DOG CARE - Dog breeds (7 categories)

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Introduction The first task in adopting a new dog is to decide what dog breed best fits your lifestyle, and determine the amount of care that you are able to provide your dog including nutrition, grooming, walking, and general care. According to the Canadian Kennel Club, there are 187 dog breeds, which can be classified into 7 categories: Dog Calendar 2025 available here 1. Herding dogs Herding dogs were initially bred to oversee livestock like herds of sheep, cows, and other livestock. These agile dogs are high energy dogs and need plenty of activity to keep them happy. They are obedient by nature.  Herding dogs include: 1.         Appenzeller Sennenhunde 17. German Shepherd 2.         Australian Cattle Dog 18. Iceland Sheepdog 3.         Australian Kelpie   19. Miniature American Shepherd 4.         Australian Shepherd 20. Mudi 5.         Australian Stumpy Tail Cattle Dog 21. Norwegian Buhund 6.         Bearded Collie 22. Old English Sheepdog 7.         Beauceron 23. Pembroke Welsh Corgi 8.         Belgian Shepherd 24. Polish Lowland Sheepdog 9.         Bergamasco Shepherd 25. Portuguese Sheepdog 10.       Berger des Pyrenees 26. Puli 11.       Berger Picard 27. Rough Collie 12.       Border Collie 28. Schapendoes 13.       Bouvier des Flandres 29. Shetland Sheepdog 14.       Briard 30. Smooth Collie 15.       Cardigan Welsh Corgi 31. Spanish Water Dog 16.       Finnish Lapphund 32. Swedish Vallhund   2. Hound dogs Hound dogs are divided into two groups: the long-limbed dogs that can hunt based on their visual skills, and the scent dogs who hunt based on the scent of the preys that they are hunting in the wild (i.e., rabbits). These dogs will sometimes put aside all their training commands if involved in an exciting chase (i.e., chasing squirrels). Training hound dogs thus requires persistence for best results.  Hound dogs include: 1.         Afghan Hound   18. Miniature Long-haired Dachshund 2.         American Foxhound   19. Miniature Smooth-Haired Dachshund 3.         Azawakh   20. Miniature Wire-haired Dachshund 4.         Basenji 21. Norrbottenspets 5.         Basset Hound 22. Norwegian Elkhound 6.         Beagle 23. Norwegian Lundehund 7.         Black & Tan Coonhound 24. Otterhound 8.         Bloodhound 25. Petit Basset Griffon Vendeen 9.         Borzoi 26. Pharaoh Hound 10.       Drever 27. Rhodesian Ridgeback 11.       English Foxhound 28. Saluki 12.       Finnish Spitz 29. Scottish Deerhound 13.       Grand Basset Griffon Vendeen 30. Shikoku 14.       Greyhound   31. Standard Long-haired Dachshund 15.       Harrier 32. Standard Smooth Dachshund 16.       Ibizan Hound   33. Standard Wire-haired Dachshund 17.       Irish Wolfhound 34. Whippet 3. Non-sporting dogs Non-sporting dogs include a wide variety of dogs who do not fit into the other groups listed here. Non-sporting dogs include: 1.         Bichon Frise 13. Lowchen 2.         Boston Terrier   14. Miniature American Eskimo Dog 3.         Bulldog 15. Miniature Poodle 4.         Chinese Shar-Pei 16. Miniature Xoloitzcuintli 5.         Chow Chow 17. Schipperke 6.         Dalmatian 18. Shiba Inu 7.         French Bulldog 19. Shih Tzu 8.         German Pinscher   20. Standard American Eskimo Dog 9.         Japanese Akita 21. Standard Poodle 10.       Japanese Spitz 22. Standard Xoloitzcuintli 11.       Keeshond 23. Tibetan Spaniel 12.       Lhasa Apso 24. Tibetan Terrier 4. Sporting dogs Sporting dogs have been used for many centuries to hunt game birds. This group includes retrievers, pointers, setters and spaniels. These breeds respond well to training.  Sporting dogs include: 1.         American Cocker Spaniel 20. Golden Retriever 2.         American Water Spaniel 21. Gordon Setter 3.         Barbet 22. Irish Red and White Setter 4.         