English bulldogs date back to the 13th century. Their strength made them ideal for bullbaiting, a blood sport in which a pack of dogs fights a staked bull. Bulldogs were employed for illicit dog fighting after this sport was prohibited in the 1800s.
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English hunters used enormous deer hounds and little rabbit hounds in the 1500s. From those little dogs sprang beagles. By the 1800s, little hounds were developed for hunting and friendliness.
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The Yorkshire terrier originated in 1800s Yorkshire and Lancashire, England. Scottish terriers like the Skye and Dandie Dinmont may be in it.
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King Charles I and Charles II liked a tiny black-and-tan spaniel in the 17th century. This spaniel was popular with British nobles until the 19th century after being bred with minor Asian dog breeds for its flatter face and domed head.
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Early spaniels, such as “cocker” and “springer” types, might be born in the same litter in England for generations. Bigger dogs called springers flushed birds and other wildlife from hiding locations for hunters.
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Poachers raided English nobles' estates throughout the 1800s. A large, athletic, and brave dog was created to catch and apprehend poachers. She was a bullmastiff—a hybrid of bulldogs and mastiffs.
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First-generation English cocker spaniels were born in litters with springer spaniels. The name comes from this smaller type's woodcock hunting. The English cocker breed standard emerged in the 19th century when spaniel breeds stabilized. In the early 20th century,
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Airedale terriers originated in Northern England's Aire Valley. Factory and mill workers developed these huge terriers into clever, strong, brave hunting dogs in the 1800s.
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