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| x Shih Tzu |
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The Shih Tzu (pronounced /ˈʃiːtsuː/ SHEE-tsoo, from Mandarin [ʂɨ́dzɨ]) is a breed of small companion dog of very ancient type, with long silky fur. The breed originated in China, possibly by way of Tibet. The name is both singular and plural.
Shih...
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| x Patterdale Terrier |
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The Patterdale Terrier is a breed of working dog that originated in the Lake District of Cumbria in Northwest England. The name Patterdale refers to a small village a little south of Ullswater and a few miles east of Helvellyn.
A Patterdale is a...
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| x Golden Retriever |
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The Golden Retriever is a breed of dog, historically developed as a gundog to retrieve shot waterfowl and upland game birds during hunting and shooting parties. As such they were bred to have a soft mouth to retrieve game undamaged and an...
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| x Cavalier King Charles Spaniel |
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The Cavalier King Charles Spaniel is a small spaniel with dark, round eyes that are large but not prominent. The ears are long with abundant feathering, and it has a silky coat, sometimes with a slight waviness that comes in ruby, black and tan, tri...
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| x Norwegian Lundehund |
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The Norwegian Lundehund (Norsk Lundehund) is a small breed of dog of Spitz type, originating in Norway. Lunde means puffin and hund means dog; the dogs were originally used for hunting puffins.
The Norwegian Lundehund is a small, rectangular Spitz...
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| x Newfoundland |
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The Newfoundland is a large, usually black, breed of dog originally used as a working dog in Newfoundland. They are famously known for their giant size and tremendous strength, and for their sweet dispositions, loyalty, and natural water rescue...
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| x Yorkshire Terrier |
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The Yorkshire Terrier is a small dog breed of Terrier type, developed in the 1800s in the historical area of Yorkshire in England. The defining features of the breed are its small size and its silky blue and tan coat. The breed is nicknamed Yorkie...
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| x Bluetick Coonhound |
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The Bluetick Coonhound is a breed of dog. It is a type of coonhound and typically bred in the southern United States.
The overall body style of the Bluetick Coonhound is muscular and speedy, not chunky or clumsily built. The head is carried well up...
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| x English Springer Spaniel |
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The English Springer Spaniel is a breed of gun dog traditionally used for flushing and retrieving game. It is an affectionate, excitable breed with an average lifespan of twelve to fourteen years. Descended from the Norfolk or Shropshire Spaniels of...
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| x Miniature Schnauzer |
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The Miniature Schnauzer is a breed of small dog of the Schnauzer type that originated in Germany in the mid-to-late 19th century. Miniature Schnauzers developed from crosses between the Standard Schnauzer and one or more smaller breeds such as the...
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| x Saarlooswolfhond |
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The Saarlooswolfhond (Dutch for "Saarloos Wolfdog") is an established breed of wolf-dog hybrid.
In 1921, Dutch breeder Leendert Saarloos started crossbreeding a German Shepherd Dog male to a female Eurasian Wolf (Canis lupus lupus). He aimed for an...
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| x Australian Cattle Dog |
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The Australian Cattle Dog is a sturdy, compact, well-muscled and powerful working dog. The head is broad and slightly rounded between the widely set, moderately pointed pricked ears. It comes in blue or red speckled. The blue speckled is with or...
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| x Pekingese |
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The Pekingese has a long, straight-flowing coat that has profuse feathering and comes in all colors. It has a broad head with large, slightly prominent eyes and drooping heart-shaped, long feathering ears. Height: 6-9 inches (30.4-45 cm.), Weight: 8...
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| x Maltese Dog |
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The Maltese is a small breed of dog in the toy group, known for its silky white hair, though many owners of pet Maltese give them a short "puppy cut" for ease of grooming. The Maltese breed is descended from dogs originating in the Central...
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| x West Highland White Terrier |
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West Highland White Terriers, commonly known as Westies, are a breed of dog known for their distinctive white coat. Originating in Scotland, the breed was used to seek and dig out foxes and badgers. This breed is commonly recognised through its use...
