Dog Breeds

Originated from large wolves in sub-arctic regions
- English Mastiff
• Bull Mastiff
• French Mastiff
• Neapolitan Mastiff
• Rottweiler
• Boxer
• Cane Corso

Wolf-like dogs with erect ears and curling tails
• Siberian Husky
• Alaskan Malamute
• Samoyed
• Keeshond
• Chow Chow
• Pomeranian
• Finnish Spitz

Very lean, dolichocephalic, genetically grouped with sheepdog types
• Greyhound
• Saluki
• Whippet
• Afghan Hound
• Italian Greyhound

Dolichocephalic, medium to long coat with medium-build
• Standard Collie
• Border Collie
• Belgian Sheepdog
• German Shepherd
• Australian Shepherd
• Shetland Sheepdog

Medium-sized hunting dogs, ancestral to many European breeds
• German Shorthair
• Vizsla
• Weimaraner
• English Pointer
• Labrador Retriever

Bred to assist hunters in the capture and retrieval of feathered game

Bred to pursue warm-blooded quarry by sight or scent

Bred to assist humans in some capacity

2 types in this group:
• Short-legged → bred to go underground in pursuit of rodents and other
vermin
• Long-legged → bred to dig out varmints rather than burrowing in after
them

group descriptions:
• Companion animals
• Small enough to fit in human lap
• Many coat types and colors
• Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, Chinese crested, Maltese, toy poodle,
havanese, pug, papillon, Pekingese, Pomeranian, etc.

This group was:
• Developed for moving (not guarding) livestock
• Border collie, Collies, Aussie, Belgian Malinois, German Shepherd,
Pembroke Welsh Corgi, Cardigan Welsh Corgi, Puli and Pumi
Highly intelligent and responsive; high level of energy

Group descriptions:
• Diverse group of breeds with varying sizes, coats, personalities and
overall appearance
• Includes: bulldog, French bulldog, poodle (standard & mini), chow
chow, shar-pei, dalmatian, Bichon-fries, Lhasa Apso

dogs that use a herding style where mainly eye contact is used to control livestock

dogs that use physical contact (biting, body-slamming) to move livestock

herding style where the dog keeps livestock within a certain area

Group of living things that can breed with each other

Smaller groups within a species that can still breed but have a number of
physical and genetic differences

no official definition
Stock of animals within a species having a distinctive appearance and typically
having been developed by deliberate selection

"Domestic race of dogs that is selected and maintained by humans with a
common gene pool and a characterized appearance and function"

sporting group breeds that are built for swimming

sporting group breeds that are bred for grass land (game birds)

hound breeds that use explosive speed and wide vision to chase swift prey

hound breeds that rely on their powerful noses to trail

describes this dog's snout length

term for this dog's snout length

term used to describe this type of snout length

increases with larger body size, decreases with larger skull size (brachycephalic large breeds have the strongest, brachycephalic small breeds have the weakest)

• Offspring of the purposeful breeding of
two different purebred dogs (hybrids)
• Not recognized by AKC
• Still considered dog breeds
eg puggle, cockapoo, pomsky

• Created as a ¾ dog and ¼ jackal
• Nenets Herding Laika x golden jackal
• Bred for airport security
• Unique sense of smell