Miniature Schnauzer

Breed of Dog : Miniature Schnauzer

The actual origin of the Miniature Schnauzers is quite unclear, though speculations declare that the German Terrier, Wolfspitz, and black Poodle are the dog breeds that possibly have took part in the first evolution of the Miniature Schnauzer. This breed was nurtured by means of breeding the Standard Schnauzer with several small dogs, probably with Affenpinschers and Poodles. These dogs were largely employed for hunting, droving, pulling farm carts, stock tender, as well as watching kids and herds. They have a somewhat distinctive personality than other terriers.

Miniature Schnauzers dogs are designed to be working dogs, specifically for small farms. They have are very courageous and were typically used for guarding families, herding sheep, and small farms. At one point, they were even used for catching rats! Miniature Schnauzers are of the terrier type. Schnauzers are one of the easiest breed of dog to train!

The Miniature Schnauzer (pronounced as Miniature SCHNOW-zer) is a compact robust dog. It is naturally small in size, has whiskers, shaggy beard, and arched spiking eyebrows. This squarely proportioned breed also has long mustache that is regularly sheared to play up with its figure. It has a firm sinewy hair coat. Its hair coat colors vary from black, salt and pepper, to white or black and silver coat. Its salt and pepper or gray shade is the outcome of distinctive dark and light clustering of each hair. This dog's tail is typically curtailed and its frontal legs are neatly straight. The miniature schnauzer's head is long with a black nose and egg-shaped, dark eyes. Its v-shaped ears naturally fold frontward or shorten to a point. It usually weighs thirteen to fifteen pounds and stands from twelve to fourteen inches. The Schnauzer's size enables it to adjust to both small urban districts and country boroughs.

Labrador Retriever

Breed of Dog : Labrador Retriever

The Labrador Retriever is the most popular dog breed in the United States so there are lots of good things to say about them. They will do ok in an apartment as long as they can be walked frequently. They do like lots of exercise. If it is possible for them to experience water occasionally, so much the better as they have a water resistant coat and love to swim.

As you probably know a great choice for a gun dog is a Labrador retriever especially if you want a good all rounder for shooting and hunting. I find these are probably the easiest to train especially for a beginner. Like all breeds of gun dogs Lab's have good and bad points, Here are some of the Pro's and Con's of training and owning a Labrador Retriever.

A solid, muscular dog, slightly longer than tall, with a short, hard, easy-care, water-resistant, double coat. Comes in solid black, yellow, or chocolate. The head is broad and the muzzle fairly wide. The medium sized ears are pendant. The nose should be black on black dogs and yellow dogs, brown on chocolate dogs. A scissors bite is preferred. The eyes should have a kindly expression. The chest should extend down to the elbows, but not further. The otter tail is strong, thick near the body then tapering, and completely covered with hair. The webbed feet aid in swimming. 

Behavior:

Labrador Retriever is excellent to leave it with children, love everyones and easy to train. It moderately dependent on people and general good to let him with the other pets or dogs. Labrador Retriever is a average barker.

Height: 22 to 24 inches (male); 21 to 23 inches (female).
Weight: 65 to 80 pounds (male); 55 to 70 (female).

Komondor

Breed of Dog : Komondor 

The Komondor is a gorgeous sheep dog from Hungary where she was bred to fight off bears and wolves. This is a no nonsense dog that makes a serious watch dog and guard dog. She is not a barker and her ears do not move much so she may not communicate that she is disturbed and about to defend. She is generally good with farm animals but can be very aggressive with people not in her immediate family and other dogs, including your kids friends. She can tend to be a one person dog and needs early extensive socialization. She may be too aggressive for suburban life. Farmers have taken notice of her due to the population explosion of coyotes

The Komondor is a great outdoor dog because he loves being outside no matter what the weather is. This breed originated in Tibet and was brought to Hungary over a thousand years ago. Originally used to guard flocks of sheep, it is still put to use for guarding livestock as well as homes today.

