AKC Project: Clocks For Seeing Photography

Airedale Terrier - Violet

clocksforseeing@gmail.com (Clocks For Seeing Photography) — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 19:11:27 GMT

]]>Former President Warren Harding's "Laddie Boy" not only had his own hand-carved cabinet chair to oversee high-level meetings, but also invited all the neighborhood dogs to the White House for his birthday party, where they dined on dog biscuit birthday cake. "Laddie Boy" is even immortalized with a statue in the Smithsonian.

Beagle - Parker

clocksforseeing@gmail.com (Clocks For Seeing Photography) — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 14:01:36 GMT

]]>Lyndon B. Johnson owned three Beagles named "Him," "Her," and "Edgar."

Bernese Mountain Dog - Pyro

clocksforseeing@gmail.com (Clocks For Seeing Photography) — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:03:25 GMT

]]>The ancestors of the Bernese dogs were brought into Switzerland over two thousand years ago by the invading Roman soldiers.

Borzoi - Amelia

clocksforseeing@gmail.com (Clocks For Seeing Photography) — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:03:25 GMT

]]>In the past, Borzois would hunt in packs of over a hundred dogs, as many foxhounds, and as many people to assist. The most popular game? Wolf.

Boston Terrier - Oscar

clocksforseeing@gmail.com (Clocks For Seeing Photography) — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:03:35 GMT

]]>In the year 1889, fanciers formed the American Bull Terrier Club (the former name of Boston Terriers), but upon meeting opposition from both Bulldog and Bull Terrier fanciers, changed the name in 1891.

Bulldog - William

clocksforseeing@gmail.com (Clocks For Seeing Photography) — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:03:41 GMT

]]>Calvin Coolidge owned a Bulldog named "Boston Beans."

Cavalier King Charles Spaniel - Cooper

clocksforseeing@gmail.com (Clocks For Seeing Photography) — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 15:48:13 GMT

]]>When the house of Stuart fell, it became a political liability to be associated with the dogs of King Charles (the Tudors favored the Pug), and the Cavalier breed became extremely rare.

Chinese Crested - Leroy & Lucy

clocksforseeing@gmail.com (Clocks For Seeing Photography) — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:03:41 GMT

]]>The Crested is believed to have accompanied Chinese sailors on the high seas, hunting vermin during and in between times of plague; today the breed can still be found in port cities worldwide.

Cocker Spaniel - Kali

clocksforseeing@gmail.com (Clocks For Seeing Photography) — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:03:45 GMT

]]>The Cocker Spaniel is known as the "smallest member of the sporting-dog family."

Collie - MacGyver & Liza

clocksforseeing@gmail.com (Clocks For Seeing Photography) — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:03:49 GMT

]]>The earliest illustrations of Collies are found in woodcuts in The History of Quadrupeds by Thomas Beswick around 1800.

Dachshund - Frieda Lulu & Rooney

clocksforseeing@gmail.com (Clocks For Seeing Photography) — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 19:11:27 GMT

]]>In the postwar years, to avoid associations with Germany, the Dachshund’s name was temporarily translated to "badger dog."

Doberman Pinscher - Sunny

clocksforseeing@gmail.com (Clocks For Seeing Photography) — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 16:18:38 GMT

]]>"Always Faithful", a life-size Doberman in bronze, is located in Guam at the war dog cemetery at the U.S. naval base in Orote Point as a permanent monument.

Flat Coated Retriever - Duke

clocksforseeing@gmail.com (Clocks For Seeing Photography) — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 15:48:15 GMT

]]>By 1918, the Flatcoat’s popularity was overtaken by the modern Labrador Retriever, and by the end of the 1920s by the Golden Retriever. At times, particularly during the two World Wars, registrations dwindled to dangerous levels.

French Bulldog - Cricket

clocksforseeing@gmail.com (Clocks For Seeing Photography) — Mon, 07 May 2012 13:52:01 GMT

]]>Had it not been for the objections of American fanciers, the bat ear of the French Bulldog would have been bred out of the breed and replaced with a rose ear, resulting in a miniaturized version of the English Bulldog.

German Shepherd Dog - Odell

clocksforseeing@gmail.com (Clocks For Seeing Photography) — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:03:51 GMT

]]>In terms of show presentation, the German Shepherd Dog has a unique stack or "pose", featuring one rear leg under the body and one extended, as opposed to conventional "square" stacks (parallel front and rear) or extended stacks.

Great Dane - Beatnik

clocksforseeing@gmail.com (Clocks For Seeing Photography) — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:03:58 GMT

]]>There is no known reason for connecting Denmark with either the origin or the development of the Great Dane; it was "made in Germany", and it was German fanciers who led the world in breeding most of the finest specimens.

Greyhound - Reina

clocksforseeing@gmail.com (Clocks For Seeing Photography) — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:04:07 GMT

]]>One of the most celebrated of many Greyhound owners in history was General George A. Custer. Custer was especially fond of coursing breeds – Greyhounds and "staghounds" – and traveled with a hound pack that numbered about forty. One book reports that Custer’s dogs were about to run a matched race the day before he left on his fatal expedition to Big Horn River in 1876.

