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 Selected Breeds [
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50 Most Popular
Dog Breeds in USA - illustrated, year 2000
AKC Breed Registration Statistics - number of dogs registered in the most recent years
available
Bird Dog Breeds - 18 breeds, Airedales to Weimaraners
Breed
Profiles - a growing collection of
breeds are profiled, with a description and breed resources, including Labrador Retriever,
Chow Chow, Corgi, Siberian Husky, more
Breeds of the Working Group - with
links,from dogbiz.com
Collection of 100 Breeds
- from PetNet in Australia
Discover
Dogs - gundog group, hound group, utility
group, pastoral group, working group and more, from The Kennel Clubs UK
Dog Breeds -
Colored Sketches - with coloring
book printouts
Great Dog Breed Pages
- Akitas to Whippets
Livestock Guardian Dogs - with a breed gallery plus a history of guardian dog breeds written by
Catherine de la Cruz
Molosser
Breeds - Akbash,
Turkish shepherd dog, to Xochaso, farm dog of Madeira, and many other rare breeds
Northern Dogs - Northern and
Spitz dogs, both well known like the Chow Chow and Siberian Husky and rare like the Jindo
and Shikoku
Rare Breeds - listed by the American Rare Breed
Association
Rare Breeds - dozens of little known breeds,
working dogs
Rare Breeds - includes
working dogs, from Dog Owner's Guide
Spitz Breeds - rich
collection of sites on 40+ spitz-type dogs
Versatile
Hunting Breeds -
they point, retrieve, track
Working Dogs & Their Senses
- learn about breeds by their senses and the work they do
Sampling of Working
Breeds [ Top ]
American
Breeds of Dogs - such as the Alaskan Malamute
and the Boston Terrier, and more on each of the 11
American breeds
Australian Breeds
- including Australian cattle dog and
Australian kelpie, from Dogs Downunder
Bearded Collies
- in Germany
Chinook
- sled dog breed created in New England
USA
Finnish Spitz
- in America, with origins and
characteristics
Gordon Setter
- and more on Gordons, Scotland's only national bird-dog
Iceland Sheedog
- another spitz dog, here in Denmark, and another look
at the Iceland
Sheepdog that originated in Scandinavia
Irish Water Spaniel - in Denmark
Japanese Native
Dog Breeds -
Hokkaido, Kai Ken, more
Karelian Bear Laikas - Finnish hunting dog, description & origins and
their work in bear control
programs and more on bear dog
work
Laika
Breeds - Russian hunting dogs
Livestock
Guardian Dogs - pictures of Anatolian Shepherd Dog, Akbash and Kangal Dog, many more
Nederlandse Schapendoes
- a little Dutch shepherd dog
Norwegian Buhund
- history and character as a herding
dog
Portuguese
Water Dog - known in its native land as Cao de Agua
or "dog of the water" or as Portuguese Fishing Dog or the Diving Dog
Scandinavian
Dog Web Sites - click
"racer" for "breeds"
Spanish Dog
Breeds - more than
a dozen recognized breeds
Swiss Dog Breeds
- seven breeds including the Swiss Hounds such as the Lucerne
Hound and and the Bernese Mountain Dog
Ancestral
Dogs, Dog Origins [ Top ]
Dog Origins
from Asian Wolves and
the first peoples in the Americas brought their dogs from Eurasia and the research article in
Science
Canaan Dog & Dingo &
Pariah Dog: explore role of these and other semi-tamed dogs in the
origin of domestic dog breeds
Researchers Find
"Genetic Fingerprints" for 85 Breeds and also find 14 ancient
breeds and three other groups: guarding,herding and hunting
Ancient Breeds - FIVE SITE - a guide to the 14
ancient breeds determined by genetic research, including Afghan Hound, Akita, Alaskan
Malamute, Basenji, Chow Chow, Lhasa Apso, Pekingese, Saluki, Samoyed, Shar-pei, Shiba Inu,
Shih Tzu, Siberian Husky and Tibetan Terrier
Researchers on Dog Origins - brief
bios of many individuals from Julia Clutton Brock to Robert Coppinger to Robert Wayne
whose research and writing helps us understand our canine companions
Alaskan Malamute - ancient dog of
the Arctic
Basenji - the ancient African hunting dog
Broadmouthed Dogs of
Briton - and the
history of bulldogs
Canaan Dogs
- ancient Middle East dogs,
related to the pariah dogs
Carolina Dogs FIVESITE so-called dingoes of North America, perhaps the companions
of the first Americans, and another look at this possibly ancient dog, plus a genetic research project, a profile
in Dog Fancy and an article from Smithsonian Magazine including
the basic mtDNA results, the "great arc of the red dog" and role of thyroxine in domestication
Dingo - the ancient dog of Asia and Australia, arrived "Down Under" more recently than
once thought, 5,000
years ago, and their lack of genetic diversity suggests few dingoes, maybe one pregnant female, made the
trip from Asia. Dingo distribution
in southeast Asia. Is it wild or
feral? And a dingo photo
& profile and more on the dingo
Dog Breed Evolution
- researchers find "progenitor
breeds" for 10 dog types: working/guard,
herding, northern, sight hounds, scent hounds, flushing spaniels, water
spaniel/retrievers, pointers, terriers, and toys; more on 10 types and on the
role of greyhounds
& mastiffs and elkhounds and Maltese & Canaan Dog
type in breed creation
Dog Breed Origins & Evolution
- including comparisons of skulls, from
the Albert Heim Foundation for Canine Research, Switzerland
Dog Origins
- from Digital Dog
Dog
Origins - Stalking the Ancient Dog - from Science News
Dog Origins from Wolves
- including behavior traits, for kids
Dog Origins from Wolves - influential article from Science
The Dog Within Us - article on
domestication of the wolf,
by Sapir Weiss, from Digital Dog
Earliest Dogs
- two skulls found in western Russia, 14,000 years old
Egypt's
Ancient Dogs - spotted dog from the Tombs at Beni-Hassan,
dating about 2200-2000 B.C.
