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Encyclopedianonsporting dognonsporting dog, classification used by breeders and kennel clubs to designate dogs that may formerly have been bred to hunt or work but that are now raised chiefly as house pets and companions. The following breeds are classified as nonsporting dogs by the American Kennel Club: Boston terrier, bulldog, chow chow, Dalmatian, French bulldog, Keeshond, Lhasa apso, poodle, and schipperke. The Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, 6th ed. Copyright © 2007, Columbia University Press. All rights reserved. More on nonsporting dog from Infoplease:
- poodle - poodle poodle, popular breed of dog probably originating in Germany but generally associated with ...
- Lhasa apso - Lhasa apso Lhasa apso , breed of small, alert nonsporting dog developed in Tibet many centuries ...
- Boston terrier - Boston terrier Boston terrier, breed of small, lively nonsporting dog developed in the United ...
- schipperke - schipperke schipperke , a breed of small nonsporting dog developed in Belgium several hundred years ...
- Keeshond - Keeshond Keeshond (pl. Keeshonden), breed of medium-sized nonsporting dog raised in Holland for ...
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