Japanese Chin - Mika

clocksforseeing@gmail.com (Clocks For Seeing Photography) — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:04:08 GMT

]]>In Japan, there are Inu and there are Chin: Inu are more common, working dogs, and Chin are royalty, descendents of the lapdogs of Chinese aristocracy.

Maltese - Butter Boo

clocksforseeing@gmail.com (Clocks For Seeing Photography) — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:04:12 GMT

]]>The first Maltese exhibited in the US was white and listed as a Maltese Lion Dog at WKC’s first dog show in 1877.

Neapolitan Mastiff - Bowser

clocksforseeing@gmail.com (Clocks For Seeing Photography) — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:04:17 GMT

]]>The Neapolitan Mastiff is an ancient breed, rediscovered in Italy in the 1940’s.

Old English Sheepdog - Bogart

clocksforseeing@gmail.com (Clocks For Seeing Photography) — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:04:24 GMT

]]>A marked characteristic of the Old English Sheepdog is its gait, which is quite like the shuffle of a bear.

Parson Russell Terrier - Bailey

clocksforseeing@gmail.com (Clocks For Seeing Photography) — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:04:22 GMT

]]>The breed got its name from the most renowned of British huntsman, Reverend John Russell, "The Sporting Parson," whose passion for fox hunting, hounds, and working terriers is legendary.

Pembroke Welsh Corgi - Leeloo

clocksforseeing@gmail.com (Clocks For Seeing Photography) — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:04:27 GMT

]]>Legend has it that corgi's once served as the trusted steeds to the fairies in the woodlands of Wales and that If you look closely at a corgi's coat, you can still see the outline of the fairy saddle on its back and shoulders.

Poodle - Astrid and Tuesday

clocksforseeing@gmail.com (Clocks For Seeing Photography) — Mon, 07 May 2012 13:52:01 GMT

]]>The Poodle clip is not merely decorative (though it may seem that way now); it is in fact a necessary clip meant to protect the joints and vital organs in cold water.

Pug - Daisy

clocksforseeing@gmail.com (Clocks For Seeing Photography) — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:04:35 GMT

]]>Josephine, wife of Napoleon, used her Pug "Fortune" to carry secret messages under his collar to her husband while she was imprisoned at Les Carmes.

Rottweiler - Chopper

clocksforseeing@gmail.com (Clocks For Seeing Photography) — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:04:52 GMT

]]>About 700 AD the local Duke of Arae Flaviae (what is now Southern Germany) ordered a Christian church built on the site of the former Roman baths. Excavations unearthed the red tiles of Roman villas; to distinguish the town, it was then named das Rote Wil (the red tile), which is of course recognizable as the derivation of the present Rottweil.

Saint Bernard - Kharma

clocksforseeing@gmail.com (Clocks For Seeing Photography) — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 15:49:40 GMT

]]>The dogs served as guard dogs of the Hospice located in the Pass (founded by Archdeacon Bernard de Menthon), and the lonely Monks, who took the dogs along on their trips of mercy, soon discovered the excellent pathfinding and scent abilities of the dogs. The dogs' highly developed sense of smell enabled the breed to locate the freezing and helpless during snowstorms. The Monks and Saints were immortalized in many of the world's most romantic pages of canine history; it is estimated that during the three centuries of rescue work, the Saints have saved over 2000 lives.

Shiba Inu - Tia

clocksforseeing@gmail.com (Clocks For Seeing Photography) — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 15:48:14 GMT

]]>The Shiba Inu is the number-one companion dog in Japan.

Staffordshire Bull Terrier - Rocky

clocksforseeing@gmail.com (Clocks For Seeing Photography) — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:04:54 GMT

]]>Authorities generally agree that the breed can be traced back to the Mastiff-like dogs through the old Bulldog which, when crossed with British terriers, produced the first "Bull and Terriers."

Tibetan Spaniel - Splash

clocksforseeing@gmail.com (Clocks For Seeing Photography) — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:05:14 GMT

]]>The ancestors of the Tibetan Spaniel lived in the monstaries with Buddhist monks and were called "little lions", giving them great value and prestige (lions were sacred).

Vizsla - Rusty

clocksforseeing@gmail.com (Clocks For Seeing Photography) — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:05:25 GMT

]]>By the end of World War I, the Vizsla was all but extinct.

Weimaraner - Meike

clocksforseeing@gmail.com (Clocks For Seeing Photography) — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:05:29 GMT

]]>Often referred to as the "grey ghost" because of the distinctive color of its short, sleek coat, the Weimaraner is a graceful dog with aristocratic features.

West Highland White Terrier - Angus McTavish III

clocksforseeing@gmail.com (Clocks For Seeing Photography) — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:05:32 GMT

]]>Years ago the breed was known as the Roseneath Terrier. The name Roseneath was taken from the Duke of Argyll’s place in Dumbartonshire, Scotland.