Tuesday night’s event will be live on USA from 8-11 PM. Monday night’s event will be broadcast live on CNBC from 8-11 PM. The show begins on Monday, February 10th at both Piers 92 & 94 and at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Chinooks are a healthy, robust breed with a life expectancy of 12 to 15 years. Chinooks require only an occasional bath, brushing, and toenail trimming. Above all, the Chinook is cherished as a loving companion, happily going wherever the family ventures. Life Span : 10-12 years Weight : Male: 20-30, Female: 16-20 Height : Male: 22-28, Female: 16-22 Origin of Name : The Portuguese Podengo, also known as the Podengo Português or Portuguese Warren Hound.
Chinooks are highly trainable, intelligent, athletic, working dogs that excel in obedience, agility, therapy work, tracking, and lure coursing, as well as dog powered sports such as sledding, bikejoring, scootering, and carting. In 2009, the Chinook was named New Hampshire’s State Dog. With proper socialization this intelligent breed is a delightful companion and willing participant in agility, obedience, hunting and lure coursing, as well as conformation.ĭeveloped in New Hampshire in the 1920s, the Chinook is a true American breed. The Pequeno is the only of the three that should be longer than tall. He is the smallest of three sizes… Grand, Medio and Pequeno. The word Pequeno means small or miniature. To manage the terrain in different parts of Portugal, the Portuguese Podengo Pequeno come in two coat varieties, smooth and wire. He is still used today by avid huntsmen in his native Portugal. The smallest of the Podengo family, this active rabbit hunter has a history that goes back to antiquity.
And they are loyal friends and companions-especially for families. They are capable of hunting rodents and vermin above and below ground. They excel in conformation, agility, obedience, rally obedience, terrier racing, earthdog, barn hunt and lure coursing. They are an all-in-one dog-able to do virtually anything they are trained to do-and they are easily trainable and exceptionally intelligent. The 3 new breeds added to the Westminster Dog Show competition for 2014 are:īeyond being a farm dog, Rat Terriers have proven themselves to be a versatile, multipurpose breed with a playful, happy-go-lucky attitude. The breeds that are eligible to compete are determined by the American Kennel Club based on population and geographic distribution, as well as growing interest by the breed’s parent club. The Westminster Kennel Club is welcoming three new breeds into their 138th Annual Dog Show this year!
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