10 Extinct Dog Breeds

[Music] number ten Russian tracker nobody is sure exactly when this dog breed went extinct but some estimates say that it was sometime during the 19th century the dogs in this breed were usually quite large stating over 30 inches for 76 centimeters high and weighing over a hundred pounds or 45 kilograms although this particular dog breed has been extinct for roughly two centuries its spirit still lives on in the infamous golden retriever a man named for Dudley Marjorie Banks loved the Russian tracker so much that he bought them from all the previous owners at a State Fair and cross bred them to create the golden retriever number nine Tweed water spaniel as its name implies this dog breed was quite popular around the river tweed in Scotland during the 19th century it was a great swimmer and was quite adept at retrieving water fowl and other similar birds the Tweed water spaniel had ears like a hound feathered four legs and a short brown coat number 8 rock do boy the brook topoi originated in France it was a sleek and speedy hunting dog that was quite popular among farmers and hunters in the French lowlands it was created in what - by crossing another brach with some ancestors of the greyhound a handful of rare breed dealers have recreated the brach deployed and even some insist that the original breed still exists but the original version of this breed has been extinct since the mid-1800s number 7 bulan Biser like most of the extinct dog breeds on our list the bull and Weiser did not disappear because of a drop of popularity but rather because it was cross bred to form a more familiar contemporary breed in this case three German breeders named roberth Koenig and höppner used the bull advisor to create the boxer the bull advisor was continuously bread with Bulldogs and boxers until the original breed disappeared after World War two number six blue Paul terrier the exact origins of this breed and how it was created still remains hotly contested but some say that the legendary pirate Paul Jones brought them from the Galloway coast and introduced them to the Gypsy population and kirkland bright in the 18th century they were given the name partly because of this legend and also because their short fur and a dark blue tint to it the blue Paul terrier was used extensively in dog fights since they were quite cunning and resilient and they hold a great resemblance to modern pit dogs number 5 curry the curry was not known for being a debt that anything in particular they had an ugly bug were fiercely temperamental and had fox-like physical characteristics New Zealand settlers brought them during the 13th century and they disappeared by the mid 1800s because they didn't lend themselves to breeding easily with other dogs from the region number 4 Hawaiian poi dog this breed came in all sorts of colors and was not bright or useful as a hunting dog in fact they're temporary popularity could be attributed to their large pot bellies and stubby legs Hawaiian natives used to fatten them up and eat them until this became unpopular by the early 20th century the Hawaiian POI dog had become extinct number three Cordoba fighting dog this was an aggressive and resilient dog breed that was a mixture of Mastiff bull terrier bull dog and boxer their decline could partly be attributed to their suitability in dog fighting since they were known for their stamina and high pain tolerance this was such a strong dog breed that males usually killed the females during mating which may be partly why they went extinct they originated in Argentina and are the ancestors of the contemporary Dogo Argentino which was created by crossbreeding their cordova fighting dog with other large breeds such as the Great Dane and the dog de bordo number two turnspit dog this adorable little breed was used in Britain in the 16th century to turn cooking spits and cook meat to differentiate the working dogs from the dogs belonging to nobility or the upper-class owners would cut their tails off in order to indicate that these were the ones to be used to run like hamsters in a wheel their popularity declined rapidly in the 19th century when spit turning became mechanised number-one English white terrier the English white terrier was a small working dog with white fur that was among the first breeds to be originally created for dog shows it was created by a group of dog breeders who wanted to create a pointy-eared version of the terrier but in actuality when bred the litter usually contained both dogs with pricked and droopy ears this breed is an ancestor of the Boston Terrier and the bull terrier they were quite popular in dog shows and the kennel club scene for a couple of decades until they were cross bred out of existence [Music]

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Length: 5min 12sec (312 seconds)

Published: Thu Feb 01 2018