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| x Australian Terrier |
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The Australian Terrier is one of the smallest in the Terrier Group. This is a sturdy, short legged, little dog with a rough-textured, weatherproof coat of about 2-3 inches in length. The coat comes in solid red, sandy, or dark or silvery blue with...
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| x Pyrenean Shepherd |
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The Pyrenean Shepherd is a medium-small breed of dog native to the Pyrenees mountains of southern France, bred since at least medieval times for herding livestock, especially sheep. It worked as an active herder together with the Great Pyrenees, who...
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| x Australian Shepherd |
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The Australian Shepherd is a medium-sized dog with a weather resistant coat of medium texture and moderate length. An identifying characteristic is a natural or docked bobtail. The coat comes in blue merle, red (liver) merle, solid black and solid...
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| x Cardigan Welsh Corgi |
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The Cardigan Welsh Corgi (pronounced /ˈkɔrɡi/) is one of two separate dog breeds known as Welsh Corgis that originated in Wales, the other being the Pembroke Welsh Corgi. It is one of the oldest herding breeds.
Cardigan Welsh corgis can become...
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| x Pembroke Welsh Corgi |
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The Pembroke Welsh Corgi (pronounced /ˈkɔrɡi/) is a herding dog breed which is said to have originated in Pembrokeshire, Wales. It is one of two breeds known as Welsh Corgis: the other is the Cardigan Welsh Corgi. The Corgi is the smallest dog in...
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| x Smooth Collie |
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The Smooth Collie is a breed of dog developed originally for herding. It is a short-coated version of the Rough Collie of Lassie fame. Some breed organizations consider the smooth-coat and rough-coat dogs to be variations of the same breed.
The...
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| x Puli |
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The Puli is a medium-small breed of Hungarian herding and livestock guarding dog known for its long, corded coat. The tight curls of the coat, similar to dreadlocks, make it virtually waterproof. A similar looking, but much larger Hungarian dog...
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| x German Shorthaired Pointer |
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The German Shorthaired Pointer (GSP) is a breed of dog developed in the 1800s in Germany for hunting.
The breed is streamlined yet powerful with strong hindquarters that make it able to move rapidly and turn quickly. It has moderately long flop ears...
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| x German Wirehaired Pointer |
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The German Wirehaired Pointer is a griffon type breed of dog developed in the 1800s in Germany for hunting. It became a leading gun dog in Germany in the later part of the 20th century. It is the result of the careful mixing of the griffon, Deutsch...
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| x Weimaraner |
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The Weimaraner is a dog that was originally bred for hunting in the early 19th century. Early Weimaraners were used by royalty for hunting large game, such as boar, bears, deer, and foxes. As the popularity of large game hunting began to decline,...
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| x Rough Collie |
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The Rough Collie is a breed of dog developed originally for herding in Scotland. It is also well known because of the works of American author Albert Payson Terhune, and was popularized in later generations by the Lassie novel, movies, and...
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| x Bearded Collie |
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The Bearded Collie is a medium-sized herding dog with a shaggy coat. This breed has a broad head, short muzzle and a shaggy coat all over the body, even under the chin. The color of the coat changes several times over the life of the dog. The adult...
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| x Korea Jindo Dog |
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The Korean Jindo Dog (Hangul: 진돗개; Hanja: 珍島개) is a breed of hunting dog known to have originated on Jindo Island in South Korea. Although relatively unknown outside Korea, it is celebrated in its native land for its fierce loyalty and brave nature....
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| x St. Bernard |
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The St. Bernard Dog is a very large breed of dog, a working dog from the Swiss Alps, originally bred for rescue. The breed has become famous through tales of alpine rescues, as well as for its enormous size.
The St. Bernard is a very large dog with...
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| x Soft-Coated Wheaten Terrier |
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The Soft-Coated Wheaten Terrier is a breed of dog originating in Ireland. There are four coat varieties: Traditional Irish, Heavy Irish, English, and American. They are considered to be hypoallergenic, a trait popular with allergic or asthmatic dog...
