Guess the Breed, Win a Pet [Version 4]

[The Last Raven]

Swedish Vallhund?

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Swedish Vallhund?

Correct!

The Swedish Vallhund, also known as the Västgötaspets and Swedish cow dog, is a breed of dog native to Sweden. The breed's name, Vallhund, when translated into English, means herding dog, as the Swedish Vallhund was originally bred as a drover and herder of cows over 1,000 years ago. In 1942, the dog came close to extinction, but careful breeding and publicity by Swedish national Bjorn von Rosen and K. G. Zettersten managed to revive the breed in popularity and save it from its likely end. In 1943, the Swedish Kennel Club recognized the Swedish Vallhund as a breed, and officially categorized the Swedish Vallhund as "the Västgötaspets" for  Västergötland, the province in which their revival took place. Since then, the breed has been recognized by, and bred in, over ten countries and has gained some popularity.

[madej]

american eskimo dog?

[CheshireGrimm]

Japanese SPitz?

[paevent]

Volpino Italiano? i prob spelled it wrong x3

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Volpino Italiano? i prob spelled it wrong x3

Correct!

A Volpino Italiano (Italian pronunciation: [volˈpiːno itaˈljaːno]; literally, "Italian foxy [dog]") is aspitz-type breed of dog originally from Italy. Despite its small size, this dog was originally kept as a guard dog. Its job was to alert the large mastiffs to an intruder. However, due to their lovely temperament and intelligence they also became popular as pets. For unknown reasons the breed's popularity dropped and in 1965 the last dogs were registered. In 1984 an attempt was made to revive the breed by Enrico Franceschetti and the ENCI . The dogs still living as guard dogs on farms became the new breeding stock. Volpinos remain rare with about 4,000 dogs worldwide. Most are in Italy but some people are now breeding them in 15 countries including Canada, Finland, Brazil, Denmark, Russia, Ireland, Holland, Greece, Scandinavia, Sweden, Hungary, Holland, UK and the USA. A 2006 survey of kennel clubs found an average of 120 puppies registered each year in Italy (with ENCI) and a total of 200-300 registered each in Sweden, Norway and Finland, 20 per year in America.

[CheshireGrimm]

German Pointer

[PuppygirlWillow]

Wirehaired Pointing Griffon

(Couldn't help myself. Also, sending a message to wildlife- I'm not doing anything at the moment to help the game- debating stepping down as a helper and something more like a 'guest' helper. So popping in occasionally to do rounds, but not a general helper- if that makes sense? What do you think Lab? You and Raven have been doing an AMAZING job. ^.^)

OOPS! XD Edited the comment to add the note. XD Feel free for someone else to take the guess

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Wirehaired Pointing Griffon

(Couldn't help myself. Also, sending a message to wildlife- I'm not doing anything at the moment to help the game- debating stepping down as a helper and something more like a 'guest' helper. So popping in occasionally to do rounds, but not a general helper- if that makes sense? What do you think Lab? You and Raven have been doing an AMAZING job. ^.^)

OOPS! XD Edited the comment to add the note. XD Feel free for someone else to take the guess

Aw, thank you

And I think a guest helper sounds like a good idea.... but I'll leave that up to wildlife.

But Wirehaired Pointing Griffon is correct!

The Wirehaired Pointing Griffon (also called the Korthals Griffon , and the Griffon d'arrêt à poil dur Korthals in France and Quebec) is a breed of dog used in hunting as a gundog. It is sometimes considered to be Dutch in ancestry, due to the nationality of the breed founder, Eduard Karel Korthals. History records the progression of the development of the breed through Biebeshein am Rhen Germany where the founder established the Ipenwoud kennel and the breed type was established and then into France where it is now recognized. Others consider the Griffon to be a German breed because Korthals' kennel, Ipenwoud, was located in Biebesheim am Rhein, Germany. It was there for over twenty years that Korthals dedicated his life to the development and perfection of the Korthals Griffon.

Moving onto cats now!

[slushy puppy]

calico?