The Nez Perce warhorses, bred over generations, were scattered, and the breed disappeared.
He remained a true, old-fashioned Harry Truman Democrat even as that breed gradually disappeared.
The breed nearly disappeared and was crossbred with other small dogs such as Poodles and miniature Spaniels.
However, as agriculture became increasingly mechanised, the breed fell out of favour, particularly from the middle part of the century, and almost disappeared completely.
The breed actually disappeared after the French Revolution (1789-1799) but has been reconstructed.
During World War II, the breed almost disappeared.
"It's like seeing a breed of butterfly or bird disappear."
It is today the most endangered of the Vulnerable Native Breeds of that country, and within 40 years the breed may disappear completely.
However, those reverses were merely temporary-humanity, no matter what its breed, shall very shortly disappear from the satellites.
The dog became the rebels' symbol; and, when the House of Orange returned to power, this breed almost disappeared.