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Collie

Though England has long been accepted as the home of the Collies, the breed was mostly found in the highlands of Scotland in the 18th century. Its origin, however, is still not clear. An accomplished herd dog, Collie has successfully played the role…

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  • Affenpinscher

    The Affenpinscher is a small dog with a square-body, and a monkey like face. It has a ruff and wiry-...

  • Airedale Terrier

    The Airedale Terrier is an intelligent and muscular dog breed. They have long flat head, deep chest,...

  • Akita

    The Akita is packed with incredible strength and endurance. This breed of dog features a heavy, broa...

  • Alaskan Malamute

    The Alaskan Malamute is a strong and powerful dog. It is heavily-boned, well-muscled, and has a deep...

  • American Bulldog

    A medium-sized dog with great physical strength, American Bulldogs are more agile and swifter than t...

  • American Eskimo Dog

    Most of the American Eskimos are of white or white & biscuit cream color, with brown eyes and a comp...

  • American Foxhound

    These tall, light-colored breed has a keen sense of smell, and are fast chasers. They have long stra...

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  • Anatolian Shepherd Dog

    The Anatolian Shepherd Dog has a large head with a well-proportioned body. A rectangular muzzle, whi...

  • Australian Cattle Dog

    The Australian Cattle Dog has a slightly rounded, broad head; somewhat pointed pricked ears, longer ...

  • Australian Kelpie

    The Australian Kelpie has a long and narrow head, a muscular body with strong limbs, a broad chest, ...

  • Australian Shepherd

    A medium-sized dog, the Australian Shepherd is longer than taller, and has a coat that is moderately...

  • Australian Silky Terrier

    The Silky Terrier is compact, fine-boned dog with long hairs. The dog features erect ears, longer bo...

  • Australian Terrier

    The Australian Terriers are rather bold and an affectionate breed of dog. They feature a long head, ...

  • Basenji

    The Basenji is a stunning small dog with a graceful and athletic body. It has long legs, muscular th...

  • Basset Hound

    The Basset Hounds are rather large and bulky breed of dogs, which is because they possess more bones...

  • Beagle

    Beagles are small; two types of Beagles are recognized — one that is under 13 inches, and the other ...

  • Bearded Collie

    The Bearded Collies have an agile body and are a medium-sized dog breed. The dog has a hairy weather...

  • Beauceron

    Up to 27½” tall, the Beauceron is muscled and powerful. Muzzle and skull of the same size; horizonta...

  • Bedlington Terrier

    Exhibiting a unique bouncy gait, an adult Bedlington Terrier can generally grow up to height of 15–1...

  • Belgian Malinois

    A muscular dog, with agile movements, the Belgian Malinois’s tail is as long as its body. Dark brown...

  • Belgian Shepherd Dog

    The dogs’ body is well-proportioned and well–built with straight, parallel front legs and round feet...

  • Belgian Tervuren

    The Belgian Tervurens usually come in shades of fawn-mahogany and a long coat with black mask and ov...

  • Bernese Mountain Dog

    The dog is known for its moderately long black coat with symmetrical markings of rust and white. Nor...

  • Black and Tan Coonhound

    The Black and Tan Coonhound is a large, powerful working hound with a very well-proportioned body an...

  • Black Russian Terrier

    A well developed, muscular structure, the Black Russian Terrier is longer than it is tall. Blocky he...

  • Bloodhound

    Bloodhound is a powerful dog with a high skull, well muscled neck, long muzzle, powerful shoulders, ...

  • Border Collie

    The dog has a flat skull, dark brown oval eyes, long tail that reaches to the hock and a muzzle that...

  • Border Terrier

    Though small in size, the Border Terrier physique is fairly strong. The dog coat, which is coarse ou...

  • Borzoi

    The dog is comparatively tall, with a long and narrow head. It has a strong jaw line, big black nose...

  • Boston Terrier

    The breed has a body that is rather compact in square built and is short in appearance. The dog has ...

  • Bouvier des Flandres

    A rugged appearance, with a powerfully built body, the Bouvier des Flandres’s most prominent physica...

  • Boxer

    The Boxer has a well-composed look and a shiny coat tightly attached to its body. Built on a square ...

  • Briard

    The Braird has a well-built body. Its tail is long and feathery and resembles a crochet hook towards...

  • Brittany Spaniel

    The Brittany Spaniel is medium-sized and has a compact body with fairly long legs. This extremely at...

