6 Distinct Classifications of Dog Breeds
A mismatch between the temperament of a breed
of dog and its owners
personality and lifestyle
could potentially lead to
serious consequences.
The best option, leading
to the most pleasant
relationship between dog
and owner, is the one that
matches the personality
and lifestyle of the owner
and the temperamental characteristics of the dog
breed.
This is a list of dog breeds broken down into 6 groups.The Sporting Dogs...The Hound Dogs...The Working Dogs...The Terrier Dogs... The Toy Dogs...and the Non-Sporting Dogs.
This is a type of
dog breed that identifies 24 separate breeds, each of which has been
adapted for hunting. The group includes three breeds of pointers...five
breeds of retrievers...three breeds of setters...ten breeds of
spaniels...and the Vizsla, Weimaraner, and Wirehaired Pointing Griffon.
These dogs were selectively bred for pointing. A handful of the breeds
have been used as guide dogs; only two or three out of the 24 are
natural guard dogs. Most of these dogs need lots of exercise. The
Sporting Dogs include the...Standard
Pointer...German Shorthaired
Pointer...German Wirehaired Pointer...Chesapeake Bay
Retriever...Curly-Coated Retriever...Flat-Coated Retriever...Golden
Retriever...Labrador Retriever...English Setter...Gordon Setter... Irish Setter...American
Water Spaniel...Brittany Spaniel...Clumber
Spaniel...American Cocker Spaniel...English Cocker Spaniel...English
Springer Spaniel...Field Spaniel...Irish Water Spaniel...Sussex
Spaniel...Welsh Springer Spaniel...Vizsla...Weimaraner...Wirehaired
Pointing Griffon.
The Hound Dogs
include 19 breeds more or less conditioned for hunting or tracking game
by sight or smell..The hounds include the ...Afghan Hound...Basenji...Basset
Hound...Beagle...Black & Tan Coonhound...Bloodhound...Borzoi
(Russian Wolfhound)...Dachshund...American Foxhound...English Foxhound...Greyhound...Harrier...Irish Wolfhound...Norwegian Elkhound...Otter Hound...Rhodesian Ridgeback...Saluki...Scottish
Deerhound...Whippet.
The Working Dogs
The Working Dogs
include 30 breeds that are mostly used for herding and guarding, a few
being used as guide and rescue dogs.The Working Dogs include
the...Akita...Alaskan Malamute...Belgian... Malinois...Belgian
Sheepdog... Belgian Tervueren... Belgian Malinois...Bernese Mountain
Dog...Bouvier des
Flandres...Boxer...Briard...Bullmastiff...Collie...Doberman
Pinscher...German Shepherd...Giant Schnauzer...Great Dane...Great
Pyrenees Mountain
Dog...Komondor...Kuvasz...Mastiff...Newfoundland...Old English
Sheepdog...Puli...Rottweiler...St.
Bernard...Samoyed...Shetland Sheepdog...Siberian Husky...Standard
Schnauzer...Welsh Corgi.
The Terriers are made
up of 22 breeds according to The American Kennel Club. Terriers are
used for various tasks including guarding, hunting small animals such
as rabbits, foxes, badgers, and other small predators.
The
Terriers include the...Airedale...American Staffordshire...Australian
Terrier...Bedlington Terrier...Border Terrier...Bull Terrier...Cairn
Terrier...Dandie Dinmont Terrier...Fox Terrier...Irish Terrier...Kerry
Blue Terrier...Lakeland Terrier/Welsh Terrier...Manchester
Terrier...Miniature Schnauzer...Norwich Terrier...Scottish
Terrier...Sealyham Terrier...Skye Terrier...West Highland White
Terrier...Soft-Coated Wheaten Terrier.
The Toy Dogs are small dogs
ranging in weight from 1 to 18 pounds and averaging
around 8 pounds. Many of the smaller Toys have to pampered and
safeguarded because of their size. Basically, they were bred for this
purpose. There are 17 breeds that make up the Toy Dogs. They include
the: Affenpinscher...Brussels
Griffon...Chihuahua...English Toy Spaniel...Italian
Greyhound...Japanese Spaniel...Maltese...Toy
Manchester
Terrier...Miniature Pinscher...Papillon...Pekingese...Pomeranian...Toy
Poodle...Pug...Shih Tzu...Silky
Terrier...Yorkshire Terrier.
The Non-Sporting Dogs group
is basically a mixed category of breeds and
doesn't mean that these dogs are not good sports.They are mainly a
companion dog and possibly a guard or a retrieving dog. This group
includes: Bichon
Frise...Boston Terrier...English Bulldog...Chow
Chow...Dalmatian...French Bulldog...Keeshond...Lhasa
Apso...Miniature
and Standard Poodles...Schipperke...Tibetan Terrier.
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