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Choosing a Dog
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Dog Breed Characteristic Codes
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| City Dog-CI |
Guard Dog-GR |
Hunting-H |
Pointing-P |
| Herding-HE |
Bite Tendency-BT |
Outdoor-O |
Retrieving-R |
| Defense-D |
Indoors-I |
Water Rescue-WR |
Kid Friendly-KF |
| Guide Dog-GI |
Grooming/Clipping-GC |
Mountain Rescue-MR |
Cold Nature-CN |
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WORKING DOGS Classification used by breeders and kennel clubs to
designate dogs raised by humans to herd cattle and sheep, as draft animals, as
message dispatchers in wartime, in police and rescue work, as guardians of
persons and property, or as guides (see guide dog ) for the blind. The following
20 breeds are designated working dogs by the American Kennel Club:
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Belgian
Sheepdog
O, GR,
H |
Boxer
GI,I,KF.GR,D |
Briard
O,H,KF |
Bull
Mastiff
I,GR,D,KF |
Cardigan
Corgi
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Collie
H,BT |
Doberman
O,GR.BT,D |
German
Shepherd
O,H,KF,GR,
MR |
Great
Dane
I,D,G,KF |
Husky
O,KF |
Komondor
O,H,BT |
Malamute |
Mountain
Dog
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Newfoundland |
Pembroke
Corgi |
| Rottweiler |
Samoyed |
Schnauzer |
Sheepdog |
St.
Bernard |
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SPORTING
DOGSA classification used by breeders and kennel clubs to designate dogs bred for
pointing, flushing, and retrieving game. The following 12 breeds are designated
sporting dogs by the American Kennel Club:
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TOY DOGSA
classification used by breeders and kennel clubs to designate very small dog
breeds for companion dogs, normally kept inside the home at all times.
The following 14 breeds are designated toy dogs by the American Kennel Club:
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