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This list of dog breeds includes both extant and extinct dog breeds, varieties and types. A research article on dog genomics published in Science/AAAS defines modern dog breeds as "a recent invention defined by conformation to a physical ideal and purity of lineage".
List of animal names. Mother sea otter with sleeping pup, Morro Bay, California. In the English language, many animals have different names depending on whether they are male, female, young, domesticated, or in groups. The best-known source of many English words used for collective groupings of animals is The Book of Saint Albans, an essay on ...
Another common usage is to write out any number that can be expressed as one or two words, and use figures otherwise. Examples: "There are six million dogs." (Preferred) "There are 6,000,000 dogs." "That is one hundred and twenty-five oranges." (British English) "That is one hundred twenty-five oranges." (US-American English) "That is 125 oranges."
Certain words in the English language represent animal sounds: the noises and vocalizations of particular animals, especially noises used by animals for communication. The words can be used as verbs or interjections in addition to nouns, and many of them are also specifically onomatopoeic.
A group of Labradoodle assistance dogs. This is a list of common dog crossbreeds.These are crossbreed dogs created deliberately by crossing two purebred dogs.Some are known as designer dogs and are bred as companion dogs, often given portmanteau names derived from those of the parent breeds; others are bred to combine specific working qualities inherent in the parent breeds.
The Rottweiler ( / ˈrɒtwaɪlər /, UK also /- vaɪlər /, German: [ˈʁɔtvaɪ̯lɐ] ⓘ) [ 1 ][ 2 ] is a breed of domestic dog, regarded as medium-to-large [ 3 ][ 4 ] or large. [ 5 ][ 6 ] The dogs were known in German as Rottweiler Metzgerhund, meaning Rottweil butchers ' dogs, [ 7 ][ 8 ] because their main use was to herd livestock [ 3 ...
Today, Rover announced its annual list of most popular pet names drawn from users of its online service. Most of the list, which includes cats and dogs, are classic run-of-the-mill pet names ...
The pronunciation varies in English: variations of the first and second syllables include / ˈ d ɑː k s-/, / ˈ d æ k s-/ and /-h ʊ n t /, /-h ʊ n d /, /-ən d /. It may be incorrectly pronounced as / ˈ d æ ʃ-/ hound by some English speakers. [7] [8] Although Dachshund is a German word, in modern Germany, the dogs are more commonly ...