeds Most People Don't Know About by Joygalore(f): 12:04pm On May 29, 2016
24 Chinese Foo dog is found mostly in Asia,and were historically regarded as guards dogs used to protect and guard the Buddhist temples.

Re: 25 Dog Breeds Most People Don't Know About by Joygalore(f): 12:05pm On May 29, 2016
25 The Peruvian hairless dog (Peruvian hair wink) goes back to 750A.D.

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Re: 25 Dog Breeds Most People Don't Know About by Joygalore(f): 12:12pm On May 29, 2016
Chinese Crested hairless dog

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Re: 25 Dog Breeds Most People Don't Know About by Nobody: 12:13pm On May 29, 2016
Well done OP,
No dog of African origin made the list.
Re: 25 Dog Breeds Most People Don't Know About by Joygalore(f): 12:36pm On May 29, 2016
Did you read it at all undecided

Check no 19
Bubewilson:
Well done OP,

No dog of African origin made the list.

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Re: 25 Dog Breeds Most People Don't Know About by Nobody: 12:51pm On May 29, 2016
Joygalore:
Did you read it at all undecided

Check no 19
oooo sorry I missed that one.... YEAH African painted dog.... They are said to be more social than domestic dogs.... Tnx OP I hv a documentary on them.
Re: 25 Dog Breeds Most People Don't Know About by petlover1: 1:16pm On May 29, 2016
First the Hyena isn't a dog breed Secondly not jade terrier..jagd terrier!!
Nice post thou

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Re: 25 Dog Breeds Most People Don't Know About by miremoses(m): 1:40pm On May 29, 2016
Joygalore:
Chinese Crested hairless dog
lol.funny enough my friend has this in algeria.very ugly dog

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