THE DOG

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DOGS BY <name key="LISA Roberts">!

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THE DOG

By <name key="Lisa Roberts">!

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A <reg>Dog’s</reg> Contents Page

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1. Dogs
2. Animal Care interview
3. A.C.I continued
4. Doggy facts
5. Dog food
6. Chihuahua
7. German Shepherd
8. A dog portrait
9. Jack <reg>Russell</reg> Terrier
10. Yorkshire Terrier
11. Picture

12 Tibetan Spaniel

13. King Charles Spaniel.
1. Springer Spaniel

15 Picture of Cocker Spaniel

16. Cocker Spaniel

17 Tag

18 A <reg>dog’s</reg> Growth Curves

19 Fun Page

20 <reg>Sources</reg>

21. R.S.P.C.A <reg>Leaflets</reg>

Lie Down

WOOF

SIT

STAY

COME

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Dogs

The dog is a carnivorous mammal that comes from the family Canidae. The ancestors are <reg>Jackals</reg> and Wolves are much like wild dogs today.

The first <reg>domesticated</reg> dog was over 10,000 yrs ago. On the case the wild dog generally live and hunt in packs. They <reg>relying</reg>

to secure their prey.

While both have long legs, Sharp teeth, strong jaw with their acute hearing is <reg>excellent</reg> for catching prey.

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Animal Care interview

Animal Care is <sic>a</sic> animal rescue centre just over the motorway bridge. On the 28th of May I went up and talked to <sic>the</sic> Val the lady who runs Animal Care and this is what she had to say …………………

1. How many dogs do you get a year?

We get about 356 dogs a year.

2. How many do you home?

We home all the dogs.

3. What do you feed the dogs?

A mix of dry food and some meaty chunks.

4. <reg>What’s</reg> the <reg>biggest</reg> breed of dog you ever had?

Judy a Borzer de flanders the size of a giant Schnauzer.

5. Have you ever had a pedigree?

Yes many.

6. When <sic>you</sic> do you get most dogs?

At Christmas and the summer holidays when people go on holiday and kick the dogs out.

7. How long have you been looking after dogs?

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<sic>A round</sic> 20 years and I have been working here for 16 of them

8. How many people look after the dogs ?

Well 6 people are <reg>paid</reg> and <sic>they</sic> are 16 <reg>volunteers</reg>.

9. <reg>What’s</reg> the <reg>strangest</reg> dog you ever had?

Judy from question number 4.

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Doggy Facts

1. According to a recent RSPCA survey, the top ten names for dogs are Ben, Sam, Lady, Max, Sheba, Toby, Sally, Lucy, Bonnie and Benji.
2. A Labrador called Tilly saved an anaemic Cocker Spaniel by donating a pint of her blood in March 96. The emergency transfusion was carried out by Nick Butcher a vet from Reading.
3. In the 1920’s, the Crown Jewels were guarded by a scruffy little mongrel called Monty at the tower of London.
4. In the 1930’s a black <reg>retriever</reg> called Swansea Jack saved 25 <reg>people’s</reg> lives during his time at Swansea docks, diving in and <sic>save</sic> people whom water.
5. Dogs like canned food more than any other type of food.

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Dog food

There are 3 types of dog food DRY, MOIST and CANNED.

Dry dog food are just like biscuits but as a meal. Dry food has been going for a long time but not as long as canned and longer than moist.

I’ve done a survey this is my results.

Canned dog food has been going the longest and most dog owners use it. Canned food is just as good as the rest.

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Chihuahua

The Chihuahua is the <reg>smallest</reg> breed of dog at 15cm or 10in in <reg>height</reg>. Developed in the USA from a <reg>Mexican</reg> background, the small dog may only weigh 1kg or 22lb with a domed head and wide-set ears as its characteristics. The skull is big <reg>compared</reg> to the size of the body. <reg>The</reg> Chihuahua can <NOTE desc="word/s missing?"> almost any colour, and <reg>occurs</reg> in very smooth, long-haired or even hairless varieties.

