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Breed Details
Breed Name:
Curly-Coated Retriever
Breed Category:
Dog
Description:
The Curly Coated Retriever (often referred to as a Curly) is a breed of dog originally bred in England for upland bird and waterfowl hunting. It is the tallest of the retrievers and is easily distinguishable by the mass of tight curls covering its body. Curly Coated and Wavy Coated (now known as the Flat-Coated Retriever) were the first two recognized retriever breeds, established as early as 1860
Life Expectancy:
9-14 years
Weight:
70-90 lb
Height:
25 - 27 in
Color:
solid black and solid liver (brown).
Breed Details
Breed Name:
Dachshund
Breed Category:
Dog
Description:
Dachshunds come in two sizes, standard and miniature. Otherwise known as the "sausage dog breed," the Dachshund has a low, long and muscular body, enabling it to move freely in a tunnel or den without sacrificing jaw and body strength it needs to overcome its quarry. Agile and with great stamina, Dachshunds have three types of coats, smoothhaired, longhaired and wirehaired, each providing a different level of protection against the weather. The Dachshund dog breed has a pleasant, energetic expression.
Life Expectancy:
12-14 years
Weight:
16 to 32 pounds
Height:
8 inches
Color:
Dachshunds can be any colors, except white.
Breed Details
Breed Name:
Dalmatian
Breed Category:
Dog
Description:
Popular beyond what you would otherwise expect (because of the Disney movies) the Dalmatian is a strong and muscular, athletic dog breed with a great deal of energy. It is especially suited as a jogging companion due to its need for exercise.
Life Expectancy:
12-14 years.
Weight:
40 to 60 pounds
Height:
22 inches to 24 inches
Color:
Dalmatians have white coats with either black or liver spots.
Breed Details
Breed Name:
Dandie Dinmont Terrier
Breed Category:
Dog
Description:
This small terrier has a topknot of hair on its head and slightly protruding hazel eyes. Longer than it is tall, the dandie dinmont terrier has a large head in proportion to the rest of its body. Their chest is almost as low as its front legs and gets more tucked in as it approaches the back legs.
Life Expectancy:
12-15 years.
Weight:
18-24 pounds (8-11 kg.)
Height:
8-11 inches (20-28 cm.)
Color:
Dandie Dinmont Terriers come in pepper(pepper born black and tan and eventually turn into silver) or mustard (born dark brown and lighten into red).
Breed Details
Breed Name:
Doberman Pinscher
Breed Category:
Dog
Description:
The Doberman Pinscher dog breed has a compact, muscular and powerful body. Proud, alert, athletic, with endurance and speed. Devoted and fearless, the Doberman Pinscher is universally known as a "police dog" for its duty on the German Front during World War I.
Life Expectancy:
10-12 years
Weight:
66 to 88 pounds.
Height:
26 inches to 28 inche
Color:
Doberman Pinschers are typically solid black, brown, blue and fawn with rust markings on the head, body and legs.
Breed Details
Breed Name:
Dutch shepperd
Breed Category:
Dog
Description:
The German Shepherd Dog is a strong, agile dog, and possesses one of the keenest noses in the dog world. Unsurpassed as a working dog, German Shepherd Dogs are the original "drug dogs," and can easily adapt to both protection and police work. Smart and protective, the German Shepherd Dog truly bonds with its family and can suffer separation anxiety when boarded.
Life Expectancy:
10-12 years.
Weight:
5 to 90 pounds
Height:
24 inches to 26 inches
Color:
German Shepherd Dogs are most commonly black, gray and tan.
Breed Details
Breed Name:
English Cocker Spaniel
Breed Category:
Dog
Description:
English Cocker Spaniels are compact dogs with long ears. Their undersides and legs are feathered and they have deep defined chests. English Cocker Spaniels have cat-like feet with arched toes.
Life Expectancy:
12-15 years.
Weight:
28-34 pounds (13-16kg)
Height:
15-17 inches (38-43cm.)
Color:
English Cocker Spaniels come in solid black, liver or red or parti-color combinations of white with black, liver or red markings or ticking.
