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A Labradoodle is a crossbred or hybrid dog created by crossing the Labrador Retriever and the Standard or Miniature Poodle.
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The early Labrador originated on the island of Newfoundland, now part of the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. The breed emerged over time from the St. John's Water Dog, also an ancestor of the Newfoundland dog (to which the Labrador is closely related), through ad-hoc breedings by early settlers in the mid to late 15th century.
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The Lagotto Romagnolo is a breed of dog that comes from the Romagna sub-region of Italy. The name means "water 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.
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Laika (from Russian: Лайка, a breed of dog, literally: "Barker") was a Russian space dog which became the first recorded living creature from Earth to enter orbit.
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The Lakeland Terrier is a dog breed, one of many Terrier breeds, that originated in the Lake District of England as a descendant of the old English Black and Tan and Fell Terriers for the purpose of hunting vermin.
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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.
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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.
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The Lapponian Herder is a rare breed of dog, closely related to the Finnish Lapphund, but with shorter coat. It is also known as the Lapinporokoira (Reindeer dog) in its native Finland.
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The Large Munsterlander (or Grosser Münsterlander) is a breed of gun dog originally from the Münster region in Germany.
The Kennel Club (KC) in England recognized the breed in 1919 and established the breed standard in 1921.
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The Leonberger was initially used to protect livestock/herds and pulling load in west Germany and some other European countries. Leonbergers were seriously affected by the privations of the two world wars. During World War I most Leonbergers were left to fend for themselves as breeders fled or were killed. Only five Leonbergers survived World War I and were bred until World War II when, again, almost all Leonbergers were lost. All Leonbergers today trace their ancestry back to eight dogs that survived World War II.
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The Louisiana Catahoula Leopard Dog or Catahoula Cur, is named after Catahoula Parish in the state of Louisiana in the United States. Of remaining dog breeds, the Catahoula is believed to have occupied North America the longest, aside from the dogs descended from Native American-created breeds.
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The Lhasa Apso (lha-saw op-so) is a hunting, non-sporting dog breed originating from Tibet. It was bred originally to guard monasteries. The Lhasa Apso was expected to follow the intruder barking until his master arrived to check on the intruder.
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None of the following hybrids have been recognized as breeds, but many are now commonly given portmanteau names. Crossbreeds with a poodle are often given a "...poo" or "...oodle" based name, although some may not yet be in common usage. The Lhasa Poo is within this list.
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In 1990 it was discovered that some dogs that had been registered as Lucas terriers were not only Norfolk and Sealyham mixes, these dogs were all removed from the Breed Register and led to the development of the Sporting Lucas terrier.
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The Löwchen is breed of dog that once had the dubious distinction, like the Portuguese Water Dog and the Havanese, of being the rarest dog in the world. Even today, the breed generally has fewer than a few hundred new registrations each year worldwide.
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