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More About Sight Hounds
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Sight hounds, dogs that traditionally hunt mainly by sight, are believed to share a common ancestor, the Phoenician hound.

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More About Sporting Dogs
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Historically, hunter's companion was one of the most important canine jobs. Most of the hunting (or sporting) breeds were developed between the seventeenth and nineteenth centuries for different types of game and terrain.

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More About Terriers
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Terra, the Latin word for "earth," is the basis for the name "terrier," given to a group of dogs bred to tunnel into the earth, or "go to ground," to exterminate vermin. Most terriers recognized today were developed in the British Isles, some as long ago as the fifteenth century.

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What is a Mixed-Breed Dog?
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Mixed breeds--frequently referred to as "mongrels" or "mutts"--are the offspring of parents that are either mixed breeds or crossbreeds. (Crossbreeds are the offspring of purebred parents of different breeds, such as an Irish setter mother and a Labrador retriever father.)

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