There are many people who decide to adopt shelter dogs to offer them a better life while avoiding an undeserved sacrifice.If you are also one of them maybe you are trying to find out the roots of your dog or you just can't make a difference one breed of another as with the French bulldog and the Boston terrier.
In this article we make a general review of the different dog breeds that exist and we will help you identify through physical and behavioral aspects the origin of your dog.Keep reading this Animals and Pets Online article on how to identify a dog's breed :
Observe the physical characteristics of your dog:
We will begin by looking at the different physical attributes that accompany our dog.Even if you don't believe it, guiding you by certain characteristics will help you find the breed of your dog or its parents :
The size:
- Toy
- Small
- Medium
- Large
- Gigante
The size can help us discard certain breeds and want to investigate in others.For example, we find in the giant dog breeds a limited number of specimens such as the Great Dane or Tibetan mastiff among others.
The type of fur:
- Long
- Short
- Medium
- Hard
- Fine
- Curly
Curly fur usually belongs to water dogs as is the case of the poodle, which they are very thick, they can belong to the group of European shepherds or spitz-type dogs
Muzzle shape:
- Elongated
- Short
- Crumpled
- Square
The snouts to Wrinkles usually belong to the dogs of moloso type as they are the English bulldog or the boxer among others.On the other hand the thinner and elongated snouts can belong to the group of the whippers and those of powerful and thick jaw to that of the terriers.p>
Taking into account the specific attributes of your dog we will continue analyzing the FCI groups ( Federation Cynologique Internationale ) one by one so you can locate the breed more similar to that of your dog and orient yourself thus below of the image of freepick.
Group 1, section 1
Group 1 is divided into two sections and so that you can orient yourself, we will explain the most common breeds in each of them.These are shepherd dogs and boyer dogs although we do not include Swiss boyer dogs:
1.The shepherd dogs:
- German shepherd
- Belgian shepherd
- Gos d'atura catala
- Australian shepherd dog
- Berger picard
- Komondor
- Swiss white shepherd
- Border collie
- Rough collie
Group 1, section 2
2.Boyeros (except Swiss boyeros):
- Australian waiter
- Arderer waiter
- Flanders Mountain Boy
Group 2, section 1
Group 2 is divided into several sections that we will analyze next.We find pinscher and schnauzer dogs as well as molosoides and mountain-type dogs and Swiss winemakers.As in the previous case, we will offer images and breeds more features:
1.Type Pinscher and Schnauzer
- Doberman
- Schnauzer
Group 2, section 2
2.Molosoides
- Boxer
- Great Danes
- Rottweiler
- Argentine Bulldog
- Brazilian Row
- Shar pei
- Dogue de Bordeaux
- Bulldog
- Bullmastiff
- Saint Bernard
Group 2, section 3
3.Mountain dogs and Swiss winemakers
- Bernese Mountain Dog
- Great Swiss Mountain Dog
- Appenzell Buoy Dog
- Bulldog entlebuch
Group 3, section 1
Group 3 is organized into 4 sections, all of them belonging to the group of terriers.Let's go there with some of the most common:
1.Large terriers
- Brazilian terrier
- Irish terrier
- Airedale terrier
- Border terrier
- Fox terrier
Group 3, section 2
2.Small terriers
- Japanese Terrier
- Norwich terrier
- Jack Russell
- West highland white terrier
Group 3, section 3
3.Bull type terriers
- American staffordshire terrier
- English bull terrier
- Staffordshire bull terrier
Group 3, section 4
4.Company Terriers
- Australian Silky Terrier
- "English" Toy Terrier
- Yorkshire Terrier
Group 4
In group 4 we find a single breed, the teckels , which can vary depending on body size, hair length or color.
Group 5, section 1
In group 5 of the FCI we find 7 sections in which we divide the different types of Nordic dogs, Spitz-type dogs and primitive-type dogs.
