Dogs Breeds

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English Bulldog

These dogs are docile, friendly, willful, gregarious. There lifespan is 8 - 12 years. They came from England, United Kingdom. The height of a female and male bulldog is Male:12-16 inches (31-40 cm), Female: 12-16 inches (31-40 cm)

Papillon

also called the Continental Toy Spaniel, is a breed of dog of the Spaniel type. One of the oldest of the toy spaniels, it derives its name from its characteristic butterfly-like look of the long and fringed hair on the ears.

West Highland White Terrier

commonly known as the Westie or Westy, is a Scottish breed of dog with a distinctive white coat.

Great Dane

is a German breed of domestic dog known for its giant size. The name of the breed in Germany is Deutsche Dogge. They are known for their enormous bodies and great height.

Bull Terrier

is a breed of dog in the terrier family. They have large, egg-shaped heads, and small triangular eyes. There is also a miniature version of this breed.

Shar Pei

is a breed of dog known for its distinctive features of deep wrinkles and a blue-black tongue. The breed comes from China. The name translates to "sand skin" and refers to the texture of its short, rough coat.

Pomeranian

is a breed of dog of the Spitz type, named for the a region in Central Europe. Classed as a toy dog breed because of its small size, this dog is descended from the larger Spitz type dogs, specifically the German Spitz.

Samoyed

is a breed of dog that takes its name from the Samoyedic peoples of Siberia. These nomadic reindeer herders bred the fluffy white dogs to help with the herding, and to pull sleds when they moved.

Dalmatian

is a breed of dog whose roots trace back to Croatia and its historical region. The Dalmatian is noted for its unique black or liver spotted coat and was mainly used as a carriage dog in its early days.

Doberman Pinscher

is a breed of domestic dog originally developed around 1890 by Karl Friedrich Louis Dobermann, a tax collector from Germany.

English Cocker Spaniel

is a breed of gun dog. Is an active, good-natured, sporting dog standing well up at the withers and compactly built. There are "field" or "working" cockers and "show" cockers.

English Mastiff

is a breed of large dog perhaps descended from the ancient Alaunt and Pugnaces Britanniae, with a significant input from the Alpine Mastiff in the 19th century.

German Shepard

is a breed of large-sized dog that originated in Germany. They are a relatively new breed of dog, with their origin dating to 1899.

Kangal

is a breed of livestock guardian dog, originating from a district in Sivas Province, Turkey. It is of an early mastiff type with a solid, pale tan or sabled coat, and with a black mask.

Beagle

is a breed of small to medium-sized dog. A member of the Hound Group, it is similar in appearance to the Foxhound, but smaller with shorter legs and longer, softer ears.

Boxer

is a breed of stocky, medium-sized, short-haired dogs developed in Germany. Their coat is smooth and tight-fitting; colors are fawn or brindled, with or without white markings, which may cover the entire body, and white.

Saint Bernard

is a breed of very large working dog from the Italian and Swiss Alps, originally bred for rescue. The breed has become famous through tales of alpine rescues, as well as for its enormous size.

Labradoodle

is a crossbred dog created by crossing the Labrador Retriever and the Standard, Miniature or Toy Poodle. The term first appeared in 1955, but was not popularized until 1988, when the mix began to be used as an allergen-free guide dog.

Cockapoo

is a designer dog. It is the cross of an American Cocker Spaniel or English Cocker Spaniel and a poodle.

Chow Chow

is a dog breed originally from northern China, where it is referred to as Songshi Quan, which means "puffy-lion dog". The breed has also been called the Tang Quan, "Dog of the Tang Empire."

Schnauzer

is a dog breed that originated in Germany in the 15th and 16th centuries. The term comes from the German word for "snout", because of the dog's distinctively bearded snout.

Weimaraner

is a dog that was originally bred for hunting in the early 19th century. They were used by royalty for hunting large game such as boar, bear, and deer.

Alaskan Malamute

is a generally large breed of domestic dog originally bred for use hauling heavy freight because of their strength and endurance, and later an Alaskan sled dog.

Pit Bull

is a generic term used to describe dogs with similar physical characteristics. Is considered one of several breeds including the Staffordshire Bull Terrier, American Staffordshire Terrier.

