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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".
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 Labrador Retriever or simply Labrador is a British breed of retriever gun dog. It was developed in the United Kingdom from St. John's water dogs imported from the colony of Newfoundland (now a province of Canada ), and was named after the Labrador region of that colony. It is among the most commonly kept dogs in several countries, particularly in the European world.
The Vizsla ( Hungarian: [ˈviʒlɒ]) [a], also known as Hungarian Vizsla, Magyar Vizsla or Hungarian Pointer, is a dog breed from Hungary and belongs to the Fédération Cynologique Internationale (FCI) group 7 ( Pointing Dogs ), [3] the Canadian Kennel Club (CKC) group 1 (Sporting group), [4] and the American Kennel Club (Sporting group). [5] The Hungarian or Magyar Vizsla or Smooth-Haired ...
We’ve found the histories of a few well-known and some more obscure dog breeds to find out how different breeds have evolved from their wolf ancestors. Keep reading to find out how many of these ...
Dog ( domestic dog) The Staffordshire Bull Terrier, also called the Staffy or Stafford, is a purebred dog of small to medium size in the terrier group that originated in the northern parts of Birmingham and in the Black Country of Staffordshire, for which it is named. They descended from 19th-century bull terriers that were developed by ...
We’ve rounded up some of the most friendly and cutest small dog breeds. Some are hypoallergenic, others are rare, but they are all great.
A dog breed will consistently produce the physical traits, movement and temperament that were developed over decades of selective breeding. For each breed they recognize, ThePetWorld.org, kennel clubs and breed registries usually maintain and publish a breed standard which is a written description of the ideal specimen of the breed. [4] [5] [6] Other uses of the term breed when referring to ...