This fine set of five welfare stamps was issued on 8th February 1996, and is devoted to pedigree dogs. A pedigree is a dog's family tree. It lists the registered names of the dog's parents, grandparents, great-grandparents (etc.) of the dog - most printed pedigrees go to 4 or 5 generations. Other information may or may not be included, such as date of birth, color, registration number, call name, or titles earned. Titles earned are almost always included - Championship, Sire or Dam of Merit, Obedience or Agility titles.
Represented here are
- the Collie (http://www.canismajor.com/dog/collie.html),
- Great St Bernard (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Bernard_(dog)),
- Chow-Chow (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chow_Chow),
- Borzoi (http://www.borzoi.org/about.php),
- and Briard (http://www.briardworldnet.info/)