1.Nordic dogs sled
- Siberian Husky
- Alaskan malamute
- Greenland dog
- Samoyed
Group 5, section 2
2.Nordic hunting dogs
- Carlelia's bear dog
- Finnish Spitz
- Gray Norwegian Elk Hunter
- Black Norwegian Elk Hunter
- Norwegian Lundehund
- West Siberian Laika
- East Siberian Laika
- Laika Russian-European
- Swedish moose hunter dog
- Spitz of Norrbotten
Group 5, section 3
3.Nordic guard and grazing dogs
- Finnish Lapland shepherd
- Finnish Lapland dog
- Shepherd dog Icelandic
- Norwegian Buhund
- Swedish dog from Lapland
- Swedish Vallhund
Group 5, section 4
4.European Spitz
- Spitz wolf
- Great spitz
- Medium Spitz
- Small Spitz
- Dwarf or Pomeranian Spitz
- Italian Volpino
Group 5, section 5
5.Asian Spitz and similar races
- Eurasian
- Chow chow
- Akita
- Akita American
- Hokkaido
- Kai
- Kishu
- Shiba
- Shikoku
- Japanese Spitz
- Korea jindo dog
Group 5, section 6
6.Primitive type
- Basenji
- Canaan dog
- Pharaoh's dog
- Xoloizcuintle
- Peruvian hairless dog
Group 5, section 7
7.Primitive type-Hunting dogs
- Podenco canario
- Podenco ibicenco
- Cireco del Etna
- Podenco portugues
- Thai Ridgeback dog
- Taiwan dog
Group 6, section 1
In group 6 we find a hound dogs Type , divided into three sections: type bloodhound dogs, dogs of trail and similar breeds.Below we show you the most representative:
1.Hound-type dogs
- St.Hubert's Dog
- Foxhound American
- Black dog and fire for the raccoon hunt
- Billy
- Gascon saintongeois
- Great Ventano griffon
- Great white and orange Anglo-French hound
- Great black and white Anglo-French hound
- Great three-color Anglo-French hound
- Great blue casserole hound
- White and orange french hound
- Black and white french hound
- Three color french hound
- Polish hound
- Foxhound English
- Otter dog
- Black and fire Australian hound
- Tyrol hound
- Rough-haired Estyrian hound
- Bosnian hound with cardose-called Barak
- Hound of short-haired Istria
- Hound of hard-haired Istria
- Hound of the valley of Save
- Slovak hound
- Spanish hound
- Finnish Hound
- Beagle-Harrier
- Briquet Griffon Vendeano
- Griffon Blue of Gascuna
- Grifon del Nivernais
- Griffon Griffon of Brittany
- Small Blue Hound of Gascuna
- Hound of the Ariege
- Hound of Poitevin
- Hellenic Hound
- Hungarian or Transylvania hound
- Italian hard-haired hound
- Italian satin-hound
- Montenegro mountain hound
- Hygen hound
- Halden hound
- Norwegian hound
- Harrier
- Serbian hound
- Serbian tricolor hound
- Smaland Hound
- Hamilton Hound
- Schiller Hound
- Swiss Hound
- Westphalia Badger Dog
- German Hound
- Bassetian Normandy Basset
- Blue Basil of Gascuna
- Basset Griffon Bastard
- Great Basset Griffon vendeano
- Small basset griffon vendano
- Basset hound
- Beagle
- Swedish badger dog
- Small Swiss Hound
Group 6, section 2
2.Trail dogs
- Hannover Tracker
- Bavarian Mountain Tracker
- Dachbracke of the Alps
Group 6, section 3
3.Similar breeds
- Dalmatian
- Rhodesian Crested Dog
Group 7, section 1
In group 7 we find the sample dogs .They are called the hunting dogs that point or "show" with the muzzle the direction where the hunting piece is located.There are two sections: continental sample dogs and English and Irish sample dogs.
