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Nicknamed the Yankee, the American Cocker Spaniel came to South Africa in the early 70s. His ancestry is the same as that of the (English) Cocker Spaniel
Fast Facts
Group: Gundog
Origin: United States of America
Job Today: Companion
Life Expectancy: 13-14 years
Weight: 11-13 kg
Height: 36-38 cm
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The Brittany Spaniel is a lively, handy-sized hunt, point and retrieving dog, and has a flat, dense coat with a slight wave, so is not difficult to keep clean.
Fast Facts
Group: Gundog
Origin: France
Job Today: Retrieving, companion
Life Expectancy: 13-14 years
Weight: 13-15 kg
Height: 47-51 cm
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Introduced in to South Africa in the early eighties, there are not many of these Retrievers here. The breed originated in America. A British brig was shipwrecked off the coast of Maryland in 1807.
Fast Facts
Group: Gundog
Origin: United States of America
Job Today: Companion, gundog
Life Expectancy: 12-13 years
Weight: 25-34 kg
Height: 53-66 cm
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Initially registered in SA in 1896, the Chow Chow is an ancient breed of Chinese origin and was used to guard, hunt and cart.
Fast Facts
Group: Gundog
Origin: Great Britain
Job today: Companion, tracking
Life expectancy: 12-13 years
Weight: 29-36 kg
Height: 48-51 cm
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