Blue Picardy Spaniel 23. Irish Setter 5.         Braque d’Auvergne 24. Irish Water Spaniel 6.         Brittany Spaniel 25. Labrador Retriever 7.         Chesapeake Bay Retriever 26. Lagotto Romagnolo 8.         Clumber Spaniel 27. Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever 9.         Curly-coated Retriever 28. Pointer 10.       English Cocker Spaniel 29. Pudelpointer 11.       English Setter 30. Pyrénées Braque Français 12.       English Springer Spaniel 31. Smooth Vizsla 13.       Field Spaniel 32. Spinone Italiano 14.       Flat-coated Retriever 33. Sussex Spaniel 15.       French Spaniel 34. Weimaraner 16.       Gascogne Braque Français 35. Welsh Springer Spaniel 17.       German Long-haired Pointer 36. Wire Haired Pointing Griffon 18.       German Short-haired Pointer 37. Wire-haired Vizsla 19.       German Wire-haired Pointer     5. Terriers Terrier dogs enjoy digging the earth to find vermin and other small game. Training can be successful if the dog is provided with stimulating challenges. Terrier dogs include: 1.         Airedale Terrier 16. Miniature Schnauzer 2.         American Staffordshire Terrier 17. Norfolk Terrier 3.         Australian Terrier 18. Norwich Terrier 4.         Bedlington Terrier 19. Parson Russell Terrier 5.         Border Terrier 20. Rat Terrier 6.         Bull Terrier 21. Russell Terrier 7.         Cairn Terrier 22. Scottish Terrier 8.         Cesky Terrier 23. Sealyham Terrier 9.         Dandie Dinmont Terrier 24. Skye Terrier 10.       Glen of Imaal Terrier 25. Smooth Fox Terrier 11.       Irish Terrier 26. Soft-coated Wheaten Terrier 12.       Kerry Blue Terrier 27. Staffordshire Bull Terrier 13.       Lakeland Terrier 28. Welsh Terrier 14.       Manchester Terrier 29. West Highland White Terrier 15.       Miniature Bull Terrier 30. Wire Fox Terrier 6. Toy dogs Toy dogs were initially bred to go after rodents. Because of their small size, they make great lap dogs. These breeds respond well to training, as they aim to please their owners.  Toy dogs include: 1.         Affenpinscher 14. Papillon 2.         Brussels Griffon 15. Pekingese 3.         Cavalier King Charles Spaniel 16. Pomeranian 4.         Chihuahua (Long Coat) 17. Pug 5.         Chihuahua (Short Coat) 18. Russkiy Toy 6.         Chinese Crested 19. Silky Terrier 7.         Coton de Tulear 20. Toy American Eskimo Dog 8.         English Toy Spaniel 21. Toy Fox Terrier 9.         Havanese 22. Toy Manchester Terrier 10.       Italian Greyhound 23. Toy Poodle 11.       Japanese Chin 24. Toy Xoloitzcuintli 12.       Maltese 25. Yorkshire Terrier 13.       Miniature Pinscher     7. Working dogs Working dogs are employed to perform specific tasks such as guarding homes, businesses or other places. These breeds are loyal by nature and do well in training. Working dogs include: 1.         Akita 19. Greenland Dog 2.         Alaskan Malamute 20. Hovawart 3.         Anatolian Shepherd dog 21. Karelian Bear Dog 4.         Bernese Mountain Dog 22. Komondor 5.         Black Russian Terrier 23. Kuvasz 6.         Boxer 24. Leonberger 7.         Bullmastiff 25. Mastiff 8.         Canaan Dog 26. Neapolitan Mastiff 9.         Canadian Eskimo Dog 27. Newfoundland 10.       Cane Corso 28. Portuguese Water Dog 11.       Doberman Pinscher 29. Rottweiler 12.       Dogue de Bordeaux 30. Saint Bernard 13.       Entlebucher Mountain Dog 31. Samoyed 14.       Eurasier 32. Siberian Husky 15.       Giant Schnauzer 33. Standard Schnauzer 16.       Great Dane 34. Tibetan Mastiff 17.       Great Pyrenees 35. Yakutian Laika 18.       Greater Swiss Mountain Dog     For more information on dog breeds:  American Kennel Club     Canadian Kennel Club                                                    ___________________________________________ © 2024 DogCareResources.com. All Rights Reserved. www.DogCareResources.com