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Identifying dogs

D     —from the tiny chihuahua
to the giant Irish wolfhound. The American Kennel Club
recognizes 150 breeds of dog and divides them into seven
groups, according to the use for which the breed was
originally developed.

HEAD SHAPES

Long-headed dogs
have long, often
tapering noses.
Round-headed breeds
have a short nose.
Square-headed dogs
The borzoi has
have a step between long, powerful
the muzzle and the jaws.
forehead. It is known
as the “stop.” A pug has a
very flat face.
A beagle has a
square muzzle.
Square head Rounded head Long head

Greyhounds Racing greyhounds
COAT TYPES have excellent wear a coat
vision. showing their
number.
Short-haired dogs have a smooth
coat. Most long-haired breeds have a
thick undercoat with a longer coat on
top. Wire-haired dogs have a short
undercoat with longer, wiry
hairs on top.
A few breeds
have a corded,
felt-like coat.

Long-haired Short-haired
Old English Entelbuch
sheepdog mountain dog
H
For a long time, people have
Wire-haired bred dogs to help catch other
schnauzer N- 
animals. Some extremely fast
hounds, such as the This group contains a wide
greyhound, whippet, or saluki, variety of different dogs, bred
are “sight” hounds, which for specific functions not
means that they chase things included in the working or
that they can see. Other sporting categories.
hounds, such as bloodhounds, Japanese noblemen bred
beagles, and bassets have great the akita, for example, to
stamina and pursue by scent help them hunt bears, wild
rather than by sight. boar, and deer. Nowadays
the akita is used mainly as a
Hungarian puli guard dog. The Dalmatian
was a carriage dog—it
Dalmatian puppies are trotted along between the
colored pure white when back wheels of a carriage
they are born; their spots in order to put off any
develop as they grow.
potential attackers.

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