Waldi the Daschund

This week's name is:

Waldi

Waldi the Daschund was the first official Olympic Mascot of the Munich 1972 Summer Games

Very little is known about him, but it's great that such a small dog was the mascot for so large an event!

T' Other and Which Welsh Terriers

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T' Other and Which

T' Other (short for "The Other") and Which were the first Welsh Terriers that were imported to the United States by Prescott Lawrence in 1888.

They were shown at the Old Madison Square Garden Show in the Miscellaneous group. In 1900 the Welsh Terrier Club of America was formed, and in 1901 the Welsh was given a separate classification for exhibition.

In 1888, T' Other and Which became the first Welsh Terriers to be entered in the stud registry of the American Kennel Club, itself only 4 years old at the time.

Picture Credit: Picture is of an unknown Welsh Terrier Puppy

Boatswain The Irish Water Spaniel

This week's name is:

Boatswain

"Boatswain" (1834-1852) is accepted as the foundation of the Irish Water Spaniel we know today, and it is also generally accepted, that Boatswain descended from the Southern Irish Water Spaniel whose ancestors existed in Ireland for over a 1000 years.

The small gene pool, and the care breeders have taken to retain the main characteristics of the breed, have resulted in a dog not unlike Boatswain. In appearance, little has changed in over 150 years, and these dogs are still bred for their original purposes - for hunting and as a companion dogs.

The Irish Water Spaniel is a dog of ancient lineage and, although there are a number of theories about the exact origin of the breed, it is generally accepted that it shares a common ancestry with the poodle and other ancient breeds of water dogs.

The Irish Water Spaniel is recognizable by his coat of puce liver coloured curls, his smooth face with topknot falling over his eyes, and his distinctive rat tail.

Picture Credit: This is not a picture of Boatswain - it is a picture of an unknown Irish Water Spaniel