DogsSmithsonian Handbooks are the most visually appealing guides on the natural world in the book marketplace. Featuring more than 500 full-color illustrations and photographs, along with detailed annotations, Smithsonian Handbooks make identification easy and accurate. |
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ancestry appearance Basset Belgian Shepherd Dog black nose Bleu de Gascogne body bred Collie COLOR TYPES COLOR TYPES Country COLOR TYPES Height companion Coonhound Country of origin curled dark deep chest dense developed distinctive Dobermann docked dog breeds dog's ears set English English Foxhound erect ears eyes feathering flat forelegs COLOR TYPES Foxhound German Spitz Grand Griffon Vendéen Greyhound guard dog gundog head HISTORY This breed hound Hygenhund Irish Water Spaniel jaws Kennel Club Komondor Kyi Leo Laufhund legs LONG-HAIRED Mastiff Mountain Dog muscled muscular neck NAMES origin France origin Germany origin Great Britain origin USA outercoat Pointer popular powerful hindquarters pups relatively REMARK This breed retrieving game Rough Collie round feet scent scent hounds set high Setter Sheepdog short coat SHORT-HAIRED sight hound silky slightly smooth Spaniel straight forelegs strong Temperament thick thighs tips triangular ears undercoat Weimaraner well-boned white markings WIRE-HAIRED