Kurī is the Māori language name for the Polynesian dog. It was introduced to New Zealand by Māori people during their migrations from East Polynesia sometime around 1280 AD. It was used by Māori as a food source and the skin and hair was used for making dog-skin cloaks Māori traditional textiles, belts, decorating weapons, and poi.The kurī became extinct in New Zealand some time after the arrival of European settlers. The last known specimens, a female and her pup, are now in the collection of the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa.
The Kuvasz, (the Hungarian plural form, Kuvaszok is not used in English) is an ancient breed of a livestock dog of Hungary origin. Mention of the breed can be found in old Hungarian texts. It has historically been used as a royal guard dog or to livestock guardian dog, but has been increasingly found in homes as a pet over the last seventy years.
The Kyi-Leo (pronounced “ki” as in “kite”) is a small yet sturdy rare dog breed.
The Labrador Husky is a spitz type of dog that was bred for work as a very strong, fast sled dog; it is a purebred originating from Canada. Although the breed’s name may be baffling, it is not a mix between a Labrador Retriever and a Siberian Husky. The breed is very little known, and there are no breed clubs that currently recognize it.
The Labrador Retriever, also known as simply Labrador or Lab, is one of several kinds of retrievers, a type of gun dog. They are even-tempered and well-behaved around young children and the elderly. Labradors are athletic, playful, and the most popular breed of dog by registered ownership in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the United States (since 1991).A favourite assistance dog breed in these and other countries, Labradors are frequently trained to aid people who are blind and people with autism, act as therapy dogs, and perform screening and detection work for law enforcement and other official agencies. They are prized as sporting and waterfowl hunting dogs. A few kennels breeding these grew up in England; at the same time a combination of sheep husbandry protection policy (Newfoundland) and rabies quarantine (England) led to their St. John’s Water Dog#Extinction in their country of origin.The first and second Earl of Malmesbury, who bred for duck shooting on his estate, and the 5th and 6th Duke of Buccleuch, and youngest son Lord George William Montagu-Douglas-Scott,The first St. John’s dog was said to be brought to England in or around 1820; however, the breed’s reputation had spread to England long before. There is a story that the Earl of Malmesbury saw a St. John’s Dog on a fishing boat and immediately made arrangements with traders to have some of these dogs exported to England. These ancestors of the first labradors so impressed the Earl with their skill and ability for retrieving anything within the water and on shore that he devoted his entire kennel to developing and stabilizing the breed.
The Lagotto Romagnolo is a breed of dog that comes from the Romagna sub-region of Italy. The name means “lake dog from Romagna” coming from the Italian word lago, lake. Its traditional function is a gundog, specifically a water retriever. However, it is often used to hunt for truffles.
The Lakeland Terrier is a dog breed, which takes its name from its home of origin, and is mostly hypo-allergenic (non shedding).
The Lancashire Heeler is a small breed of dog developed for use as a drover and herder of cattle. The Lancashire Heeler is listed by the Kennel Club (UK) as a vulnerable breed.
The Landseer is a dog breed. Many kennel clubs consider the Landseer to be simply a black-and-white variant of the Newfoundland, but the Fédération Cynologique Internationale recognizes it as a separate breed. This separate breed is called Landseer European Continental Type (E.C.T.).
The Lapponian herder (Lapinporokoira or Lapp Reindeer dog or Lapsk Vallhund) is a breed of dog from Finland, one of three Lapphund breeds developed from a type of dog used by the Sami people for herding and guarding their reindeer.
The Large Munsterlander (or Großer Münsterländer) is a breed of gun dog originally from the Münster region in Germany.
The Leonberger is a giant dog breed. The breed’s name derives from the city of Leonberg in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. According to legend, the Leonberger was ostensibly bred as a ‘symbolic dog’ that would mimic the lion in the town Crest (heraldry). It is in the Working Group (dogs) for dog shows such as Crufts, but not at the World Dog Show.
