Working Group

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Working Group
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Akita

• Originated in Japan
• Used to hunt bears

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Alaskan Malamute

• Originated in the Inuit tribes of Alaska
• Used as sled dogs

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Anatolian Shepard Dog

• Originated in Turkey
• Used as guardians of the herd

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Bernese Mountain Dog

• Originated in Switzerland
• Used as a general livestock dog

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Black Russian Terrier

• Originated in Russia
• Used by the Russian Guard

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Boxer

• Originated in Germany
• Originally used for war
• Later used for hunting

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Bullmastiff

• Originated in England
• Bred to detain poachers on large estates in
  England essentially a guard dog to protect wild
  game

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Doberman Pinscher

• Originated in Germany
• Used as guard dogs

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German Pinscher

• Originated in Germany
• Used as a guard dog for stables

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Giant Schnauzer

• Originated in Germany
• Used as a guard dog

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Great Dane

• Developed in Germany but was first named in
  Denmark (Great Danois) but has ancestors all over
  Europe
• Used as guard dogs and to hunt wild game

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Great Pyrenees

• Originated in France
• Bred to guard sheep herds
• White coat allows them to blend in with the herd
  and stay camouflaged in the snow

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Greater Swiss Mountain Dog

• Originated in Switzerland
• Used as herd dogs and as an army dog

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Komondor

• Originated in Hungary
• Livestock guard dog

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Kuvasz

• Originated in Hungary
• Town guard dog

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Mastiff

• Originated in England
• Originally used as war dogs
• More recently used as guard dogs
• Very intimidating size

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Neapolitan Mastiff

• Originated in Italy
• Used as a war dog
• Later used as a guard dog

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Newfoundland

• Originated from the extinct Black Wolf
• Used to hunt bears
• Bred by the Vikings in the settlement
  Newfoundland

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Portuguese Water Dog

• Originated in Portugal
• Used by fisherman to herd schools of fish into
  nets

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Rottweiler

• Originated in the Roman Empire
• Used as a war dog, guard dog and herd guard dog

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Saint Bernard

• Originated in the Swiss Alps
• Used as monastery guard dogs
• Later used to help rescue trapped people in the
  Alps

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Samoyed

• Originated in Russia and Siberia
• Sled Dogs

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Siberian Husky

• Originated in Siberia
• Sled Dogs

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Standard Schnauzer

• Originated in Germany
• Guard Dogs

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Tibetan Mastiff

• Originated in Tibet
• Military Dog
• Sled Dog