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| x Laekenois |
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The Belgian Shepherd Dog (Laekenois) is a breed of dog, sometimes classified as a variety of the Belgian Shepherd Dog rather than as a separate breed. The Laekenois is not fully recognized in the United States. However, they can be shown in Britain,...
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| x English Cocker Spaniel |
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The English Cocker Spaniel is an alert, compactly built, medium-sized dog with long ears. The feet are round and cat-like with tight, arched toes. It has hair of medium length. The coat comes in solid black, liver or red or parti-color combinations...
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| x Boston Terrier |
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Boston Terriers, also called the Boston bull, are compact and well-muscled dogs. Their faces are broad, with a flat head and short, wide muzzle. The hair is short and comes in brindle and white or black and white and some are born brown and white....
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| x Basset Fauve de Bretagne |
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The Basset Fauve de Bretagne is a short legged hunting breed of dog of the scent hound type, originally from Brittany, a historical kingdom of France.
Bassets Fauve de Bretagne are short legged dogs, 32 to 38cm (+2 cm) in height. They have coarse,...
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| x American Bulldog |
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The American Bulldog is a courageous dog (Canis lupus familiaris). Though larger in size, they are the closest surviving relative of the Old English Bulldog, because they were not altered to as great an extent while in America as their European...
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| x Rat Terrier |
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The Rat Terrier is an American dog breed with a rich and varied background as an all-around farm dog. Traditionally more of a type than a breed they share much ancestry with the tough little mixed breed dogs known as 'feists.' Several private...
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| x Peruvian Hairless Dog |
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The Peruvian Hairless Dog is a breed of dog with its origins in Peruvian pre-Inca cultures. It is one of several breeds of hairless dog. It is not to be confused with the Xoloitzcuintli.
According to the FCI breed standard, the most important aspect...
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| x Irish Terrier |
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The Irish Terrier is a dog breed from Ireland, one of many breeds of Terrier.
The Irish Terrier is an active and compactly sized dog that is suited for life in both rural and city environments. Its harsh red coat protects it from all kinds of...
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| x Sealyham Terrier |
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The Sealyham Terrier is a dog breed, of the terrier type. The Sealyham Terrier was originally developed in Wales.
The Sealyham Terrier derives its name from Sealyham, Haverfordwest, Wales, the estate of Captain John Edwardes, who developed a strain...
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| x Lakeland Terrier |
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The Lakeland Terrier is a dog breed, one of many Terrier breeds, that originated in the Lake District of England as a descendant of the old English Black and Tan and Fell Terriers for the purpose of hunting vermin.
The Lakeland Terrier originated in...
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| x Dandie Dinmont Terrier |
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The Dandie Dinmont Terrier is longer than he is tall with short and muscular legs. The solid head is covered with a distinctive topknot. The unique crisp-textured coat contains a mixture of harsh and soft hair. It comes in two colors, pepper or...
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| x Greenland Dog |
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The Greenland Dog (Danish: Grønlandshunden, "The Greenland's Dog") is a large breed of husky-type dog kept as a sled dog and for hunting polar bear and seal. This is an ancient breed, thought to be directly descended from dogs brought to Greenland...
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| x Perro de Presa Canario |
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The Perro de Presa Canario is a large Molosser-type dog breed originally bred for working livestock. The name of the breed is Spanish, means "Canarian catch dog," and is often shortened to "Presa Canario", or simply "Presa." The breed is also called...
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| x Toy Fox Terrier |
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The Toy Fox Terrier is a small terrier breed of dog, directly descended from the larger Fox Terrier but considered a separate breed.
Toy Fox Terriers are small dogs with a muscular and athletic appearance. Notable characteristic traits include a...
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| x Rowlf the Dog |
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Rowlf the Dog is a Muppet character, a scruffy brown dog of indeterminate breed with a rounded black nose and long floppy ears. He was created (and originally performed and voiced) by Jim Henson.
