Dog Breeds - Volume 4 A Wikipedia Compilation by Michael A. Linton Contents 1 Mahratta Greyhound 1 1.1 Description .............................................. 1 1.2 History ................................................. 1 1.3 Temperament ............................................. 1 1.4 External links ............................................. 1 2 Majorca Shepherd Dog 2 2.1 Origins ................................................. 2 2.2 Description .............................................. 2 2.3 Notes ................................................. 2 2.4 External links ............................................. 2 3 Maltese (dog) 3 3.1 History ................................................ 3 3.2 Description .............................................. 4 3.2.1 Appearance .......................................... 4 3.2.2 Gait .............................................. 5 3.2.3 Temperament ......................................... 5 3.3 Care .................................................. 7 3.4 See also ................................................ 8 3.5 References ............................................... 8 3.6 External links ............................................. 9 4 Manchester Terrier 10 4.1 History ................................................. 10 4.1.1 In England .......................................... 10 4.1.2 In the United States ...................................... 10 4.2 Description .............................................. 11 4.3 Varieties ................................................ 12 4.4 Health ................................................. 12 4.5 See also ................................................ 12 4.6 References ............................................... 12 4.7 External links ............................................. 12 i ii CONTENTS 5 Maremma Sheepdog 14 5.1 Description .............................................. 14 5.1.1 Appearance .......................................... 15 5.1.2 Temperament ......................................... 15 5.2 History ................................................. 15 5.2.1 Ancient history and iconography ............................... 15 5.2.2 Recent history ......................................... 18 5.3 Use .................................................. 18 5.4 Training ................................................ 19 5.5 References ............................................... 20 5.6 External links ............................................. 21 6 McNab dog 22 6.1 Description .............................................. 22 6.1.1 Appearance .......................................... 22 6.1.2 Temperament ......................................... 22 6.1.3 History ............................................ 22 6.2 References ............................................... 23 6.3 External links ............................................. 23 7 Mexican Hairless Dog 24 7.1 History ................................................. 24 7.2 Registry ................................................ 25 7.2.1 Fédération Cynologique Internationale (FCI) ......................... 25 7.2.2 American Kennel Club (AKC) ................................ 25 7.3 Characteristics ............................................. 26 7.3.1 Appearance .......................................... 26 7.3.2 Temperament ......................................... 27 7.3.3 Health ............................................. 27 7.4 In popular culture ........................................... 28 7.5 References ............................................... 28 7.6 Further reading ............................................ 28 7.7 External links ............................................. 28 8 Miniature Australian Shepherd 33 8.1 Description .............................................. 33 8.1.1 Appearance .......................................... 33 8.1.2 Temperament ......................................... 34 8.2 History ................................................ 34 8.3 Possible health conditions ....................................... 34 8.3.1 MDR1 gene ......................................... 34 8.4 References .............................................. 35 CONTENTS iii 8.5 External links ............................................. 35 9 Miniature American Shepherd 36 9.1 History ................................................ 36 9.2 Characteristics ............................................ 36 9.2.1 Appearance .......................................... 37 9.2.2 Temperament ......................................... 37 9.2.3 Size and Proportion ..................................... 38 9.2.4 Color and Coat ........................................ 38 9.3 References ............................................... 39 10 Miniature Fox Terrier 40 10.1 Description .............................................. 40 10.1.1 Appearance .......................................... 40 10.1.2 Temperament ......................................... 40 10.2 Health ................................................. 40 10.2.1 Longevity ........................................... 41 10.3 History ................................................ 42 10.3.1 History of the breed club ................................... 42 10.3.2 The Miniature Fox Terrier today ............................... 42 10.4 See also ................................................ 43 10.5 References .............................................. 43 10.6 External links ............................................. 43 10.7 References .............................................. 43 11 Miniature Pinscher 44 11.1 Etymology ............................................... 44 11.2 History ................................................. 44 11.3 Description .............................................. 44 11.3.1 Appearance .......................................... 44 11.3.2 Care ............................................. 45 11.3.3 Temperament ......................................... 45 11.4 References .............................................. 47 12 Miniature Schnauzer 50 12.1 History ................................................. 50 12.2 Description .............................................. 50 12.2.1 Appearance .......................................... 50 12.2.2 Temperament ......................................... 52 12.3 Health and grooming ......................................... 52 12.4 See also ................................................ 54 12.5 References ............................................... 54 12.6 External links ............................................. 54 iv CONTENTS 13 Miniature Shar Pei 55 13.1 Description .............................................. 55 13.1.1 Appearance .......................................... 55 13.1.2 Temperament ......................................... 55 13.1.3 Health ............................................ 56 13.2 Development ............................................. 57 13.3 History ................................................ 57 13.4 Famous Dogs ............................................. 57 13.5 References .............................................. 57 13.6 External links ............................................. 57 14 Romanian Mioritic Shepherd Dog 59 14.1 Description .............................................. 59 14.1.1 Appearance .......................................... 59 14.1.2 Temperament ......................................... 59 14.2 History ................................................. 59 14.3 Health ................................................. 59 14.4 See also ................................................ 59 14.5 References ............................................... 60 15 Molossus (dog) 61 15.1 History ................................................. 61 15.2 See also ................................................ 61 15.3 References ............................................... 63 16 Molossus of Epirus 64 16.1 Appearance .............................................. 64 16.1.1 Standards ........................................... 64 16.2 Temperament ............................................. 65 16.3 Health ................................................. 65 16.4 Recognition .............................................. 65 16.5 History ................................................. 65 16.6 The Molossus of Epirus today ..................................... 66 16.7 References ............................................... 66 16.8 External links ............................................. 66 17 Montenegrin Mountain Hound 67 17.1 See also ................................................ 67 17.2 References .............................................. 67 17.3 External links ............................................. 67 18 Moscow Watchdog 68 18.1 Appearance .............................................. 68 CONTENTS v 18.2 Temperament ............................................. 68 18.3 Health Concern ............................................ 68 18.4 History ................................................ 68 18.5 References .............................................. 69 18.6 External links ............................................. 69 19 Moscow Water Dog 70 19.1 References ............................................... 70 20 Mountain Cur 71 20.1 History ................................................. 71 20.2 Description .............................................. 71 20.2.1 Appearance