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CATALOG OF BREEDS | RANDOM BREEDS

Wide cheeks support
short, powerful jaws
Large head Large, button
with wide-set, ears give alert
semierect ears expression

Stocky, muscular body

Dark
muzzle
Short, hard
Short, single coat coat
The shorter, wider jaws and
short, harsh coat of these dogs Size, body shape,
suggest a link with dogs such and color are
as the Staffordshire Bull Terrier suggestive of a
Boxer (see p.90)
(see p.214). The dog on the ancestor
far right is much smaller than
the other two but still has
terrierlike qualities.

Short legs
Dogs can be downsized by selective breeding from the
smallest dogs but short legs may also occur when dogs breed
at random. Short-legged dogs may display achondroplasia High-set ears
(dwarfism), which causes curving of the front leg bones. Dogs covered with wiry hair Large head with pronounced
with short legs can have any type of coat. stop and relatively
short muzzle

Dense double coat
Long, thickly furred typical of spitz dogs
tail carried high

Strongly curved
front legs
(achondroplasia)
Typical terrier
appearance
Hair shorter
on legs than
on body

Semi-long, silky,
tricolor coat
Soft, curly coat
Look and coloring Large, wide-set ears covers head and body
of a Jack Russell
(see p.196), but not
the coat type
Face and body
shape bears a
strong resemblance
to a corgi (pp.58, 60)

Short, smooth
double coat

Leg position suggests
Slightly curved front legs curving associated
with achondroplasia
(dwarfism)

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