Rowlf is the Muppet Theatre's resident pianist (as...
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| x French Bulldog |
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The French Bulldog is a small companion breed of dog. The name suggests that France is the country of origin, but, in fact, the Americans and British may have played a larger role in the breed's development. The dogs are commonly called the Frenchie...
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| x Phalène |
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The Phalène is the drop-eared version of the Papillon, a toy breed also known as the Butterfly Dog or the Continental Toy Spaniel (Epagneul Nain Continental).
The Phalène is the earliest form of the Papillon; the appearance of the erect-eared...
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| x Irish Setter |
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The Irish Setter (Irish: sotar rua, literally "red setter"), also known as the Red Setter, is a setter, a breed of gun dog and family dog. The term Irish Setter is commonly used to encompass the show-bred dog recognized by the American Kennel Club...
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| x Irish Red and White Setter |
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The Irish Red and White Setter is a breed of dog, more specifically a setter. It is virtually identical in use and temperament to its cousin, the Irish Setter, but is more often found as a working gundog.
The coat is long and silky, mostly white,...
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| x Kennel club |
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A kennel club (known as a kennel council or canine council in some countries) is an organization for canine affairs that concerns itself with the breeding, showing and promotion of more than one breed of dog. All-encompassing kennel clubs are also...
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| x Kerry Blue Terrier |
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The Kerry Blue Terrier is a breed of dog mistakenly thought to be of County Kerry in South West Ireland; it is actually from Tipperary. In its motherland it is often called the Irish Blue Terrier. Over time the Kerry became a general working dog...
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| x Drentse Patrijshond |
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The Drentsche Patrijshond is a versatile spaniel-type hunting dog from The Netherlands province of Drenthe. Called the Dutch Partridge Dog (or "Drent" for Drenthe) in English, approximately 5,000 dogs are registered with the breed club in the...
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| x Field Spaniel |
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The Field Spaniel is a moderately-sized spaniel, slightly heavier and longer in body than the Cocker. The nose is large, with very open nostrils. The silky coat is generally a solid color, either liver or black. Some dogs have tan markings, and some...
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| x Koolie |
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The Koolie/Coolie also known as Australian Koolie or German Koolie is an Australian dog breed. Specifically, it is a herding dog, a subcategory of a working dog. Koolies have existed in Australia since the early 1800s, established through old photos...
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| x Norwich Terrier |
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The Norwich Terrier is a breed of dog. It originates in the United Kingdom and was bred to hunt small vermin or rodents.
These terriers are one of the smallest terriers (11-12 lb, 5-5.4 kg; 9-10 inches (24-25.5 cm) at the withers), with prick ears...
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| x Spinone Italiano |
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The Spinone Italiano (plural Spinoni Italiani) is an Italian dog breed. However, it should be recognized that the Spinone is a unique, indivisible breed and the correct reference is Spinone (Spinoni plural). Its original purpose was as a versatile...
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| x Fila Brasileiro |
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The Fila Brasileiro (or Brazilian Mastiff) is a large working breed of dog developed in Brazil.
The Fila Brasileiro is a Molosser breed with large bones and loose skin. The breed standard requires males to be between 65 and 75 cm (25.5 inches to 29...
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| x Miniature Pinscher |
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The Miniature Pinscher is a small, compact, muscular dog with square proportions and well-chiseled lines. It has a short coat that comes in red, but may also be black and tan or chocolate. The dog has an unusual high stepping gait. Height: 10-12...
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| x Tibetan Mastiff |
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The Tibetan Mastiff (Do-khyi) is a very ancient breed and type of domestic dog (Canis lupus familiaris) originating with nomadic cultures of Central Asia.
The Tibetan Mastiff also known as Do-khyi meaning 'home guard', reflects its use as a home...
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| x Black Russian Terrier |
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The Black Russian Terrier (Russian: Чёрный терьер) (or simply BRT) is a breed of dog developed originally as a guard dog and police dog. It is rare outside its native country and is just starting to be recognized elsewhere; for example, it is one of...
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