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Boston Terrier

The Boston Terrier, contrary to its name did not originally hail from Boston in the United States but rather came from Liverpool in England. The founding father of the Boston Terrier dog breed was born in Liverpool sometime in the 1870s before he was shipped  across the Atlantic to Boston. This founding dog was originally [...]

27Jan2010 | Dog Breeds | 0 comments | Continued
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Manchester Terrier Dog Breed

Unsurprisingly the Manchester Terrier dog breed owes its roots to the city of Manchester located in north western England. The Manchester Terrier, which at first glance looks like a miniature Doberman Pinscher, once held the rather lofty title of “English Gentleman’s Terrier” and for a while was known as such or more simply as the [...]

18Apr2009 | Dog Breeds | 1 comment | Continued
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Kerry Blue Terrier Dog Breed

The Kerry Blue Terrier also known as the Irish Blue Terrier hails from County Kerry in the southwest of Ireland and is the officially recognized National Dog of Ireland. The Kerry Blue Terrier is really not blue but rather various shades of grey but as so often happens in pedigree dog circles there is a [...]

5Apr2009 | Dog Breeds | 0 comments | Continued
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Yorkshire Terrier Dog Breed (Yorkie)

Yorkshire Terrier Dog History
Today’s Yorkshire Terrier dog seems to be nothing if not a modern fashion accessory having eclipsed the Chihuahua as the Toy Dog of choice for the seen-about-town starlet. But this was not always the case because the Yorkshire Terrier (or Yorkie as it is commonly referred to for short) evolved from an [...]

10Jan2009 | Dog Breeds | 0 comments | Continued
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