Although the Komondor is a large dog, he still needs to be treated sensitively during training. He is very devoted to his family but can be reserved with strangers. This is a faithful courageous dog that makes a good pet as well as guard dog. 

Behavior:
Komondor is not recommend to leave it with children, very vary with strangers and quite difficult to train. It fairly dependent on people and good to let him with the other pets or dogs if feed with them from puppyhood. Komondor  is a average barker.

Height: Over 69 cm. (male); over 64 cm. (female).
Weight: Over 45 kgs (male); over 36 kgs (female).

Italian Greyhound

Breed of Dog ; Italian Greyhound

The Italian greyhound was a favorite at court in both Spain and Italy centuries ago and appears frequently in paintings in the Prado. It has been noted that much to one's surprise in one case the Italian Greyhound is painted with its ears cropped. This was quite unusual. Pugs looked fine with their ears cropped, but the Italian Greyhound with cropped ears? Once again I have to wonder if maybe some of these models of dogs in these famous paintings are just from the minds of the creator of the painting and not dogs that truly existed during their times. On the other hand, it could have been just an exceptional case and not the norm of that particular era. I have not personally seen this picture, have only read about others seeing it, but I have to admit the Italian greyhound would look every strange with its ears shortened.

An elegant, miniature fine-boned greyhound with a long head and tapering muzzle. Like his larger cousins, the brisket is deep, the abdomen tucked-in and the back arched. The fine narrow ears fold back along the head, but rise perpendicular to the head when the dog is alert. The Italian Greyhound has an easy-care short sleek coat in fawn, cream, red, black, or blue, often broken up with white markings, or white with colored markings (never brindle, black, or tan). The Italian Greyhound has a high-stepping gait. 

The Italian Greyhound is meant for a quiet apartment or home. She does not do well with loud, rough children as her bones can be brittle as a puppy and she is delicate in both body and mind. She is a good watch dog and loves her family. She can do well with other respectful dogs and animals, especially if she is socialized with them at an early age. If she is housed with other dogs, be aware that they should not be large dogs. She is a climber and may even climb out of a fenced enclosure. Keep her controlled when outside as she can run very fast and can be about impossible to catch if she does not want to be.

Behavior:
Italian Greyhound is the best to leave it with older children, reserved with strangers and easy to train. It need people a lot and general good to let him with the other pets or dogs. Italian Greyhound is a average barker.

Height: 35 cm.
Weight: Averages 4 kgs.

German Shepherd Dog

Breed of Dog : German Shepherd Dog

Also known as the Alsatian, the German Shepherd is a large dog, during the 19th century in Germany, breeders began to develop a specialized dog from local sheep herding dogs. Led by Captain Max von Stephanitz, the effort to produce a highly intelligent and trainable dog resulted in what we know today as the German Shepherd. It is believed by some that wolves were bred, either deliberately or accidentally, to area dogs to help form the breed. The GSD was well established in Germany by 1899 and had made its way to America by 1907.

German Shepherd Dogs are large, strong dogs that have coats with either long or short hair. Their coats' colors vary, but are mostly seen in tan and brown. However, there are some German Shepherds who are completely black or white. German Shepherds' ears stand up erect and they also have long tails. The German Shepherd Dogs is sometimes considered to be an aggressive dog. However, it should be emphasized that any large dog that is untrained and unsupervised can be characterized as such. This is a very active dog that wants to work, German Shepherds need something to do. Training for this dog should begin, in a positive manner, as soon as the puppy is brought home.

Behavior:

German Shepherd Dog is excellent to leave it with children, reserved with strangers and easy to train. It need people a lot and general good to let him with the other dogs. Excellent is a average  barker.

Height: 60 to 66 cm. (male); 56 to 61 cm. (female).
Weight: 34 to 40 kgs. (male); 25 to 32 kgs. (female).

