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Major Dog Breeds
Below is a list of major dog breeds by size:
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Miniature Sized Dogs - Toy and Miniature Dog Breeds
Affenpinscher -
Monkey Dog
Boston
Terrier - Considered to be a true American dog.
Brussels
Griffon or Griffon Bruxellois - Belgium Griffon, Griffon or
Griff
Cavalier
King Charles Spaniel - Cavalier or
Cav
Chihuahua -
Chinese
Crested - Crested, Puff
Dachshund -
Doxie (US), Dackel or Teckel (GER, FR), wiener dog/hotdog (US), sausage dog (UK/AUS),
Teckel (NL), Worshond (S.A.), Jamnik (PL)
Japanese Chin - Japanese Spaniel or Chin
King Charles Spaniel - English Toy Spaniel
Maltese -
Bichoy Maltaise, Couton
Miniature
Pinscher - Zwergpinscher, Min Pin, King of the Toys
Papillon -
Phalène (drop ear type) - Continental Toy Spaniel, Epagneul Nain Continental,
Butterfly Dog or Squirrel Dog (due to tail carriage)
Pekingese -
Foo dog or Fu dog, Peking Palasthund, Peke
Pomeranian -
Deutscher Zwergspitz, Toy German Spitz, Zwers or Pom
(Toy) Poodle - Pudle or Caniche
(Australian) Silky Terrier
Tibetan
Spaniel - Tibbie
Toy Fox Terrier - American Toy Terrier or
Amertoy
Yorkshire Terrier - Yorkie
Small Sized Dogs - Small Dog Breeds
Australian
Terrier - Aussie
Beagle - English Beagle
Bichon Frise - Bichon à poil frisé,
Bichon Tenerife
Border Terrier
Cairn Terrier
Cardigan Welsh
Corgi - Cardigan, CWC, Cardi
Cocker Spaniel: American Cocker Spaniel or English Cocker Spaniel
Dandie Dinmont
Terrier - Dandie or Hindlee Terrier
Havanese -
Havanese Cuban Bichon, Bichon Havanais, Bichon Havanês, Havaneser, Havanezer,
Havana Silk Dog or Bichon Habanero
Italian Greyhound - I.G. or Italians and Piccolo Levriero Italiano
Lakeland
Terrier
Lhasa Apso -
Lhassa Terrier or Lhasa
Löwchen -
Petit Chien Lion or Little Lion Dog
Manchester Terrier
Miniature Bull Terrier
Miniature
Schnauzer - Zwergschnauzer
Norfolk Terrier
Norwich Terrier
Pug - Chinese
Pug, Mops, Puggu, Carli, Dutch Bulldog
Schipperke
Scottish
Terrier - Scottie Dog
Sealyham Terrier
Shetland
Sheepdog - Miniature Collie, Sheltie, Mini Lassie
Shih Tzu -
Chinese (or Tibetan) Lion Dog or Chrysanthemum Dog
Skye Terrier
West
Highland White Terrier - Poltalloch Terrier, Roseneath Terrier, White Roseneath
Terrier, Westie or Westy
Wire
Fox Terrier - Wire Fox Terrier, Wire-Haired Fox Terrier, Fox Terrier or Foxie
Medium Sized Dogs - Medium Dog Breeds
Airedale Terrier - Waterside Terrier, Bingley Terrier or Airedale
American
Eskimo Dog - American Spitz, American Deutscher Spitz or Eskie
American
Pit Bull Terrier - APBT or Pit Bull
American
Staffordshire Terrier -
AmStaff or Pit Bull
American
Water Spaniel - AWS
Australian
Cattle Dog - Australian Heeler, Blue Heeler (Blue dogs only), Red Heeler
(Red dogs only), Queensland Heeler, ACD or Cattle Dog
Australian
Shepherd - Aussie
Basenji -
African Bush Dog, African Barkless Dog, Ango Angari, Avuvi, Congo Dog, Zande
Dog, Egyptian Dingo or African Dingo
Basset Hound
Bearded
Collie - Highland Collie, Mountain Collie, Hairy Mou ed Collie, Beardie
Bedlington
Terrier - Rothbury Terrier or Rodbery Terrier
Belgian
Malinois - Belgian Shepherd Dog, Chien de Berger Belge,
Mechelaar, Mechelse Herder, Mechelse Scheper, Pastor Belga Malinois
Border Collie
Boston
Terrier - Boston Bull, Boston Bull & Terrier, Boxwood
Brittany -
American Brittany, Brittany Pointer or Epagneul Breton
Bulldog -
British Bulldog
Bull Terrier -
English Bull Terrier
Clumber
Spaniel -
Dalmatian - Carriage Dog, Dalmatiner, Dalmatinac, Firehouse Dog, Plum Pudding
Dog, Spotted Coach Dog, Dal, Dali
English
Springer Spaniel -
Field
Spaniel - Field
French
Bulldog - Bouledogue Français, Frenchie, Frogdog
Glen
of Imaal Terrier - Irish Glen of Imaal Terrier, Nicknames Glen
Harrier
Irish
Terrier - Irish Red Terrier
Keeshond -
Dutch Barge Dog, smiling Dutchman, Chien Loup, German Spitz, Deutscher Wolfsspitz,
Wolfsspitz, Kees
Kerry
Blue Terrier -
Irish Blue Terrier, Kerry
Norwegian
Elkhound - Norsk Elghund, Norsk Elghund Grå, Gray Norwegian Elkhound,
Small Grey Elk Dog, Norwegian Moose Dog
Parson
Russell Terrier - Jack