Poodle

is a group of formal dog breeds, they have many coat colors. Originally bred in Germany as a type of water dog, the breed was standardized in France.

Border Collie

is a herding dog breed developed in the English-Scottish border region for herding livestock, especially sheep.

Pembroke Welsh Corgi

is a herding dog breed, which originated in Pembrokeshire, Wales. It is one of two breeds known as Welsh Corgi: the other is the Cardigan Welsh Corgi.

Rottweiler

is a large size breed of domestic dog. The dogs were known as "Rottweil butchers' dogs" because they were used to herd livestock and pull carts laden with butchered meat and other products to market.

Akita

is a large spitz breed of dog originating from the mountainous northern regions of Japan. There are two separate varieties of a Japanese strain, known as the Japanese dog

Dogo Argentino

is a large, white, muscular dog that was developed in Argentina primarily for the purpose of big-game hunting, including wild boar and puma; the breeder, Antonio Nores Martínez

Golden Retriever

is a large-sized breed of dog. They were bred as gun dogs to retrieve shot waterfowl such as ducks and upland game birds during hunting and shooting parties, and were named retriever

Siberian Husky

is a medium to large, dense-coat working dog breed that originated in north-eastern Siberia. The breed belongs to the Spitz genetic family.

American Staffordshire Terrier

is a medium-sized, short-coated American dog breed. They live up to 12-16 years. Their devoted, loyal, tenacious, friendly, courageous, attentive

Staffordshire Bull Terrier

is a medium-sized, short-coated breed of dog. It is an English dog, the fifth most popular breed, and related to the bull terrier. Descended from bull baiting ancestors, it is muscular and loyal.

Basset Hound

is a short-legged breed of dog of the hound family, as well as one of six recognized Basset breeds in France; furthermore, Bassets are scent hounds that were originally bred for the purpose of hunting rabbits and hare.

Dachshund

is a short-legged, long-bodied dog breed belonging to the hound family. The standard size dachshund was bred to scent, chase, and flush out badgers and other burrow-dwelling animals, while

Maltese

is a small breed of dog in the Toy Group. It descends from dogs originating in the Central Mediterranean Area.

French Bulldog

is a small breed of domestic dog. They were bred in the 1800s by lace makers first in England then in France when displaced by the Industrial Revolution. They are playful and affectionate.

Bichon Frise

is a small breed of the show dog group. They are popular pets, similar in appearance to but larger than the Maltese.

Yorkshire Terrier

is a small dog breed of terrier type, developed in the 19th century of England, to catch rats in clothing mills, also used for rat-baiting.

Cavalier King Charles Spaniel

is a small spaniel classed as a toy dog by The Kennel Club. It is one of the most popular breeds in the United Kingdom. Since 2000, it has grown in popularity in the United States.

Jack Russell Terrier

is a small terrier that has its origins in fox hunting; it is principally white-bodied and smooth, rough or broken-coated.

Shih Tzu

is a toy dog breed weighing 5-7.25 kilograms with long silky hair. The breed originated in China. They were officially recognized by the American Kennel Club in 1969. The name is both singular and plural.

Pug

is a toy dog with a wrinkly, short-muzzled face and curled tail. The breed has a fine, glossy coat that comes in a variety of colors, although often black or fawn, and a compact square body with well-developed muscles.

Newfoundland

is a working dog. They can be black, brown, black and white, or the exceedingly rare gray. They were originally bred and used as a working dog for fishermen in the Dominion of Newfoundland.

Pekingese

is an ancient breed of toy dog, originating in China. They are called Lion-Dogs due to their resemblance to Chinese guardian lions

Labrador Retriever

is one of several kinds of retrievers, a type of gun dog. Even-tempered and well-behaved around young children and the elderly, They are athletic, playful, and the most

Havenese

is the national dog of Cuba, developed from the now extinct Blanquito de la Habana. The Blanquito descended from the also now extinct Bichon Tenerife.

Chihuahua

is the smallest breed of dog and is named for the state of Chihuahua in Mexico. Chihuahuas come in a wide variety of sizes, head shapes, colors, and coat lengths.

Shiba Inu

is the smallest of the six original and distinct spitz breeds of dog from Japan. A small, agile dog that copes very well with mountainous terrain, the Shiba Inu was originally bred for hunting.


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