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Dogs

Any member of the family Canidae of the order Carnivora. Includes the domestic dog, Canis familiaris, many wild dogs, foxes, fennecs, jackals and wolves.

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Basset Hound

Animals; Dogs

The Basset Hound is a short-legged breed of dog of the hound family. They are scent hounds, bred to hunt rabbits by scent. Their sense of smell for tracking is second only to that of the Bloodhound. ...

Bavarian Mountain Hound

Animals; Dogs

The Bavarian Mountain Hound is a breed of dog from Germany. It is a scent hound and has been used in Germany since the Middle Ages to trail wounded game. It is a cross between the Bavarian Hound and ...

Beagle

Animals; Dogs

The Beagle is a breed of small to medium-sized dog. A member of the Hound Group, it is similar in appearance to the Foxhound but smaller, with shorter legs and longer, softer ears. Beagles are scent ...

Bergamasco Shepherd

Animals; Dogs

The Bergamasco is a breed of dog with its origins in the Italian Alps near Bergamo, where it was originally used as a herding dog.

Berger Blanc Suisse

Animals; Dogs

The Berger Blanc Suisse is a breed of dog from Switzerland. It is of the same origins as the White Shepherd Dog and the German Shepherd Dog, but has been recognized as a separate breed by the FCI.

Black Norwegian Elkhound

Animals; Dogs

The Black Norwegian Elkhound is a modern variant of the Grey Norwegian Elkhound. It is a small Spitz breed and is very rare outside the Nordic countries of Scandinavia.

Black Russian Terrier

Animals; Dogs

The Black Russian Terrier, abbreviated as BRT, or Stalin's dog is a breed of dog, developed to serve as guard dog and police dog. It is rare outside the countries of the former Soviet Union but ...

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