However, distinct breeds are the result of selective breeding to emphasize certain traits.

Those early guardian dogs were not the distinct breed we know today.

A distinct breed of wild cattle also inhabits the island.

By the 15th century, the Andalusian had become a distinct breed, and was being used to influence the development of other breeds.

Certainly the soccer moms were not previously considered a distinct breed.

In 1970, they were recognized as separate and distinct breed of Cur.

The documented history of the distinct breed begins at the turn of the 13th century.

It was first domesticated in China more than a thousand years ago, and several distinct breeds have since been developed.

It was originally considered only a "type" of horse and not a distinct breed.

By the 1850s, these dogs were recognised as a distinct breed.