Description: The Scottish Terrier or Scottie is a small dog breed with a jaunty and distinctive appearance. The Scottie has a compact and sturdy body, short legs, relatively long head with thick whiskers and eyebrows, pricked ears, and a medium-length upright tail. The Scottie dog has a close lying double [...]
Description: The Dachshund (pronounced DAHKS-hoond and commonly misspelled as Daschund) is a dog breed with a diverse range of characteristics. Dachshunds are small dog breeds with a long body, short crooked legs and large floppy ears. Dachshunds come in two sizes, three varieties of coat, many colors and patterns. The Miniature [...]
Description: The Welsh Terrier or Welshie is a small, square dog breed that looks like a miniature Airedale Terrier. The Welshie has a short straight back with a tail that is docked in countries where permitted. The legs are straight with small, round cat’s feet. The head is flat with [...]
Description: The Alaskan Malamute is a very strong and powerful Nordic dog breed with a deep chest and solid body. The Alaskan is one of the North American spitz dog breeds and was often known as a wolf spitz. The breed is characterized by a wolf-like expression and wedge-shaped head [...]
Description: The Brussels Griffon or Belgian Griffon is a small dog with a square body, sturdy build and fairly deep chest. This Belgian toy dog breed has a large domed head with an undershot jaw and a very short muzzle. The tail is carried high and where permitted it is [...]
Description: The Maltese is one of the most intelligent and most gentle of all the toy dog breeds. This lively and agile little toy dog loves to play games. Maltese are small in stature and usually stand 8 to 9 inches tall at shoulder height and weigh from 4 to [...]
Description: The Pug or Chinese Pug is a sturdy small dog that is one of the most popular and largest of the toy dog breeds. Pug puppies rank 10+ out of 10 on the cuteness scale. Pugs are readily identifiable by their: flat face; pug nose; large and round head [...]
Description: The Brittany or Brittany Spaniel is an active, playful and energetic dog. The Brit has a keen sense of smell and unlike the rest of the spaniel dog breeds, makes an excellent pointing bird dog. The Brittany has longer legs and a shorter coat then most spaniels. This Spaniel’s [...]
Description: The Beagle or as it is sometimes called, the English Beagle, is one of the oldest hound dog breeds. This compact scent hound looks like a small English Foxhound. Beagles come in two size varieties. The smaller breed variety is about 10 to 13 inches at shoulder height end [...]
Description: There are actually two types of Fox Terrier, the Smooth and the Wire haired, which the American Kennel Club (AKC) classifies as two distinct dog breeds. The Smooth Terrier variety has a short, thick, smooth and waterproof outer coat with a soft undercoat. The Wire Terrier variety has a [...]