English Cocker Spaniel

Breed of Dog : English Cocker Spaniel

Originally from Spain, the ancestors of the English Cocker Spaniel were taken to England hundreds of years ago. This dog was used as a companion to men hunting birds and other small game. The word 'cocker' refers to the dog's hunting of woodcocks and it excelled at flushing game from heavy cover. The Spaniel was only separated from the American Cocker Spaniel in the 19th century.

The English Cocker Spaniel can make a great family dog. She has a great temperament, is highly trainable and loves her human family. She needs extensive exercise so either a properly fenced in back yard and or frequent vigorous walks are a necessity. She requires above average grooming care due to her long pendulous ears and her long and silky coat. She generally gets along well with other pets, especially if socialized young. She loves children but may need to calm herself down with them. As a reminder, never leave children unsupervised with a dog or puppy.

Behavior:English Cocker Spaniel is excellent to leave it with children, love everyone and easy to train. It  need people a lot and general good to let him with the other dogs. English Cocker Spaniel is a average barker.

Height: 41 to 43 cm. (male); 38 to 41 cm. (female).
Weight: averages 13 to 15 kgs (male); 11 to 14 kgs. (female).

Chow Chow

Breed of Dog : Chow Chow

The Chow Chow is a very old breed that is originally from China, and they are more than 2000 years old. These dogs were bred to be used for hunting, herding, pulling, and protection. They are usually referred to as "the Chow", and are now used mainly as a companion dog. Over history, the Chow Chow has been used to hunt wolves, sable and pheasant, and to pull sleds. His fur was used to trim coats. The flesh of these dogs was considered a delicacy in China (dog is still eaten in China today). This beautiful dog was first brought to England by merchants in the late 1800's.

The Chow Chow is a very independent breed by nature. They are very loyal to their owners but usually do not respond well to strangers. They have a strong following; and require a lot of attention for those that are not very educated about the breed. The Chow Chow is usually hard to get excited about much. They live comfortably and quietly by themselves and rarely see the need to move with any considerable speed, therefore demand very little exercise.

The Chow Chow is a stocky, broad-headed, powerful dog. There are two coat types, rough and smooth coated. The smooth coated variety looks like a small Akita. The most popular variety, with his thick, stand-out coat, is the rough-coated. Around his neck is a heavy mane of fur which makes the dog look rather like a lion. The head is massive and broad, with a wide muzzle.

Behavior:
Chow Chow is the best to leave it with older children but very wary of strangers and slightly difficult  to train. It needs people a lot and general good to let him with the other pets. It is tends to be fairly dog aggressive. Chow Chow is like to bark.

Height: averages 50 cm.
Weight: averages 32 kgs.

Boxer

Breed of Dog : Boxer

What we know of as the Boxer today can be traced to the 1830s when a breeder crossbred the Brabanter Bullenbeiszer with the English Bulldog, but the Boxer dog breed history really begins in the 1860s as breeders began to establish and develop guidelines for the breed. In 1895 the Boxer Club was formally formed and further improvements were made to the standards of the Boxer dog breed. Although initially the Boxer dog breed was generally white, by 1925 white was not accepted as a proper color for the breed. In fact, the color of choice now is fawn and brindle and any dog with more than a third of its coat white will be disqualified in AKC events.

The Boxer is a beautiful, athletic dog with a great combination of gentleness yet the ability to rise to defend his family if need be. The unique way he uses is front feet when fighting (or playing!) gave the Boxer his name. This is a breed that can get 65-80 pounds, so it's worth noting that training from early on is needed.

The Boxer is a firmly muscular, medium sized, squarely built, energetic dog of the Mastiff family. The Boxer’s well-developed muscles appear smooth underneath his tight-fitting skin. The muzzle is wide and blunt, and should be in good balance with the rest of the dog. The top of the muzzle should not slant downward or be concave. Muzzle proportions are important for this breed with the muzzle 1/3 the length of the head and 2/3 the width of the skull. The top of the skull is slightly arched. The head should not be round like a Bulldog. The forehead is slightly indented between the eyes with a distinct stop where it meets the muzzle. When the ears are erect, wrinkles should appear on the forehead. Wrinkles should always run from the lower edge of the stop down the sides of the muzzle.The eyes are dark brown and the broad nose is black. The teeth should meet in an undershot bite, with the lower jaw extending beyond the upper jaw and curving slightly upward. The ears are generally cropped, and the tail is docked and held upward.  