  • Brussels Griffon

    Brussels Griffon is small and flat-faced, with thick set, strong body. The striking physical feature...

  • Bull Terrier

    The Bull Terrier has a short, thick coat with a strikingly awesome combination of colors; pure white...

  • Cairn Terrier

    A powerful, courageous and well-built dog, the Cairn Terrier has a beautiful, luxuriant bushy outer ...

  • Canaan Dog

    The Canaan Dog is of medium-built and has a sturdy body. The breed has a typical pariah dog appearan...

  • Cane Corso

    An epitome of strength and endurance, Cane Corso is a powerful dog with strong muscles and indubitab...

  • Cardigan Welsh Corgi

    A low set, long dog, the Cardigan Welsh Corgi has a fox-like appearance, and is powerful and sturdy,...

  • Cavalier King Charles Spaniel

    The Cavalier King Charles Spaniel has a long face with a flat skull and a small and tiny depression ...

  • Cesky Terrier

    Cesky terriers are strongly built and have an agile and robust body made complete with thick soft co...

  • Chesapeake Bay Retriever

    This breed has a peculiar body structure with a muscular body, broad round head and an ordinary muzz...

  • Chihuahua

    Chihuahua’s are courageous, bold, lively and saucy. They are the shortest dog breeds ever known to m...

  • Chinese Crested

    The Hairless and the Powderpuff varieties of the Chinese Crested may appear like different breeds; h...

  • Chinese Shar-Pei

    A compact, medium-sized dog, the Chinese Shar Pei has a square profile. Its defining physical charac...

  • Chow Chow

    Chow-chows are broad headed with a flat skull. They have thick, dense coats in shades of blue, black...

  • Cocker Spaniel

    The American Cocker Spaniel stands out from the rest with its unique features like hanging ears, rou...

  • Collie

    An elegant dog with a symmetrical body, Collie is one of the most good-looking dog breeds. It has a ...

  • Curly-Coated Retriever

    An athletic and large breed, the Curly-Coated Retriever has crisp, curly coat, as its name suggests....

  • Dachshund

    The breed comes in 3 varieties – the long haired, short haired and the wired haired. When the wired ...

  • Dalmatian

    The puppies are all white at the time of birth and develop their spots within 10 – 14 days. It has a...

  • Doberman Pinscher

    A muscular, medium-sized body with a square profile, the Doberman Pinscher has a broad chest, short ...

  • English Cocker Spaniel

    A medium built, compact god, the English Cocker Spaniel has long ears that reach the nose when pulle...

  • English Foxhound

    The English Foxhound is an athletic hound with a long muzzle and wide skull. This breed of dog has v...

  • English Setter

    English Setters are gorgeous dogs with a trim body and an exceptional speckled coat. It has a wavy, ...

  • English Springer Spaniel

    The English Springer Spaniel is a solidly built, medium sized dog with long hanging ears. The tail i...

  • English Toy Spaniel

    The English Toy Spaniel is a sturdy breed of dog. The dog has very large round eyes, which is always...

  • Field Spaniel

    The Field Spaniel is a bit on the heavier side when compared to the Cocker Spaniel. This breed also ...

  • Finnish Spitz

    The breed has a fox-like look. Finnish Spitz has dark, almond shaped eyes, pointed muzzle, black nos...

  • Flat-Coated Retriever

    The Flat-Coated Retriever long and sleek head, wide muzzle, and dark brown or hazel colored eyes. Th...

  • French Bulldog

    A short, compact body, the French Bulldog is muscular, has a snub nose, “bat” ears, and a strong bon...

  • German Pinscher

    A powerful body with a square profile, the German Pinscher has a prominent occiput; dark, oval eyes;...

  • German Shepherd Dog

    The German Shepherd dog has a well-built, slightly elongated body with erect ears, straight forelegs...

  • German Shorthaired Pointer

    The German Shorthaired Pointer is a well-balanced dog of medium size. The breed either has a square ...

  • German Wirehaired Pointer

    A medium-sized, muscular dog, the German Wirehaired Pointer is sturdily built; has a wire-like, weat...

  • Giant Schnauzer

    The breed has a square-built body with a strong and arched neck, large black nose, oval eyes, shaggy...

  • Glen of Imaal Terrier

    A medium sized working terrier, the Glen of Imaal Terrier has a strong head with dark, round eyes, r...

  • Golden Retriever

    The breed has a well-balanced body with a broad head, tapering muzzle, brown eyes with dark rims and...