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German Shepherd

The German <reg>Shepherd</reg> is also known as the <reg>Alsatian</reg>. <reg>The</reg> German <reg>Shepherd</reg> is about 63cm/25in tall with a wolf like look with a thick coat and many colourings, and a distinctive gait. <s>the dog is used for police work because of its <reg>courage</reg> and high <reg>intelligence</reg> They came from Germany into <reg>Britain</reg> and the U.S.A after the 1st world war.

The police work the German <reg>Shepherd</reg> can be <reg>sniffing</reg> out drugs

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A DOG PORTRAIT

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DOG!

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Jack Russell Terrier

The Jack Russell is a small breed of dog with short legs and smooth fur. The Jack Russell gets <reg>its</reg> name after <reg>its</reg> originator an English clergyman whom

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Yorkshire Terrier

The Yorkshire Terrier is a breed of toy dog from the North of England. With a long, <reg>straight</reg> coat <sic>is</sic> Blue-black body with a red or tanned head, chest and legs. It will weigh 3kg/65lb and its body is <reg>long</reg> in <reg>proportion</reg> to its short legs. The <reg>tiny</reg> dog has a little yap as a bark.

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Tibetan Spaniel

The Tibetan Spaniel is a breed of toy dog. <sic>Its</sic> <reg> originates</reg> from the valleys of Tibetan

dog has a fine silky coat of one colour or many different colours with the tail will curl over it’s back.

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King Charles Spaniel

A King Charles Spaniel is a breed of toy dog. It got its name off King Charles the 1st who favoured the dog. <reg>Its characteristics</reg> are the domed head and <sic>a</sic> up-turned muzzle. The King Charles will normally weigh under 6kg or 13lb. The different kinds of the dog are distinguished by the <NOTE desc="word/s missing?"> of the King Charles

King Charles: Black with red markings

Prince Charles: Black and white with red markings

Blenheim: White with chestnut markings

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Springer Spaniel

The Springer Spaniel is a medium sized gundog bred in England and Wales for game. The Welsh breed is red and white for mainly upland game. The English breed is liver and white or black and white, or a variety of <reg>solid</reg> colours

from the water. Both types weigh about 20kg or 45lb and 50cm or 20in tall.

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The Cocker Spaniel

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Cocker Spaniel

The Cocker Spaniel is a small gun-dog developed in Britain for Woodcock. When <reg>standing</reg> it’s about 40cm/15in tall and weighs about 14kg/30lb. The American cocker is recognized for it’s <reg>distinct</reg> from the English breed <reg>although they</reg> both have long, dense coat, which may be one colour (red, gold, black) or bi-coloured (black and white). The Cocker Spaniel does police work at the airport like finding drugs and animal skins.

According to a study the Cocker Spaniel is the most playful and <reg>easiest</reg> to train.

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Tag

Tag is my <reg>brother’s</reg> dog, Tag is black and white her back is black and so is her head her belly is white as well as her little white tag on the end of her tail. Oscars home delivery stuff.

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Please look at the photos but put them back

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Growth curves of various breeds

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KG bodyweight

Giant

Large

Medium

Small

Toy

Months

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Fun Page

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QUIZ!

1. What family does the dog come from?
2. When was the first dog domesticated?
3. <reg>What</reg> <sic>is</sic> the most popular names for a dog?
4. How many breeds of <NOTE desc="word/s missing?"> are there in the world?
5. Who are the <reg>dogs’</reg> ancestors?
6. Name 3 types of dog food are there?
7. TRUE or FALSE the dog is carnivorous?

8 Do WILD dogs go around in packs?

Answer on next page!

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<reg>Sources</reg>

1. Webster’s family Encyclopedia
2. Rolf Harris True Animal Tales
3. Hutchinson Multimedia Encyclopedia

4 Cocker Spaniel by Dr. Bruce Fogle

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Quiz answers:- (1) Canidae. (2) Over 10,000 years ago (3) Ben, Sam, Lady, Max, Sheba, Toby, Sally, Lucy, Bonnie and Benji (4) 400 (5) <reg>Jackals</reg> and Wolves (6) Canned, Dry, Moist (7) True (8) Yes they do.</rend>

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