Russia
Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of World Cultures
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1999
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Russia
■ RUSSIANS … 187
■ CHECHENS … 199
■ CHUKCHI … 206
■ MORDVINS … 211
■ NENTSY … 216
■ TATARS … 221
The people of Russia are called Russians. A little more than 80 percent of the population are Russian by ancestry. About 3 percent of the population is Ukrainian. For more information on Ukrainians, see the chapter on Ukraine in Volume 9.
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HOT DOG | 18 WILMINGTON BULL TERRIER TAKES THE PRIZE(S)
Newspaper article from: Herald-News (Joliet, IL); 4/30/2000; 700+ words
; ...so far. He has won a lot of bull terrier specialties for us." Bull terriers are an old breed of...originally bred in England to fight bulls for sport. "The blood sports...been banned in England now and bull terriers are bred for pets and show...specified. Matthew is a large ...
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Trade in 'Irish' pit bulls flouts dog law They are muscular, aggressive and do not come from Staffordshire - the new type of terrier is fuelling a resurgence in dog fighting to levels not seen since the 1980s
Newspaper article from: The Sunday Telegraph London; 6/2/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...bull type. The American pit bull was created from selective...ancestors of British Staffordshire bull terriers, which were exported to the...shoulder, while American pit bulls can be 18in - and taller - at the shoulder. The pit bull was bred to be far more muscular...an Irish ...
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Pit bull terrier owners needed to understand breed.(Neighbor)
Newspaper article from: Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL); 5/31/2009; 700+ words
; Addressing the pit bull debate is not as tricky as...name is that these dogs are terriers (pit bull terriers). This distinction is important...characteristics. When thinking of terriers it is hard to remember that...from your Tea Cup Yorkshire terrier to the largest of the ...
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One final loving lick gave this doomed bull terrier a chance of survival; Dilwyn set to get a new home thanks to vet's nurse.(News)
Newspaper article from: Daily Post (Liverpool, England); 5/23/2005; 700+ words
; ...a condemned English bull terrier's life after...the team rang the Bull Terrier Club Welfare Trust near...The couple breed bull terriers under the name Toe Tarw...it Last night, the Bull Terrier Club Welfare Trust revealed...to be vetted as bull terriers ...
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Q: When is a a pit bull terrier not a pit bull? A: When it's a patriot terrier City pound 'rebrands' breed in an effort for find homes for thousands abandoned, writes Charles Laurence in New York
Newspaper article from: The Sunday Telegraph London; 1/11/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...owners of Yorkshire Terriers. Now, the agency...including the "yankee terrier" and the "patriot terrier". Last year, only 460 of 6,300 pit bulls were reclaimed or...adopting a `pit bull' with all that the name implies." Pit bull terriers were banned in Britain...in Britain, ...
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BULL TERRIER ATE MY PUPPY; HUNT FOR DOG THAT KILLED TEENAGER'S TINY YORKIE.
Newspaper article from: The Evening Standard (London, England); 5/9/2006; 700+ words
; ...to death by a Staffordshire bull terrier on Hampstead Heath...taking her tiny Yorkshire terrier Paris for a walk when it was...saw the Staffordshire bull terrier off the lead with a woman...owner tried to get the bull terrier off Paris but eventually it...saying all ...
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Top dog may prompt a lot of bull terriers.(Suburban Living)
Newspaper article from: Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL); 2/23/2006; ; 539 words
; ...is not a pit bull. Yet, bull terriers sometimes get lumped in with pit bulls, a breed blamed for one...study. For that reason, pit bulls are actually banned in some cities. Bull terriers are less likely to make the crime blotter. Still, the Bull Terrier Club of ...
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Craigavon amnesty for pit bull terriers.
Newspaper article from: Portadown Times (Portadown, Northern Ireland); 1/30/2007; 507 words
; ...between the identification of the pit bull terrier type dogs and the legitimate Staffordshire Bull terrier breed. There have been times where people with pit bulls thought they were Staffordshire bull terriers, said chairman of Environmental Services...
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GAA star silent over pit bull terrier seizure USPCA claim dog-fighting link
Newspaper article from: Belfast Telegraph; 4/21/2006; ; 690 words
; ...Philpott said the pit bull terrier - illegal in the UK under...whereabouts of three more pit bull terriers and treadmill-type conditioning...Northern Ireland based pit bulls using Dublin as an entry...Rafferty confirmed that a pit bull terrier had been seized. He had no...
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Dog rescue group urges clampdown on breeding bull terriers
Newspaper article from: Evening News - Scotland; 3/7/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...facts The Staffordshire bull terrier is an old breed of dog. The hounds were originally bred for bull-baiting, bear-baiting...a descendant of a line of terriers bred to tussle with bulls prior to the beast's slaughter, which is where the "bull terrier" part of the name comes ...
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miniature bull terrier
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
miniature bull terrier breed of small, muscular...brindle patches. As the bull terrier was being created from...bulldog and the white English terrier, dogs were produced in...sized or miniature bull terriers have retained their popularity...
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bull terrier
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
bull terrier breed of large, muscular terrier originating...and a now extinct English terrier, the bull terrier was renowned for its courage, strength...on its aggressiveness. As a result, the bull terrier of today is a friendly, gentle...
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terrier
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
terrier classification used by breeders and kennel clubs to...as terrirers by the American Kennel Club: airedale terrier , Australian terrier ; Bedlington terrier ; border terrier ; bull terrier ; cairn terrier ; Dandie Dinmont terrier...
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pit bull
Book article from: World Encyclopedia
pit bull Any of several cross-breeds of bulldog and terrier. Examples include the American pit bull terrier, bull terrier, and Staffordshire bull terrier. The English bull terrier, measuring c. 40cm (16in) at the shoulder, was originally...
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