Russell Terrier - JRT Jack Russell
Pharaoh
Hound - Kelb Tal-Fenek, Pharaoh
Pembroke
Welsh Corgi - Pembroke, PWC, Pem, Corgi
Petit
Basset Griffon Vendéen - PBGV
Poodle
Portuguese
Water Dog - Cão de Água Português, Portie, PWD, Water
Dog
Puli - Hungarian
Puli, Pulik (plural), Hungarian Water Dog
Samoyed -
Bjelkier, Samoiedskaya Sobaka, Nenetskaya Laika, Smiley,
Smiling Sammy, Sammy, Sam
Siberian
Husky - Chukcha, Chuksha, Keshia, Siberian or Husky
Smooth
Fox Terrier - SFT, Foxie
Soft
Coated Wheaten -
Irish Soft-Coated Wheaten Terrier, Irish Softcoated Wheaten Terrier, Wheaten
Staffordshire
Bull Terrier - Staffy, Staff, SBT, Stafford, Staffy Bull, Nanny Dog
Standard
Schnauzer - Mittelschnauzer, Schnauzer
Sussex
Spaniel -
Tibetan
Terrier - Tsang Apso
Welsh
Springer Spaniel - Welsh Springer, Welshie
Welsh
Terrier - Welshie, WT
Whippet -
Wirehaired
Pointing Griffon - Griffon d'arrêt à poil dur Korthals, Korthals
Pointing Griffon, Korthals Griffon
Large Sized Dogs - Large Dog Breeds
Afghan
Hound - Baluchi Hound, Sage Baluchi, Tazi, Ogar Afgan
Akita Inu -
Japanese Akita, Akita
Alaskan
Malamute - Mal
Bernese
Mountain Dog - Berner Sennenhund, Bouvier Bernois, Bovaro Bernese, Dürrbächler,
Berner
Black and Tan Coonhound
Bloodhound -
Chien de Saint-Hubert, St. Hubert Hound
Borzoi -
Barzoï, Russian Wolfhound, Russkaya Psovaya Borzaya, Psovoi
Bouvier
des Flandres - Flanders Cattle Dog, Vlaamse Koehond
Boxer -
German Boxer, Deutscher Boxer
Briard -
Berger de Brie, Berger Briard
Bullmastiff
Canaan Dog -
Kelev K'naani
Chesapeake
Bay Retriever - Chessie
Chinese
Shar-Pei - Chinese Fighting Dog
Chow Chow -
Chow
Collie - Rough
Collie and Smooth Collie
Curly-Coated
Retriever - Curly,
CCR
Doberman
Pinscher - Dobermann, Dobe, Dobie
English
Foxhound -
English
Setter - Lawerack, Laverack, Llewellin (or Llewellyn) Setter
Finnish
Spitz - Suomenpystykorva,
Finish pets
Flat-Coated
Retriever - Flatcoat, Flattie or
Flatte
German
Pinscher - Deutscher Pinscher
German
Shepherd - Deutscher Schäferhund, Schäferhund, Alsatian, Berger
Allemand, GSD
German
Shorthaired Pointer - Deutscher kurzhaariger Vorstehhund, Deutsch Kurzhaar,
Kurzhaar, GSP, DK
German
Wirehaired Pointer - Deutsch Drahthaar,
Deutscher Drahthaariger Vorstehhund,
Drahthaar
Giant
Schnauzer - Riesenschnauzer
Golden
Retriever - Golden
Yellow Retriever,
Goldie
Gordon
Setter -
Great Dane -
Danish Hound, German Mastiff, Grand Danois, Dogue Allemand, Deutsche Dogge, Dänischer
Hund, Dane, Gentle Giant
Great
Pyrenees - Great Pyrenees,
Chien des Pyrénées,
Chien de Montagne des Pyrénées, Montañés del Pirineo
Greater
Swiss Mountain Dog - Großer Schweizer Sennenhund, Large Swiss Mountain
Dog, Swissy, GSMD
Greyhound -
English Greyhound
Ibizan
Hound - Ibizan Podenco,
Ibizan Warren Hound,
Podenco Ibicenco,
Ca Eivissenc
Irish
Setter - Red Setter (Modder rhu - Gaelic for red setter),
Irish Red Setter
Irish
Water Spaniel - Whiptail, Shannon Spaniel, Rat Tail Spaniel, Bog Dog
Irish
Wolfhound - Cú Faoil
Komondor -
Hungarian Komondor,
Hungarian Sheepdog
Kuvasz -
Hungarian Kuvasz
Labrador
Retriever - Lab,
Labrador, Labby
Mastiff -
Old English Mastiff
Neapolitan
Mastiff - Mastino Napoletano, Mastino, Italian Bulldog, Italian Mastiff,
Neo Mastiff, Neo
Newfoundland -
Newf, Newfie
Nova
Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever - Yarmouth Toller, Little River Duck Dog, Little
Red Duck Dog, Toller, Red Tornado
Old
English Sheepdog -
Otter Hound -
Polish
Lowland Sheepdog - Polski Owczarek Nizinny (Polish), Valee Sheepdog, PON,
Nizinny, PLS
Pointer -
Rhodesian
Ridgeback - African Lion Dog, African Lion Hound
Rottweiler -
Rottie, Rott, Weily
Saint
Bernard -
St. Bernhardshund, Bernhardiner, Alpine Mastiff
Saluki -
Gazelle Hound, Royal Dog of Egypt, Persian Greyhound, Tazi
Scottish
Deerhound - Deerhound
Shiba Inu -
Japanese Shiba Inu, Japanese Small Size Dog, Shiba Ken, Shiba
Spinone
Italiano - Italian Spinone, Italian Griffon, Italian Wire-haired Pointer,
Italian Coarsehaired Pointer, Spinone
Vizsla -
Hungarian Vizsla, Hungarian Pointer, Magyar Vizsla
Weimaraner -
Weimaraner Vorstehhund, Weim, Gray Ghost
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