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    This article lists the most popular dog breeds by registrations in the US. Note: registrations shown are not the same as annual registrations, or as living...
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    registration figures, since at least 1998, the breed has ranked among the top fifty most popular breeds in the United States, and the current fashion for...
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    boxer is now the 11th-most popular dog breed in the United States. The head is the most distinctive feature of the Boxer. The breed standard dictates that...
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    spitz breeds. Historically, they were used by matagi for guarding and the hunting of bears. The Akita is a powerful, dominant and loyal breed, commonly...
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  • The following is a list of extinct dog breeds, varieties, landraces and types. Cummins (2001), p. 14. Fogle (2009), p. 257. Morris (2001), p. 666. Hancock...
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    Dalmatian is a breed of dog with a white coat marked with dark-coloured spots. Originally bred as a hunting dog, it was also used as a carriage dog in its early...
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    St. Bernard is recognized internationally today as one of the molosser breeds. It is a giant dog. The coat is smooth being close and flat. The colour is...
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    those of the parent breeds; others are bred to combine specific working qualities inherent in the parent breeds. Dog crossbreed List of dog breeds Mongrel...
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    bred out of breeds with a high preponderance. The test is only recommended for predisposed breeds, but can be performed on DNA samples from any dog, collected...
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    In law, breed-specific legislation (BSL) is a type of law that prohibits or restricts particular breeds or types of dog. Such laws range from outright...
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    trading a dog, and attending a fight as a spectator. Senoussi, Zoubida (9 August 2018). "Moroccan Government Unveils Final List of Banned Dog Breeds". Morocco...
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    Pit bull (redirect from Bully breeds)
    American Bulldog, along with any crossbred dog that shares certain physical characteristics with these breeds. In other countries, including the United...
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    countries as the next most popular breeds, the German shepherd dog and Golden retriever. They are the most popular breed of assistance dog in the United States...
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    Dogs are the most variable mammal on Earth, with artificial selection producing upward of 360 globally recognized breeds. These breeds possess distinct...
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    Welsh Corgi (redirect from Corgi dog)
    ancestor of the Swedish Vallhund. The Pembroke is the more popular of the two, yet still appears on the Kennel Club's vulnerable dog breeds of the United...
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    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...
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    59th of 79 breeds assessed for intelligence by Stanley Coren. Lap dog List of dog breeds "small dogs were also kept as household pets. The commonest of these...
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    It was the breed's ability to hunt bears that earned the breed its name. The Karelian Bear Dog is among the top 10 most common dog breeds in Finland....
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    Australian Shepherd (category Dog breeds originating in the United States)
    Originally used solely as a herding dog, the Australian Shepherd has become one of the most popular companion dog breeds in North America. The Australian...
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    Mongrel (redirect from Mixed breed dog)
    must be a mix of defined breeds may stem from an inverted understanding of the origins of dog breeds. Purebred dogs have been, for the most part, artificially...
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    now commonly kept as pets; in 2013 it was in twelfth place on a list of the breeds most frequently registered worldwide. The first reference to the word...
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  • coat, however a wide range of dog breeds and landraces may be used. The use of ratting dogs is widely considered to be the most environmentally friendly...
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    it has become one of the most popular dog breeds in India. It is recorded in history that during the Poligarh wars of Karnataka and Tipu Sultan from...
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    Himalayan Sheepdog (redirect from Gaddi dog)
    than most of the breed and resemble a larger, longer-haired black Labrador Retriever. In 2005 the Himalayan Sheepdog was one of four Indian dog breeds featured...
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    Bernese Mountain Dog (German: Berner Sennenhund) is a large dog breed from Bern, Switzerland and the Swiss Alps, being one of the four breeds of Sennenhund-type...
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    Rat Terrier (redirect from Rat dog)
    The Rat Terrier is an American dog breed with a background as a farm dog and hunting companion. They share much ancestry with the small hunting dogs known...
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    secured with plain elastic bands. Dogs portal List of dog breeds Lap dog Rare breed (dog) Companion Dog Group Toy Group "Get to Know the Havanese", American...
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    Entlebucher Mountain Dog is a medium-sized herding dog, it is the smallest of the four regional breeds that constitute the Sennenhund dog type. The name Sennenhund...
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    Scottish Terrier (redirect from Scottie dog)
    is a breed of dog. Initially one of the highland breeds of terrier that were grouped under the name of Skye Terrier, it is one of five breeds of terrier...
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    of Greater Swiss Mountain Dog and the Bernese Mountain Dog. The four breeds of Sennenhund, with the original breed name followed by the most popular English...
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