  • Gordon Setter

    The Gordon Setter has a sturdy body with straight front legs. It has dark oval eyes, feathered tail,...

  • Great Dane

    The breed has a muscular body with straight legs, long muscular neck and an elongated head. The Grea...

  • Greater Swiss Mountain Dog

    The Greater Swiss Mountain Dog is a large and muscular dog, with a sturdy appearance, being longer t...

  • Great Pyrenees

    The Great Pyrenees is widely recognized by its pure white, fluffy coat. The coat, however, can also ...

  • Greyhound

    Greyhound has a body that is built for speed. It has deep chest, curved spine, small rose ears, dark...

  • Harrier

    A smaller version of the English Foxhound, the Harrier has a muscular body, fit for hunting hound. S...

  • Havanese

    A small dog with a fluff of tresses all over its body, the Havanese has silky, wavy fur; a plumed ta...

  • Hungarian Vizsla

    The breed comes in smooth-haired and wirehaired varieties, with differing coat texture. Hungarian Vi...

  • Ibizan Hound

    An athletic breed, with a graceful appearance, the Ibizan Hound is a hardy dog. Upright ears; amber ...

  • Irish Setter

    The Irish Setter is a small and hairy breed that gives a slightly stretched out impression. The coat...

  • Irish Terrier

    The Irish Terrier has a long head with the flat skull, narrowing between the eyes and ears. The bree...

  • Irish Water Spaniel

    The breed is identified as the largest of the spaniels. Its head is slightly larger in proportion to...

  • Irish Wolfhound

    The Irish Wolfhound is a huge, and one among the world’s tallest and largest breeds. The dog is hair...

  • Italian Greyhound

    A tucked stomach, deep chest, long legs and neck–these are some of the characteristics of the Italia...

  • Jack Russell Terrier

    This compact hunting partner has a well-built appearance. Sized just over a foot to fit into any of ...

  • Japanese Chin

    A breed belonging to the “toy” category, the Japanese Chin is recognized by its profuse long hair th...

  • Keeshond

    In appearance the Keeshond can easily be mistaken for Samoyed, Chow Chow, Elkhound, and Pomeranian. ...

  • Kerry Blue Terrier

    The Kerry Blue Terrier is a well-built dog of moderate size. The dog is black in color at the time o...

  • Komondor

    The Komondor is a massive dog with profuse, corded hair that covers it completely. The breed is musc...

  • Kuvasz

    The Kuvasz is a well-built, large dog that is white in color and has a very good looking head. It ha...

  • Labrador Retriever

    The typical Labrador Retriever is sturdy and gives an athletic impression. It has a large head, thic...

  • Lakeland Terrier

    A solid and squarely proportioned dog, the Lakeland Terrier has a thick coat. The dog has sturdy jaw...

  • Lancashire Heeler

    A small, compactly-built dog, the Lancashire Heeler has disproportionately short legs in comparison ...

  • Lhasa Apso

    The pretty, little Lhasa Apso has long, heavy double coat drapes over its body, patterned in a multi...

  • Löwchen

    The Löwchen’s head with an abundant mane like that of a lion has earned it the name little lion dog....

  • Maltese

    A dog which belongs to the toy group, the Maltese is covered from head to foot with a beautiful, lux...

  • Manchester Terrier

    The Manchester Terrier is a small, black dog with a black coat that has rick mahogany markings. The ...

  • Mastiff

    Strong and massive in size, the Mastiff has a well-proportioned body and is about 30 inches high at ...

  • Miniature Bull Terrier

    No smaller than 10 inches, the Miniature Bull Terrier is just like the Standard Bull Terrier but muc...

  • Miniature Pinscher

    A small, squarely-built, muscular dog, the Miniature Pinscher has straight front legs, small, catlik...

  • Miniature Schnauzer

    A little hairy dog, with heavy whiskers and leg furnishings, the Miniature Schnauzer possesses a dis...

  • Neapolitan Mastiff

    The Neapolitan Mastiff is massive in size, and is longer than it is tall. The head is large in compa...

  • Newfoundland

    The Newfoundland is a majestic, powerful, and massive dog with a broad heavy head, short, wide and s...

  • Norfolk Terrier

    The Norfolk Terrier has a short, powerful body, strong legs, a fox like muzzle, big solid teeth, dar...

  • Norwegian Elkhound

    The hardy Norwegian Elkhound has a square profile and a close coupled body. Its head is broad at the...

  • Norwich Terrier

    A dog with a short, powerful, well-built body, the Norwich Terrier has strong legs, a fox-like muzzl...

  • Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever

    The Toller is a muscular, compact dog that is athletic and had a deep chest. Fox-like, wedge-shaped...

  • Old English Sheepdog

    This breed has a square built, well-balanced muscular body. It also has a square head, profusely cov...

  • Otterhound

    Otterhounds have webbed feet, eyes with pitch dark iris, a rosy conjunctiva and dangling ears. Their...

  • Papillon

    This breed has a cute and intelligent expression with its short pointed muzzle. Papillons grow to an...

  • Parson Russell Terrier

    A small yet athletic dog, the Parson Russell Terrier is mainly white and has tan, brown or reddish b...

  • Pekingese

    Quite aptly to its name the ‘Chinese lion dog’, the dog has abundant hair that lends it an uncanny r...

  • Pembroke Welsh Corgi

    Pembroke Welsh Corgis are low, stocky dogs with long backs and short legs. Despite their short statu...

  • Petit Basset Griffon Vendeen

    Petit basset griffon vendeens have a well-balanced body and intelligent looking eyes. They have narr...

  • Pit Bull

    The Pit Bull is a very muscular, stocky, yet agile dog which is extremely strong for his size. The s...

  • Pointer

    Pointers normally come in color combinations of liver and white, lemon and white, black and white, o...

  • Pomeranian

    Pomeranian is a cute fluffy dog that easily catches the fancy of all dog lovers. They have bright lu...

  • Poodle

    The dog has profuse curly coat with long, flat drooping ears, a long head, a round skull and a squar...

  • Portuguese Water Dog

    Portuguese water dogs have an elongated muscular body with long briskets and a broad chest. They hav...

  • Pug

    It has a short durable coat and a glossy under coat that comes in hues of fawn, black, apricot and s...

  • Rat Terrier

    A small but compact dog with muscular body, Rat Terrier has strong shoulders and powerful legs. Its ...

  • Rhodesian Ridgeback

    Recognized as one of the best hunter breeds, the Rhodesian Ridgeback has a well-built athletic physi...

  • Rottweiler

    The Rottweiler is a medium sized bulky dog with a muscular body. It has a deep broad chest. The coat...

  • Saint Bernard

    These excellent rescue dogs are large in appearance with sturdy muscular body. There are two varieti...

  • Saluki

    Of aristocratic breed, the Saluki has a dignified look. It has a thin and lean physique with a narro...

  • Samoyed

    Originally bred as a working dog, Samoyed has a compactly built muscular body and commendable endura...

  • Schipperke

    The Schipperke is a small tailless dog, yet tough and hard in attitude. The dog has a double coat th...

  • Scottish Terrier

    The Scottish Terrier possesses a well-built, athletic, strong body, short legs, pricked ears, almond...

  • Sealyham Terrier

    The Sealyham Terrier has a dome shaped skull, powerful jaws, long, muscular neck, dark, round eyes, ...

  • Shetland Sheepdog

    A powerful, swift and lightly-built dog, the Shetland Sheepdog has a long head, well-rounded muzzle ...

  • Shih Tzu

    Glamorous in appearance, the Shih Tzu possesses a long, flowing mane-like coat, a round head with ab...

  • Siberian Husky

    A medium-sized breed, the Siberian Husky is 20-24 inches tall and weighs around 55 pounds. The dog i...

  • Standard Schnauser

    A strongly built dog with a muscular body, the Standard Schnauzer has a proportional body and a rect...

  • Tibetan Spaniel

    The Tibetan Spaniel possesses a small head proportionate to its body, emotive oval dark brown eyes, ...

  • Tibetan Terrier

    A medium-sized powerfully built dog, Tibetan Terrier has sheepdog’s looks. The breed is well-balance...

  • Weimaraner

    Weirmaners have a short and sleek coat in shades of gray with a slight splash of white towards the c...

  • Welsh Springer Spaniel

    Welsh springer spaniel has a medium sized body with silky dark, red and white coat. The slightly rou...

  • Welsh Terrier

    Welsh terrier has a muscular body with a flat rectangular head and a squared off muzzle. The wiry co...

  • West Highland White Terrier

    Westies have a shiny, dense coat two inches thick without curls. Thick dense hair frames the face of...

  • Whippet

    Visibly a sporting hound, the Whippet has an elegant body structure. It is slender, tough, and athle...

  • Yorkshire Terrier

    A beautiful tiny toy, the Yorkshire Terrier has long and silky coat that parts along the spine and f...