Also, the breed standard for all of the breeds are, (according to the AKC,) just a "concept" and no actual dog exists that IS the standard for that breed. The standard is a list of details for breeders to aspire to and the judges,(in their mind) to look for the dog that most closely resembles that standard. Each parent club has the history of the breed and most likely, the history may have some information as to how the breed got started and the breeders who most influenced the history of their breed.
I have never been to the AKC library,(located in NY City) but I belive they have a lot of info and history on the breeds there. |