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All dog breeds were bred to perform a specific purpose. We want to see our readers’ dogs doing the work they were bred to do to be shared on The Canine Chronicle!

Thank you Robyn McNutt for sharing this photo of your Keeshond, “Mack” (GCH MACH4 RACH Shoreline’s Way Too Tuff CDX BN RM3 RAE4 MXG2 PAD MJS2 MFS TQX T2B3 CGC TKI HOF), doing what he was bred to do. This photo was taken during a Herding Instinct test. According to the Keeshond Club Of America, “The Keeshond was previously known as the Dutch Barge Dog, as it was frequently seen on barges traveling the canals and rivers of the Netherlands. The Keeshond is a very old breed, and one of the very few which throughout history have always been raised for family companions and watchdogs. The fact that they have not been bred to hunt, kill animals, attack or chase criminals undoubtedly accounts for their gentle, intelligent devotion to their owners as home-loving dogs with a special fondness for children, for which they are renowned. In the 17th and 18th centuries, they were extensively used as watchdogs on river boats, farms, and barges and were known in Germany as “Wolfspitzen”; in France as “Chiens Loup”; in Italy as “Lupini”; and in Holland as “Keeshonden” – pronounced “kayz-hawnd-en,” being the Dutch plural.”

Was your dog bred to hunt? Bred to herd cattle? Was he bred to rescue or guard? Was he bred to hunt rats? Please share your best Form Follows Function photos with us! We want to see them! Email Gia at Gia.Garofalo@caninechronicle.com with your photos!

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