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Dog Breeds Volume 5 Dog Breeds - Volume 5 A Wikipedia Compilation by Michael A. Linton Contents 1 Russell Terrier 1 1.1 History ................................................. 1 1.1.1 Breed development in England and Australia ........................ 1 1.1.2 The Russell Terrier in the U.S.A. .............................. 2 1.1.3 More ............................................. 2 1.2 References ............................................... 2 1.3 External links ............................................. 3 2 Saarloos wolfdog 4 2.1 History ................................................. 4 2.2 Size and appearance .......................................... 4 2.3 See also ................................................ 4 2.4 References ............................................... 4 2.5 External links ............................................. 4 3 Sabueso Español 5 3.1 History ................................................ 5 3.2 Appearance .............................................. 5 3.3 Use .................................................. 7 3.4 Fictional Spanish Hounds ....................................... 8 3.5 References .............................................. 8 3.6 External links ............................................. 8 4 Saint-Usuge Spaniel 9 4.1 History ................................................. 9 4.2 Description .............................................. 9 4.2.1 Temperament ......................................... 10 4.3 References ............................................... 10 4.4 External links ............................................. 10 5 Sakhalin Husky 11 5.1 Appearance .............................................. 11 5.2 History ................................................. 11 5.2.1 Antarctic expedition ..................................... 11 i ii CONTENTS 5.3 The Sakhalin Huskies of the 1957-1958 Japanese Expedition .................... 12 5.4 References ............................................... 12 5.5 External links ............................................. 12 6 Saluki 13 6.1 Description .............................................. 13 6.2 Temperament ............................................. 13 6.3 Health ................................................. 14 6.4 History ................................................. 15 6.4.1 Introduction into the West .................................. 18 6.5 References ............................................... 19 6.6 External links ............................................. 21 7 Samoyed (dog) 26 7.1 Appearance .............................................. 26 7.1.1 Size .............................................. 27 7.1.2 Eyes .............................................. 27 7.1.3 Ears .............................................. 27 7.1.4 Tail .............................................. 27 7.1.5 Coat .............................................. 27 7.2 Temperament ............................................. 27 7.3 Activities ............................................... 28 7.4 Health ................................................. 28 7.4.1 Genetic diversity ....................................... 28 7.4.2 Samoyed Hereditary Glomerulopathy ............................. 28 7.4.3 Other health concerns ..................................... 29 7.5 History ................................................. 30 7.6 Use of fur ............................................... 31 7.7 Famous Samoyeds ........................................... 31 7.8 References ............................................... 33 7.9 Further reading ............................................ 34 7.10 External links ............................................. 34 8 Sapsali 35 8.1 Description .............................................. 35 8.1.1 Appearance .......................................... 35 8.1.2 Temperament ......................................... 35 8.1.3 Height and weight ....................................... 35 8.2 History ................................................. 35 8.3 See also ................................................ 36 8.4 References ............................................... 36 8.5 External links ............................................. 36 CONTENTS iii 9 Šarplaninac 37 9.1 Appearance .............................................. 37 9.1.1 Size .............................................. 37 9.1.2 Coat ............................................. 37 9.1.3 Colour ............................................ 37 9.2 Temperament ............................................. 37 9.2.1 Working life ......................................... 39 9.3 See also ................................................ 41 9.4 Notes ................................................. 41 9.5 References ............................................... 41 9.6 External links ............................................. 41 10 Schapendoes 42 10.1 History ................................................. 42 10.2 Appearance .............................................. 42 10.3 Temperament ............................................. 42 10.4 Health ................................................. 44 10.5 See also ................................................ 44 10.6 References ............................................... 44 10.7 External links ............................................. 44 11 Schillerstövare 45 11.1 Appearance .............................................. 45 11.2 History ................................................ 45 11.3 Health and temperament ....................................... 45 11.4 References .............................................. 45 11.5 External links ............................................. 45 12 Schipperke 46 12.1 Description .............................................. 46 12.2 Health ................................................. 47 12.3 Grooming ............................................... 47 12.4 History ................................................ 47 12.5 See also ................................................ 48 12.6 References ............................................... 48 12.7 External links ............................................. 49 13 Standard Schnauzer 50 13.1 History ................................................ 50 13.2 Appearance .............................................. 51 13.3 Care .................................................. 52 13.3.1 Grooming ........................................... 52 13.3.2 Docking and cropping ..................................... 53 iv CONTENTS 13.4 Temperament ............................................. 53 13.5 Health ................................................. 54 13.6 Famous Schnauzers .......................................... 56 13.7 See also ................................................ 56 13.8 References ............................................... 56 13.9 External links ............................................. 57 14 Schweizer Laufhund 58 14.1 History ................................................. 58 14.2 Appearance .............................................. 58 14.3 External links ............................................. 58 15 Schweizerischer Niederlaufhund 60 15.1 Appearance .............................................. 60 15.2 History ................................................ 60 15.3 References .............................................. 60 15.4 External links ............................................. 60 16 Scotch Collie 61 16.1 History of Rough and Smooth Collies ................................. 61 16.1.1 Origin ............................................. 61 16.1.2 Breed Standards ........................................ 62 16.2 Coat Colours ............................................. 62 16.3 Health ................................................. 63 16.4 Temperament ............................................. 64 16.5 Famous Scottish Collies ........................................ 65 16.6 See also ................................................ 66 16.7 References ............................................... 66 16.8 External links ............................................. 66 17 Scottish Deerhound 67 17.1 History ................................................ 67 17.2 Description .............................................. 67 17.3 Temperament ............................................. 68 17.4 Health ................................................. 69 17.5 Miscellaneous ............................................. 69 17.6 Notable deerhounds .......................................... 69 17.7 See also ................................................ 70 17.8 References ............................................... 70 17.9 Further reading ............................................ 70 17.10External links ............................................. 71 18 Scottish Terrier 72 CONTENTS v 18.1 Description .............................................. 72 18.1.1 Appearance .......................................... 72 18.1.2 Coat .............................................. 72 18.1.3 Temperament ......................................... 75 18.2 Health ................................................. 75 18.2.1 Cancer in Scottish Terriers .................................. 76 18.2.2 Scottie cramp ......................................... 76 18.2.3 Craniomandibular osteopathy ................................. 76 18.2.4 von Willebrand's disease ................................... 76 18.3 History
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