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 1000s, A Talbot Hound was said to have been owned by William the 1st, Duke of Normandy.

 1050, The Saint Bernard was established, when Archdeacon Bernard de Menthon (hints where it got its name), founded Hospice in the Swiss Alps as a refuge for travelers crossing the treacherous passes between Switzerland and Italy.

 1300s, Italian sailors rediscovered the Bichon Frise on their voyages and are credited with returning them to the Continent, where they became great favorites with Italian nobility.

 1400s, Illustrations show Dachshund’s hunting badgers.

 1458-1490, King Matthias who reigned in Hungary always had at least one...