1.Continental sample dogs
- German shorthaired pointer
- Sample dog from German hairy hair
- Sample dog from German hard hair
- Pudelpointer
- Weimaraner
- Old dog from shows danish
- Slovakian shorthaired pointer
- Perdiguero de Burgos
- Braco de Auvergne
- Braco del Ariege
- Braco del Borbonesado
- French braco of the French style
- French braco of the Pyrenees type
- Braco Saint-Germain
- Hungarian hair braco short
- Hungarian shorthaired pointer
- Italian braco
- Portuguese retriever
- Deutsch-Langhaar
- Great Munsterlander
- Little Munst erlander
- Picardy blue spaniel
- Breton spaniel
- Pont-audemer spaniel
- French spaniel
- Spaniel picardo
- Retriever of Drenthe
- Retriever frison
- Grifon of hard hair sample
- Espinone
- Grifon de shows bohemian hard hair
Group 7, section 2
2.English and Irish sample dogs
- English Pointer
- Red Irish Setter
- Red and White Irish Setter
- Gordon setter
- Setter English
Group 8, section 1
Group 8 is mainly divided into three sections, hunting dogs, hunting dogs and water dogs .Below we explain what they are and some pictures for you to learn to identify them:
1.Dog dogs hunting
- New Scottish retriever dog
- Chesapeake bay retriever
- Straight-haired catcher
- Curly-haired catcher
- Golden retriever
- Labrador retriever
Group 8, section 2
2.Hunting hounds
- German retriever
- American cocker spaniel
- Nederlandse kooikerhondje
- Clumber spaniel
- English Cocker Spaniel
- Field spaniel
- Springel spaniel wales
- English springel spaniel
- Sussex spaniel
Group 8, section 3
3.Water dogs
- Spanish water dog
- American water dog
- French water dog
- Irish Water Dog
- Roma Water Dog
- Frison Water Dog
- Portuguese Water Dog
Group 9, section 1
Group 9 of the FCI found 11 sections of companion dogs :
1.Bugs and similar breeds
- Curly-haired bichon
- Maltese bichon
- Bichon bolones
- Havanese bichon
- Coton de Tulear
- Small Leon dog
Group 9, section 2
2.Caniche
- Large poodle
- Medium poodle
- Dwarf poodle
- Toy poodle
Group 9, section 3
3.Belgian small dogs
- Belgian Griffon
- Brussels Griffon
- Petit Brabancon
Group 9, section 4
4.Dogs without hair
- Chinese Crested Dog
Group 9, section 5
5.Tibetan dogs
- Lhasa apso
- Shih tzu
- Tibetan Spaniel
- Tibetan Terrier
Group 9, section 6
6.Chihuahueno
- Chihuahueno
Group 9, section 7
7.Spanish English companies
- Cavalier king Charles spaniel
- King Charles spaniel
Group 9, section 8
8.Spaniels Japanese and Peking
- Pekines
- Japanese Spaniel
9.Dwarf continental company and Russkiy Toy
- Dwarf continental company spaniel (papillon or phalene)
Group 9, section 10
10.Kromfohrlander
- Kromfohrlander
Group 9, section 11
11.Molosoides of small size
- Pug
- Boston terrier
- French Bulldog
Group 10, section 1
In group 10 of the FCI we find the sightings , divided into 3 sections:
1.Highbreaks with long or wavy hair
- Afghan Hound
- Saluki
- Russian Hound for hunting
Group 10, section 2
2.High-haired hares
- Irish Hound
- Scottish Hound
3.Short-haired hounds
- Spanish Greyhound
- Hungarian Hound
- Small Italian Hound
- Azawakh
- Sloughi
- Polish Hound
- Greyhound
- Whipped
The ultimate test: the DNA test for dogs
There are many people who want to know in a definitive way what the breed of your dog is or which breeds it descends, with the aim of offering you better care, to know more about the hereditary diseases that can affect you and even know if it belongs to one of the races considered as "potentially dangerous", included in the law of Potentially Dangerous Dogs of Spain.
Is this also your case? Then you may want to know how DNA tests are for dogs , how much they cost and what utilities they have.Would you like to do so? Leave us your comments!
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