Cur refers to a dog, usually of mixed ancestry. In common usage, the term is often derogatory; fighting dogs that regress to growling rather than maintain calm are referred to as 'curs'. However, Cur is also a category of hunting dog developed in the United States, usually not recognized as show dogs but developed solely for their hunting ability. As a result, most of the cur breeds are types rather than breeds—that is, one of these dogs can be recognized as a certain type of Cur but the appearance standard is extremely flexible, enough so that a complete breed appearance standard is difficult to create. However, several kennel clubs register various cur breeds based on their ancestry (bloodlines), and several lines are recognized within each breed. The United Kennel Club has an active registration program and competition hunting program for these dogs. The ICO file format is an image file format used for icons in Microsoft Windows. ... Trinomial name Canis lupus familiaris The dog (Canis lupus familiaris) is a domestic subspecies of the wolf, a mammal of the Canidae family of the order Carnivora. ... This small dog of unknown parentage may be part Chihuahua or Miniature Pinscher. ... A hunting dog refers to any dog who assists humans in hunting, or whose breed was originally developed to do so. ... An American Cocker Spaniel show dog with its ears wrapped in preparation for showing A show dog is a purebred dog that is displayed at conformation dog shows to determine how well it conforms to established breed standards. ... The United Kennel Club (or UKC) is the second oldest all-breed registry of purebred dog pedigrees in the United States and the second largest in the world. ...

Examples of curs include:

• Black Mouth Cur
• Blue Lacy
• Catahoula Cur (Catahoula Leopard Dog)
• Leopard Cur
• Mountain Cur
• Mountain View Cur
• Stephens Cur
• Treeing Cur

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Earlier use

Historically, the words "cur" and "feist" were used in England to refer to small hunting dogs, where "feists" were the smaller dogs and "curs" were 30 lbs or larger . The Elizabethans may have used the word "cur" to denote "terrier". Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: God Save the King/Queen Capital London (de facto) Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi  Population    - 2006 est. ... A Scottish Terrier and a West Highland White Terrier The terrier is a group of dog breeds initially bred for hunting and killing vermin. ...

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