"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 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...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.