Dogs Club - All about Dogs

Dogs

The dog (Canis lupus familiaris) is a domesticated subspecies of the wolf, a mammal of the family of the order CandaeCarnivora. The term encompasses both feral and pet varieties and is also sometimes used to describe wild canids of other subspecies or species. The domestic dog has been one of the most widely kept working and companion animals in human history, as well as being a food source in some cultures. There are estimated to be 400 million dogs in the world.


Toy Dogs

A toy dog is a very small dog kept as a pet, as compared to a very small working dog, although both pet and working dogs can be very small. When an all-breed association or kennel club divides dog breeds into groups for purposes of competition, the Toy Group contains most of the smallest dog breeds in the club's registry. Although it is called a "Toy" dog the Chihuahua is the worlds smallest breed of dog.

The use of the word "toy" to describe small dogs that belong to a toy breed is redundant and also incorrect, suggesting that the breed comes in different sizes—there is no such thing, for example, as a "toy Chihuahua"; all Chihuahua are toy dogs. (However, some breeds do come in different sizes, such as Poodles, which come in standard, miniature, and toy varieties)

Pekingese

Pomeranian


Chihuahua


Pug

Non Sporting Dogs

Most non-sporting dogs are beloved pets of which owners and breeders always have many pictures to show. This is a category the American Kennel Club created for the breeds of dog that could not be put in one of the other AKC �groups.� The dog breeds in this group are generally kept as pets. Some in this category may have jobs � such as therapy dogs, etc. Most non-sporting dogs are beloved pets of which owners and breeders always have many pictures to show.

Boston Terrier

Poodle

Dalmatian

Bulldog

Sporting Dogs

sporting dog classification used by breeders and kennel clubs to designate dogs bred for pointing, flushing, and retrieving game. These dogs hunt by air scent ,as opposed to most hounds, which are ground scenters—and their quarry is primarily game birds. Included are the pointers, setters, retrievers, and spaniels. Pointers stand with nose and body rigidly still in front of their quarry, thus directing the hunter to its location. The setters were originally trained to set, or crouch, in front of game, the hunter then making the capture with a net. As bird shooting became popular, setters were trained to point. Retrievers find and return killed game to the hunter. Land spaniels spring, or flush, game, i.e., they startle a bird from its cover into flight. Water spaniels and many retrievers are especially equipped, as with a water-repellent coat and webbed feet, for retrieving downed waterfowl. The following breeds are designated sporting dogs by the American Kennel Club

Cocker Spaniel

English Springer Spaniel

Irish Setter



Irish Water Spaniel
Labrador Retriever

Chesapeake Retriever

Golden Retriever

Pointer
Weimaraner

The Hound Group

The hounds are one the oldest groups of dogs, aiding humans by pursuing and catching their quarry. The sight hounds pursue by sight and include the fast-running dogs of greyhound build, whereas the scent hounds pursue by scent and include the more solidly built dogs of general foxhound build. Some breeds hunt by both sight and scent, and a few breeds don't seem like hounds at all. Again, all hound breeds have in common the independent pursuit of mammalian quarry. As such, they traditionally could not wait for the hunter's direction; they led the way

Beagle

Blood Hound

Dachshund

American Fox Hound

Irish Wolfhound

Whippet

Afghan Hound

Working Dogs

A working dog refers to a canine working animal, i.e. a type of dog that is not merely a pet but learns and performs tasks to assist and/or entertain its human companions, or a breed of such origin. In Australia and New Zealand a working dog is one which has been trained to work livestock, irrespective of its breeding.

Eskimo

Boxer

Collie
German Shepherd

Great Dane

Saint Bernard

Newfoundland

Doberman Pincher

Alsatian

Terrier Group

Most terrier breeds were developed in the British Isles. They were used to control rats, rabbits, and foxes both over and under the ground. Some larger terriers were also used to hunt badgers. In fact, the word terrier comes from the Middle French terrier, derived from the Latin terra, meaning earth. The Kerry Blue Terrier and Airedale, however, are particularly noted for tackling river rats and otters in deep water.

Kerry Blue Terrier

Irish Terrier

Bedlington Terrier

Scottish Terrier


Skye Terrier

Schnauzer

Cairn