Blue Lacy
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| Blue Lacy | ||
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| Blue Lacy Game Dog Texas Blue Lacy Blue Lacy Hog Dog Texas Blue Lacy Game Dog Texas Lacy Game Dog |
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| Lacy | ||
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| Not recognized by any major kennel club |
The Blue Lacy is a breed of dog that originated in Texas in the mid 1800s. The blue lacy was first recognized by the State of Texas in 2001 by the Texas Senate. In Senate Resolution No. 436, the 77th Legislature honored the blue lacy as "...a true Texas breed".
On March 15, 2005, in the 79th Legislature of the State of Texas, Representative Joaquin Castro filed House Concurrent Resolution No. 108 proposing the blue lacy as "...the official state dog breed of Texas." This legislation was proposed to recognize the original breeders, and their contribution to the State of Texas, and to recognize the blue lacy as a Texas original. House Concurrent Resolution No. 108 was adopted by the Texas House of Representatives on May 15, 2005, and by the Senate ten days later on May 25, 2005. Governor Rick Perry signed the legislastion adopting the blue lacy as "...the official State Dog Breed of Texas" on June 18, 2005.
The name of the dog has nothing to do with its behavior; it was named after the Lacy family of Burnet County, Texas. The dog was noted by the Lacys to be a coyote, Greyhound and scenthound mixture. The dog's natural herding instincts enable it to work everything from chickens in the barnyard to the rankest Texas Longhorn cattle.
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