Dog Breeds

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  1. 2. Their main use was to herd livestock and pull carts laden with butchered meat to market. This continued until the mid-19th century when railways replaced droving. Although still used to herd stock in many parts of the world, they are now also used as search and rescue dogs, guard dogs, and police dogs. (medium and large size dog)
  2. 4. Also known as the wiener dog, badger dog, or sausage dog, is a short-legged, long-bodied, hound-type dog breed. They may be smooth, wire, or long-haired. (small size dog)
  3. 6. A distinctive type of herding dogs, including many related landraces and standardized breeds. The type originated in Scotland and Northern England. They are fairly lightly-built dogs, with pointed snouts. Many types have a distinctive white color over the shoulder (small to medium size dog)
  4. 7. They are a sighthound breed that originated in England, where they descended from Greyhounds. Today still strongly resemble a smaller Greyhound and is part of the Hound group. (large size dog)
  5. 10. A breed of dog in the toy group and is thought of to originated from south-central Europe from dogs of Spitz type
  6. 12. Has a long muzzle. It stands on its pads and is not usually heavy-footed. Ideally, they have an even and graceful gait. Traditionally, the ears are cropped and posted and the tail is docked. However, in some countries, these procedures are now illegal. they have markings on their chest, paws/legs, muzzle, above the eyes, and underneath the tail. (medium to large size dog)
  7. 15. Breed of a retriever-gun dog from the united kingdom that was developed from imported Canadian fishing dogs and is a very popular dog breed especially in the western world.(medium size dog)
  8. 16. Also called continental toy Spaniel its name comes from its characteristic butterfly-like look of the long fringed hair on their ears. (small size dog)
  9. 19. A muscular hefty dog with a wrinkled face and a distinctive pushed-in nose, they were the fifth most popular purebred in the US in 2017 according to the American Kennel Club. ( medium size dog)
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  1. 1. A breed of toy dog, originating in China. Another breed, the Shih Tzu, has its English name derive from the same source as this breed's Chinese name which translates to "lion dog". (small dog)
  2. 3. A breed of herding dog that originated from the Shetland islands of Scotland. (small dog)
  3. 5. The smallest dog breed in the world and is named after the Mexican state. (small dog)
  4. 8. A large scent hound, originally bred for hunting deer, wild boar and, since the Middle Ages, for tracking people. Believed to be descended from hounds. (small to medium size dog)
  5. 9. Similar in appearance to the much larger foxhound breed, they are a scent hound and were developed primarily for hunting hare.(small size dog)
  6. 11. They come in three varieties : standard, miniature ,and toy and is ranked second most intelligent dog right behind the border collie. (can range from small to medium and maybe large size dog)
  7. 13. A breed of hunting dog. It was bred from stock that originated in central Africa. Most of the major kennel clubs in the English-speaking world place the breed in the hound group, specifically in the sighthound type.(medium to large size dog)
  8. 14. A sighthound which has been bred for coursing game and racing, the breed has seen a resurgence in popularity as a family pet. (medium size dog)
  9. 17. Has a wrinkly, short-muzzled face and a curled tail, a nice glossy coat that comes in a variety colors most often light brown(fawn)and black.(small size dog)
  10. 18. The breed belongs to the Spitz genetic family. It is recognizable by its thickly furred double coat, erect triangular ears, and distinctive markings and is very similar but smaller than the Alaskan malamute. (medium to large size dog)