Dog Breeds Volume 1 A Wikipedia Compilation by Michael A. Linton Dog Breeds - Volume 1 A Wikipedia Compilation by Michael A. Linton Contents 1 Affenpinscher 1 1.1 History ................................................. 1 1.2 Description .............................................. 2 1.2.1 Appearance .......................................... 2 1.3 Temperament ............................................. 2 1.4 Health ................................................. 2 1.4.1 Lifespan ............................................ 2 1.5 Shedding ................................................ 2 1.6 See also ................................................ 2 1.7 References ............................................... 4 1.8 External links ............................................. 5 2 Afghan Hound 6 2.1 History ................................................. 6 2.2 Descriptions .............................................. 8 2.3 Variants ................................................ 9 2.4 Health ................................................. 10 2.4.1 Lifespan ............................................ 10 2.4.2 Health concerns ........................................ 10 2.5 In popular culture ........................................... 11 2.6 See also ................................................ 11 2.7 References ............................................... 12 2.8 External links ............................................. 13 3 Kuchi (dog) 17 3.1 Description .............................................. 17 3.2 Sub-variants and types ......................................... 18 3.3 Temperament ............................................. 18 3.4 Breed history ............................................. 19 3.5 See also ................................................ 19 3.6 References ............................................... 19 3.7 External links ............................................. 20 i ii CONTENTS 4 Aidi 21 4.1 History ................................................ 21 4.2 Appearance .............................................. 22 4.3 Temperament ............................................. 23 4.4 References .............................................. 23 4.5 External links ............................................. 24 5 Airedale Terrier 25 5.1 Description .............................................. 25 5.1.1 Appearance .......................................... 25 5.1.2 Temperament ......................................... 27 5.2 Health ................................................. 28 5.3 History ................................................. 29 5.4 Notable Airedales ........................................... 33 5.5 References ............................................... 33 5.6 Further reading ............................................ 34 5.7 External links ............................................. 34 6 Akbash dog 38 6.1 History ................................................. 38 6.2 Appearance .............................................. 38 6.3 Temperament ............................................. 39 6.4 Health ................................................. 40 6.5 See also ................................................ 40 6.6 References ............................................... 40 6.7 Further reading ............................................ 41 6.8 External links ............................................. 41 6.8.1 Clubs, Associations, and Societies .............................. 41 6.8.2 Directories and Informational Pages ............................. 41 7 Akita (dog) 42 7.1 Breed name and related issues: American Akita, Akita or Akita Inu ................. 42 7.2 History ................................................. 43 7.2.1 Japanese history ........................................ 43 7.2.2 American history ....................................... 46 7.3 Description .............................................. 47 7.3.1 Appearance .......................................... 47 7.3.2 Coat types ........................................... 48 7.4 Temperament ............................................. 48 7.5 Health ................................................. 49 7.5.1 Autoimmune diseases ..................................... 49 7.5.2 Immune-mediated endocrine diseases ............................ 50 CONTENTS iii 7.5.3 Non immune specific conditions ............................... 51 7.5.4 Breed specific conditions ................................... 51 7.6 Working life .............................................. 51 7.7 See also ................................................ 52 7.8 Bibliography .............................................. 52 7.8.1 Footnotes ........................................... 52 7.8.2 Sources ............................................ 52 7.8.3 Further reading ........................................ 55 7.9 External links ............................................. 55 8 Alano Español 56 8.1 Appearance .............................................. 56 8.2 History ................................................ 56 8.3 Similar breeds ............................................ 57 8.4 Health ................................................. 57 8.4.1 Temperament ......................................... 57 8.5 See also ................................................ 58 8.6 References .............................................. 58 8.7 External links ............................................. 58 9 Alaskan Klee Kai 59 9.1 History ................................................ 59 9.2 Appearance .............................................. 59 9.2.1 Height and Weight ...................................... 59 9.2.2 Coat and coloring ....................................... 59 9.3 Temperament ............................................. 60 9.4 Health ................................................. 61 9.5 Sources ................................................ 61 9.6 References .............................................. 62 9.7 External links ............................................. 62 10 Alaskan Malamute 67 10.1 Appearance .............................................. 67 10.2 Temperament ............................................. 67 10.3 Health ................................................. 70 10.4 History ................................................. 71 10.5 Footnotes ............................................... 72 10.6 External links ............................................. 73 11 Alpine Dachsbracke 74 11.1 Description .............................................. 74 11.1.1 Appearance .......................................... 74 11.1.2 Temperament ......................................... 74 iv CONTENTS 11.2 History ................................................. 74 11.3 See also ................................................ 75 11.4 References ............................................... 75 12 Alpine Spaniel 76 12.1 Description .............................................. 76 12.2 History ................................................. 76 12.3 Legacy ................................................. 77 12.3.1 St. Bernard .......................................... 77 12.3.2 Clumber Spaniel ....................................... 77 12.4 References ............................................... 77 12.5 External links ............................................. 79 13 American Bulldog 80 13.1 Description .............................................. 80 13.1.1 Appearance .......................................... 80 13.1.2 Temperament ......................................... 81 13.2 History ................................................ 81 13.2.1 History in Spain and England ................................ 81 13.2.2 History in the United States ................................. 81 13.2.3 Recent history ........................................ 82 13.3 Health ................................................. 83 13.4 American Bulldogs in popular culture ................................. 84 13.5 See also ................................................ 85 13.6 References ............................................... 85 13.7 External links ............................................. 85 14 American Cocker Spaniel 86 14.1 History ................................................ 86 14.1.1 Return to the UK ....................................... 87 14.1.2 Notable American Cockers and popularity .......................... 88 14.2 Appearance .............................................. 88 14.3 Temperament ............................................. 91 14.4 Health ................................................. 91 14.5 References ............................................... 92 14.6 External links ............................................. 95 15 American Eskimo Dog 96 15.1 History ................................................. 96 15.2 Health ................................................. 98 15.3 Temperament ............................................. 98 15.4 Sizes .................................................. 98 15.5 See also ................................................ 98 CONTENTS v 15.6 References ............................................... 99 15.7 External links ............................................. 100 16 American Foxhound 101 16.1 History ................................................. 101 16.2 Description .............................................. 102 16.2.1 Appearance .........................................