Breed Details
Breed Name:
English Foxhound
Breed Category:
Dog
Description:
The English Foxhound was originally a pack hound, therefore, it gets along well with other dogs and enjoys human companionship. It gets along with horses, children, and other pets, as it is a gentle, social, and tolerant breed. It is a very active breed that enjoys the hunt. Though it is slower than the American Foxhound it enjoys running and will run all day with very few breaks in between.
Life Expectancy:
10-13 years
Weight:
65-75 pounds
Height:
21-25 inches
Color:
Tan & white.
Breed Details
Breed Name:
English Setter
Breed Category:
Dog
Description:
The slim and beautiful English Setter was originally bred for its hunting ability and not its beauty. The English Setter's coat lies straight and smooth over its back, fringing along its underside and the back of its legs.
Life Expectancy:
10-12 years.
Weight:
55-80 pounds (25-36kg)
Height:
24-27 inches (61-69cm)
Color:
Color Combinations include: black & white, white & orange, white & lemon, white & chestnut or tricolor. Speckling may be present.
Breed Details
Breed Name:
English Springer Spaniel
Breed Category:
Dog
Description:
The English Springer Spaniel dog breed has a compact body, upstanding and with proud carriage. It has a docked tail. Its build suggests a combination of endurance, strength and agility. Very eager to please, the English Springer Spaniel makes a good family pet and working dog. Very affectionate, this dog breed loves everyone.
Life Expectancy:
10-14 years
Weight:
45 to 55 pounds
Height:
9 inches to 21 inches
Color:
English Springer Spaniels are usually black, blue or liver and white.
Breed Details
Breed Name:
English Toy Spaniel
Breed Category:
Dog
Description:
The English Toy Spaniel has a small domed shaped skull, a flat muzzle with an upturned nose and large open nostrils. English Toy Spaniels have long silky ears and a feathered coat.
Life Expectancy:
10-12 years
Weight:
9-12 pounds (4.1-5.4kg.)
Height:
10 inches (25cm.)
Color:
The English Toy Spaniel is divided into four groups according to coat color Blenheim (rich mahogany red & white); ruby (rich mahogany red); Prince Charles (white with black & tan markings);
Breed Details
Breed Name:
Field Spaniel
Breed Category:
Dog
Description:
The Field Spaniel is a moderately-sized spaniel, slightly heavier and longer in body than the Cocker. The silky coat is generally a solid color, either liver or black. Some dogs have tan markings, and some are roan (speckled). A little bit of white in the chest area is permitted. The legs, chest, ears, tail and undersides are abundantly feathered, but never curled. Its muzzle is regular, neither too wide nor too pointed. The nose is large, with very open nostrils. The almond-shaped eyes are either hazel or chestnut brown with a serious, gentle and noble expression. Below the eyes it is lean and thin (this is an important characteristic for show dogs). The neck is strong and muscular. The moderately long, broad, fringed ears are pendant and the tail is docked.
Life Expectancy:
10-12 years
Weight:
18–25 kg (40–55 lb)
Height:
17–19 inches (43–48 cm)
Color:
Black, liver, golden liver or mahogany red, or any of these with tan markings; white markings are to be discouraged, and any present should contain roaning and not be clear white.
Breed Details
Breed Name:
Finnish Spitz
Breed Category:
Dog
Description:
With his pointed muzzle, perked ears and glorious golden-red to honey-colored double coat, the Finnish Spitz looks quite a bit like a fox. The nose and lips are black and the eyes are dark and almond-shaped. The erect, pointed ears open towards the front of the dog. The teeth should meet in a scissors bite. The topline is level from the withers to the croup and the deep chest reaches to the elbows.
The feet are round and cat-like. The plumed tail curls up over the back and down the side. The dog's body is squarish, with a proud carriage. The coat consists of thick, erect, medium-length hair with a thick under-layer of straight hair. The color may be red-brown, or a yellowish-red. Small white markings are permissible. Puppies are born much darker and acquire their reddish coat later.
Life Expectancy:
12-15 years
Weight:
27-33 lb (11-13 kg)
Height:
16 to 19 inches (44-50 cm)
Color:
dark grey/black/brown or fawn, with a vast amount of black.