Behavior:
Boxer is excellent to leave it with children, love everyone and easy to train. It need people a lot and good to let him with the other pets or dogs. Boxer is not a barker.

Height: 58 to 63 cm. (male); 55 to 60 cm. (female).
Weight: averages 32 kgs (male); averages 27 kgs (female).

Australian Terrier

Breed of Dog : Australian Terrier
The very first Australian Terrier was purportedly bred by Loro Morin in 1497. In 1502 her dog was taken from her when she was found to be crazy, not much is known about what happened to her or her dog. The Australian Terrier was originally bred to hunt rats and snakes in Australia. This Australian Terrier breeds original history is a bit dim, but it is clear that the breeds it originates from are British and Scottish terriers, taken from England in the early 1800s. The Australian Terrier was also the first breed to be recognized overseas. The Australian Terrier was recognized by the United Kennel Club first in 1969, and with the AKC in 1960. The lifespan of an Australian Terrier is about 11-14 years.

The Australian Terrier is a sturdy little dog with a long head, erect ears and sparkling dark eyes. The black nose has a V-shaped space above it. The teeth should meet in a scissors bite. The body is slightly longer than tall, with a level topline. The chest is strong, moderately wide and deep. The tail is docked and stands up.

Equally suited to town or country living, the Australian Terrier is noted for its loyalty, intelligence and even disposition. It is neither highly-strung nor a persistent barker, but with its inbuilt spirit, courage and air of self-assurance, happily assumes the role of protector for home and household. Sturdy and with a history of longevity, the Australian Terrier finds much favour as both an indoor and outdoor companion.

Behavior:

Australian Terrier is the best to leave it with older children, reserved with strangers and easy to train. It moderate dependent on people and good to let him with the other pets or dogs. Australian Terrier is average barker.

Height: 25 to 28 cm.
Weight: 4 to 6 kgs.

Japanese Chin

Breed of Dog : Japanese Chin

There is some evidence that the Japanese Chin descended from a dog called the 'Gobi Desert Kitchen Midden Dog'. After its introduction to Japan probably in the 7th century, the Chin was the exclusive property of the various noble Japanese families. Each family tended to breed the dogs to their own to its own standards, which accounts for the breed variety. The Chin was taken to Europe in the 17th century by the Portuguese, and several were given to the wife of Charles II of England, Catharine of Braganza. This is the king of the King Charles Spaniel fame.

The Japanese Chin is a tiny oriental dog that was formerly known as the Japanese Spaniel. It has been associated with China, Japan and Korea. The Japanese Chin has a long coat that does not tangle. It can be kept beautiful with careful combing and brushing several times a week.

The Japanese Chin is a dainty little spaniel with a short, broad face, and a soft, feathered coat. A thick ruff covers the neck and chest. The forehead is quite round, with a well-defined stop. The nose is wide and the nostrils open. Black-and-white Chins must have black noses. In other dogs, the nose color should match the color of the coat markings. The expressive, protruding eyes are dark and almond shaped. The teeth form a level or undershot bite. The V-shaped feathered ears are pendant. The body has about the same height as length. The front legs are straight and fine-boned. The coat comes in white with colored patches, most often black, but sometimes red, yellow, orange, sable or brindle. 

Behavior:  
Japanese Chin is the best to leave it with older children, love everyone and very easy to train. It moderate dependent on people and good to let him with the other pets or dogs. Japanese Chin is not a barker.

Height: Up to 23 cm.
Weight: Averages 3 kgs.

