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Does “Black Dog Syndrome” Exist 1 Table 1 Breed group categorisation. 2 Bully HERDING HOUND NON-SPORTING SPORTING TERRIER TOY WORKING American Australian Cattle Afghan Hound American Eskimo American Water Airedale Terrier Affenpinscher Akita Stafford- Dog American Dog Spaniel Australian Terrier Brussels Griffon Alaskan Malamute shire Australian English Bichon Frise Boykin Spaniel Bedlington Terrier Cavalier King Anatolian Shepherd Terrier Shepherd Coonhound Boston Terrier Brittany Border Terrier Charles Spaniel Dog Staffordshire Bearded Collie American Bulldog Chesapeake Bay Bull Terrrier Chihuahua Bernese Mountain Bull Beauceron Foxhound Chinese Shar-Pei Retriever Cairn Terrier Chinese Crested Dog Terrier Belgian Malinois Basenji Chow Chow Clumber Spaniel Cesky Terrier Coton de Tulear Black Russian Belgian Basset Hound Dalmatian Cocker Spaniel Dandie Dinmont English Toy Terrier NON-AKC Sheepdog Beagle Finnish Spitz Curly-Coated Terrier Spaniel Boxer American Belgian Tervuren Black and Tan French Bulldog Retriever Glen of Imaal Havanese Bullmastiff Bully Border Collie Coonhound Keeshond English Cocker Terrier Italian Greyhound Cane Corso American Bouvier des Bloodhound Lhasa Apso Spaniel Irish Terrier Japanese Chin Chinook Pit Bull Flandres Bluetick Löwchen English Setter Kerry Blue Terrier Maltese Doberman Terrier Briard Coonhound Norwegian English Springer Lakeland Terrier Manchester Pinscher Canaan Dog Borzoi Lundehund Spaniel Manchester Terrier Terrier Dogue de Bordeaux Cardigan Welsh Dachshund Poodle Field Spaniel Miniature Bull Miniature German Pinscher Corgi English Schipperke Flat-Coated Terrier Pinscher Giant Schnauzer Collie Foxhound Shiba Inu Retriever Miniature Miniature Poodle Great Dane Entlebucher Greyhound Tibetan Spaniel German Schnauzer Papillon Great Pyrenees Mountain Dog Harrier Tibetan Terrier Shorthaired Norfolk Terrier Pekingese Greater Swiss Finnish Ibizan Hound Xoloitzcuintli Pointer Norwich Terrier Pomeranian Mountain Dog Lapphund Irish German Wirehaired Parson Russell Toy Poodle Komondor German Wolfhound NON-AKC Pointer Terrier Pug Kuvasz Shepherd Norwegian American Bulldog Golden Retriever Rat Terrier Shih Tzu Leonberger Icelandic Elkhound Goldendoodle Gordon Setter Russell Terrier Silky Terrier Mastiff Sheepdog Otterhound Karelian Bear Irish Red and Scottish Terrier Toy Fox Terrier Neapolitan Mastiff Norwegian Petit Basset Dog White Setter Sealyham Terrier Yorkshire Terrier Newfoundland Buhund Griffon Korean Jindo Irish Setter Skye Terrier Portuguese Water Old English Vendeen Labradoodle Irish Water Smooth Fox NON-AKC Dog Sheepdog Pharaoh Hound Spaniel Terrier Cockapoo Rottweiler Pembroke Welsh Plott Hound Labrador Soft Coated Miniature Australian Saint Bernard Corgi Portuguese Retriever Wheaten Terrier Shepherd Samoyed Polish Lowland Podengo Nova Scotia Duck Welsh Terrier Puggle Siberian Husky Sheepdog Pequeno Tolling Retriever West Highland Standard Schnauzer Puli Redbone Pointer White Terrier Tibetan Mastiff Pyrenean Coonhound Spinone Italiano Wire Fox Terrier Shepherd Rhodesian Sussex Spaniel NON-AKC Shetland Ridgeback Vizsla NON-AKC Alaskan Husky Sheepdog Saluki Weimaraner American Hairless Bandog Swedish Vallhund Scottish Welsh Springer Terrier Black Mouth Cur Deerhound Spaniel Decker Terrier Mountain Cur NON-AKC Treeing Wirehaired Pumi Catahoula Leopard Australian Kelpie Walker Pointing Griffon Dog Belgian Coonhound Dogo Argentino Laekenois Whippet NON-AKC Fila Brasileiro Dutch Shepherd Dingo Mix Munsterlander McNab Dog Olde English Bulldogge Presa Canario Sarplaninac Blue Lacy Thai Ridgeback 3 .
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