Breed Details
Breed Name:
Flat-Coated Retriever
Breed Category:
Dog
Description:
This beautiful retriever has a sleek coat with a wide muzzle and intelligent eyes. The Flat Coated Retriever has muscular legs and compact round feet.
Life Expectancy:
10 years.
Weight:
60-70 pounds (27-32 kg.)
Height:
22-23 inches (56-58 cm.)
Color:
The Flat Coated Retriever comes in black or liver.
Breed Details
Breed Name:
Fox Terrier
Breed Category:
Dog
Description:
Smooth Fox Terriers are small muscular dogs with strong jaws and a tapering narrow head. Their tails stand straight up and their compact bodies allow them to be both strong and fast.
Life Expectancy:
15 or more years
Weight:
15-20 pounds (7-9 kg.)
Height:
14-16 inches (36-41 cm.)
Color:
Fox Terrier's are predominantly white with black or brown splash marks.
Breed Details
Breed Name:
Fox Terrier (Wire)
Breed Category:
Dog
Description:
Wire Fox Terriers have flat tapering skulls and wiry white coats. Wire Fox Terriers are compact dogs with v-shaped ears and thick muscular necks. This breed has powerful jaws.
Life Expectancy:
15 or more years.
Weight:
15-20 pounds (7-9 kg.)
Height:
14-16 inches (36-41 cm.)
Color:
The Wire Fox Terrier's coat is predominantly white with black or brown splash marks.
Breed Details
Breed Name:
French Bulldog
Breed Category:
Dog
Description:
With its distinctive 'bat ears' the French Bulldog is muscular and sturdy. French Bulldogs have pug noses and square flat heads.
Life Expectancy:
10-12 years.
Weight:
19-22 (9-10kg.) pounds or 22-28 pounds (10-13kg.).
Height:
12 inches (30cm.)
Color:
French Bulldogs come in brindle, fawn, white and combinations of brindle or fawn with white. The skin is soft and fairly loose.
Breed Details
Breed Name:
German Shepherd Dog
Breed Category:
Dog
Description:
The German Shepherd Dog is a strong, agile dog, and possesses one of the keenest noses in the dog world. Unsurpassed as a working dog, German Shepherd Dogs are the original "drug dogs," and can easily adapt to both protection and police work. Smart and protective, the German Shepherd Dog truly bonds with its family and can suffer separation anxiety when boarded.
Life Expectancy:
10-12 years.
Weight:
75 to 90 pounds
Height:
24 inches to 26 inches
Color:
German Shepherd Dogs are most commonly black, gray and tan.
Breed Details
Breed Name:
German Shorthaired Pointe
Breed Category:
Dog
Description:
The German Shorthaired Pointer is an athletic hunting dog with agility, power and endurance, and has a superior scent ability. Exercise is important for this highly energetic dog breed. German shorthaired pointers become unhappy when they are isolated from their family.
Life Expectancy:
12-14 years.
Weight:
40 to 55 pounds.
Height:
21 inches to 25 inches.
Color:
German Shorthaired Pointers are typically a combination of liver and white or solid liver.
Breed Details
Breed Name:
German Wirehaired Pointer
Breed Category:
Dog
Description:
The German Wirehaired Pointer has a coarse, wiry, weather-resistant coat. It is about 2 inches long with a thick undercoat. The dog's coat is basically water-repellent and protects him from brambles. The beard, forehead hair and whiskers protect his face. The neck is strong and slender and the chest is wide and deep.
The lips are not pendent and the muzzle is long, wide and robust. The eyes are dark and transparent. It has a strong scissors bite. The color is liver & white, spotted, roan or ticked. Sometimes an individual will be solid liver. The nose should be dark brown. The head and ears should be brown, sometimes with a white blaze. The pendent ears hang down limply beside the head. The tail is moderately docked.
Life Expectancy:
12-14 years
Weight:
60-70 pounds (27-32 kg.)
Height:
24-26 inches (60-67 cm.)
Color:
The color is liver & white, spotted, roan or ticked. Sometimes an individual will be solid liver.