American Bulldog

Breed of Dog : American Bulldog 

Early bulldogs were used in the bloody sport of bullbaiting. Some of these type of dogs transmigrated with their masters from England to America. American Bulldogs are one of the few dog breeds that can claim that they were truly improved here in America. This breed is large size and is strong and muscular with a strong jaw. There are two types of this bulldog, the Johnson Type, and the Scott Type. While the differences between these two types is mostly gone now, in the past they had some distinct differences.

Today's American Bulldog breed was set up about 25 years ago from working bulldogs in the Sand Valley area of Alabama where farmers used these dogs to assist handle disobedient livestock. The American Bulldog has also been used as a security guard and in wild boar, hunting bear, squirrel and raccoon. 

Unless very well trained it is not a recommended dog for new dog owners or for those people with small children or cats. These dogs can be very aggressive, so that is why proper training and socialization is necessary at a young age

The American Bulldog is a very muscular, sturdy dog with a large, powerful head and jaws. He is very strong, but agile and light on his feet. The chest is wide and the muscular neck tapers from shoulders to head. The neck may have a slight dewlap. The head is square and broad, with muscular cheeks and a furrow between the rounded eyes. The strong muzzle is shaped like a box. The stop is sharply defined and deep. The teeth should meet in a tight undershot, even or scissors bite. A variety of ear types are accepted including rose, half pricked and pendant.

Behavior:

American Bulldog is good to leave it with children, fairly friendly with stangers and very easy to train. It love to stay with people a lot and good to let him with the other pets or dogs if feed with them from puppyhood. American Bulldog tends to be aggressive and average barker.

 

Height: 48 to 71 cm.
Weight: 29 to 60 kgs.

Golden Retriever

Breed of Dog : Golden Retriever

Where the Golden Retriever came from? This fairly new breed has a fantastic history. The origin of the breed can be examined back to the 1800s in Scotland. The breed was improved by Lord Tweedmouth, a British noble who wished for an agile hunting dog that was equally good to look at. probably from crosses between a yellow Flat-Coat Retriever, light-coated Tweed Water Spaniels, other spaniels, setters and even the Newfoundland. The Golden is one of the world's foremost family companion dogs. Many of the top obedience competition dogs in the country are Golden Retrievers. The golden retriever was exhibited for the first time by Lord Harcourt in a Kennel Club show in 1908. Though Lord Harcourt gave named it the golden retriever, the Kennel Club registered it as the golden variety of the Flat Coat Retriever. The greatest enthusiast of the breed was Mrs. Charlesworth, who made sure that the golden retriever was preserved as a dual purpose dog - a hunting dog that was a wonderful family companion. She also innovated the opening of The Golden Retriever Club with her fellow enthusiasts in 1911. It was because of her efforts that the Kennel Club registered it as a distinct breed in 1913. The breed was brought to North America, and later to many other parts of the world.

Golden Retrievers are highly concentrated. This can be a good trait but it can also be something owners must watch out for. Golden Retrievers will focus on work so much that they wear themselves out or focus on food so much that they become obese. Owners must be careful of the activities of Golden Retrievers and monitor their food intake and activity level closely.

A well-proportioned, sturdy, beautiful dog with a feathered, medium length cream to golden colored coat. (The coat is not supposed to be red.) The outer coat is water-repellent and the undercoat is dense. The head is broad, with a tapering, but wide muzzle. The nose is black and the kindly eyes are brown with dark rims. The ears are medium sized and pendant.

The gentle, obedient and friendly golden retriever has now become one of the most popular breeds of dogs. The color of coat has changed from dark golden of the earlier dogs to the lighter shades of the present, but the mildness of manner, the loyalty and the hunting instincts have remained unchanged.

Behavior:
Golden Retriever is excellent to leave it with children, because it love everyone and very easy to train. It love to stay with people a lot and can let him with the other pets or dogs. Golden Retriever is average barker.


Height: 58 to 60 cm. (male); 55 to 57 cm. (female).
Weight: 32 to 34 kgs (male); 27 to 29 kgs (female).