Molosser Breeds
- origins of rare working breeds
Palestine's Ancient Dog
- the Canaan dog, a breed
redomesticated
from the pariah dog, and more breed history
Pariah Dogs of Asia
- with links to the dingo, Thai
Ridgeback, and evidence the Thai Ridgeback type is at least 3,000 years old
Pharoh
Hound - considered
by some the most ancient dog
Primitive & Aboriginal
Dog Breeds -
worldwide listing
Siberian Husky, ancient Asian breed
Spitz Breeds of Asia & Europe
and Nordic Spitz Breeds - a widespread dog family including original German Spitz, Samoyed in northwest Siberia, the Laika Breeds of Russia, and Siberian Husky of northeast Siberia
Thai
Bangkaew Dog - said to be 100 years old, but of ancient spitz type; and Bangkaew pictures, larger photo, dogs & puppies [Thai text] and a
group of 20 stray
Bangkaews train as forest guard dogs
Turkey's Ancient
Dogs - including
Akbash dog, pariah dog
Wolfdogs &
Wolf-like Dog Breeds -
Czechoslovakian wolfdog, Saarloos wolfhond, Kugsha Dog and more
Wolves
- very close relative and source of all
dogs, a scientific view based on molecular genetics held by UCLA Professor Robert Wayne
and more on his
views on dog origins and more on canid
genetics showing why wolves and dogs are now considered the same species
Wolves & Dogs - Robert Wayne's
paper "Molecular evolution of the dog family" and wolf origin of dogs - paper by Wayne
et. al. "Multiple and ancient origins of the domestic dog" and summary of research
Wolves
& Wolfdogs -
discussion, links from The Wolfdogs Resource
Xoloitzcuintli Dog - or Aztec Dog
and origins of this ancient
hairless Mexican dog, and photo gallery
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Assistance, Service Dogs
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Beagles and Labrador Retrievers, German Shepherds, Golden Retrievers,
Shelties and Pembroke Welsh Corgis are among service dog breeds
Bouvier - this
stock dog is now used as assistance, therapy dogs
Dalmatians
- carriage adn fire house dog, more on the Dalmatian
including breed qualities, need for
exercise, plus a look at Dalmatian
qualities
discussing: Can Real Dalmatians Survive The
Movie?
German Shepherds - in action
as an assistance dog, more
Golden Retrievers - assistance, therapy and service dogs
Labrador Retrievers, Golden
Retrievers and Standard Poodles are often chosen as assistance dogs, while Shetland
Sheepdogs, Schipperkes, Miniature Poodles, Smooth Fox Terriers are picked for hearing dogs
Leader
Dogs - German Shepherds, Labrador Retrievers, Golden Retrievers typically trained as
Leader Dogs
Spinone Italiano - temperament good for therapy dog
work, more
Service Dogs -
various breeds, resources
Therapy Dogs
- typical breeds include Retrievers, Newfoundlands, Greyhounds, and Collies
Guarding & Watch Dogs [ Top ]
American Bulldog - its origins in the Southeast United States, and more on the development of modern version of this breed
Chow Chow
- origins in China as a guarding and
hunting dog
Doberman Pinscher
- origins as a police dog, guard dog
German Spitz - various German spitz dogs,
often watch dogs for home and farm, and relatives, plus white German spitz now known in
the United States as the American Eskimo Dog
Jindo - origins in Korea as a
guarding and hunting dog
Keeshond
- barge watchdog and family
companion and breed history and a discussion of breed
history including varied
coat colors
Olde English Bulldogge
- restoring an old working breed
Newfoundlands - lifeguards and therapy dogs, more
Rottweiler
- powerful guarding dog
St. Bernard - a
rescue and life-saving dog, its origins and history
Standard Schnauzer - farm guard dog, as well as an introduction
to the Giant Schnauzer
Tibetan Mastiff - origins as guard dog, war dog, and Tibetan
Mastiff - by
nature a guardian dog
Tosa Inu - guard dog of Japan, and breed history
including pictures of this unique breed
in ceremonial garb
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