american american breed sporting dog type dog closely related english breeds diverged 20th century differing breed standards america united_states breed usually called world called american order differentiate english cousin word commonly held stem use hunt england thought derived type origins spain america came registered national breed club set years later dog considered father modern breed born time 1920s english american varieties noticeably different recognised english type separate breed recognised american separate english type american popular breed united_states 1940s 1950s 1980s reigning total years won best title dog occasions linked president united_states occasions owners including richard_nixon ranked 29th american registration statistics historical comparisons notable trends breed smallest sporting dogs recognised distinctly shaped head makes immediately addition marked differences english relative happy breed average working intelligence bred standard longer ideal working dog members breed suffer wide variety health including problems hearts eyes ears history word thought date late 12th century type dog imported england spain span word referring country origin records century selective breeding place breed separated distinct types called water land smaller variety land called named use according historical records brought north_america aboard sailed plymouth england landed new_england recorded america liver white dog named captain registered american club formed later known oldest breed club dogs united_states task club initially create standard separate america types land task years completed dog considered father american dog considered father english bred shipped america pregnant united_states dog differed greatly modern breed inches tall long body considered excellent dog era popular end 19th century breed popular america canada dual use family pet working dog early 20th century breeders atlantic created different breed standards breed gradually diverged noticeably different 1920s american smaller muzzle coats softer dogs overall lighter smaller differences apparent breeders founded english restricted breeding types types america shown breed english type variety main breed recognised english separate breed return initially united_kingdom american accompanied service personnel american bases 1950s 1960s addition came embassy staff business people returning home registered american born january bred judges confirmed dog american english permitted dog shown 1960s shown rare breed meant class shown variety classes included american shown class entitled variety classified agreed breed shown category variety stated american variety breed given separate register previously included variety registration numbers increased following recognition notable american popularity american won best westminster dog occasions win seductive won title twice known photographed dog world win coincided american popular breed dog united_states remain popular recent victory victory going rise shine popularity american increased 1980s popular breed recent years popularity breed decreased ranked 15th popular american links united_states presidency american household united_states senator richard_nixon speech september colored american named dot dogs owned buff colored dog named caused scandal dog received unwanted gift president subsequently giving away white_house physician recently named lived bill_clinton arkansas governor appearance american smallest dog recognised sporting dog average inches high dog normal proportions medium long silky fur body ears hanging legs belly known head nose ears hang breed standard states size inches inches males inches females disqualification shows american weigh pounds average females breed usually weighing slightly males head american makes breed immediately recognizable rounded dome skull pronounced stop square shaped lip drop ears long low set long silky fur eyes dark large rounded nose black brown depending colour breed coat breed come variety shades colours separated main groups black black tan solid colour black colour black variety black tan points dog head feet tail pattern called black tan group known includes solid colours light cream dark red lighter allowed according standards coloured dogs white patches colour black brown includes coloured dogs addition american coats come pattern known recognised american eyes skull shorter muzzle clearly pronounced english head like colours colours american variety english shade buff common american seen english breed english considered shade red english breed slightly larger inches height american temperament known merry american breed standard defines ideal dog breed temperament suggestion breed ranks 20th rating indicates good working obedience intelligence tests run variety breeds 1950s 1960s showed american performed best tested ability restraint delayed response trigger trait breed bred ability hunting freeze finding bird command proved worst breed tested came manipulating objects instance dish food pulling string good level early age american people children dogs pets breed tail prefers people best suited backyard easily stressed loud noises rough treatment handling members breed originally hunting dogs increased popularity dog bred breed standard resulting certain attributes long coat longer ideal working dog health american surveys median lifespan years low end typical range dogs years breeds size larger english typically lives year longer american survey common causes death cancer old age cardiac immune smaller sample size leading causes death cancer disease immune american previously high popularity resulted breed frequently bred backyard breeders mills breeding increased breed related health issues certain susceptible variety illnesses particularly affecting ears cases eyes number percent afflicted dogs known progressive identified members breed american recommends annual eye exams dogs breeding problems identified unknown number percent breed including ear common drop breeds dog including american hip identified members breed heart conditions heart weakened enlarged sick syndrome type abnormal heart beating causes low blood pressure identified breed condition caused gene breed prevents energy causing dog extremely low energy unable exercise gene causes appears percent population dna testing prevent carrier dogs breeding creating condition american prone related condition known form cause normally dog engage sudden violent attacks initial research shows conditions appear popular culture film lady features lady american
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