Not exact matches
Small cosmetic differences can sometimes be enough to
recognize two dog types as separate
breeds, while other dog
breeds include a multitude of
size and colour variations.
Instead, they are a widely
recognized independent
size of the Poodle
breed.
The widely
recognized St. Bernard, or Saint Bernard, is a large -
sized breed that finds its origins in the Swiss Alps of Switzerland.
While we are a
recognized Golden Retriever Rescue and member of the Golden Retriever Club of America National Rescue Committee, we do not focus on Goldens alone - we are an all
breed rescue dedicated to finding good dogs good homes - regardless of
breed, age,
size or health.
In the early days, there were no dog shows and no
recognized breed standard, so both type and
size varied.
For example, the National Rat Terrier Association
recognizes 3
sizes — toy, miniature and standard, while the Rat Terrier Club of America
recognizes standards and miniatures and treats hairless as a distinct
breed — American Hairless Terrier.
When becoming a fully
recognized AKC
breed, we had to come into the registry as a separate
breed rather than a
size variation of Australian Shepherd, due to AKC's new regulations on
size varieties.
It is bad enough that far too many judges at the regular shows don't
recognize the correct
breed characteristics and the CORRECT
size, but when the judges at the SPECIALTIES and the TOP SHOWS in America put up these great huge dogs for BOB, the MODEL for the
breed - that hurts!
Royal Canin
recognizes that there are fundamental differences between
breeds, between
sizes, between life stages that go well beyond physical appearance.
The number of points that can be awarded (never more than five at any one show) is determined by the
size of the entry in each gender, and the geographic location of the dog show (the country is divided into regions, for the purpose of calculating the points available in each
recognized breed).
The Fédération Cynologique Internationale (FCI)
recognizes nine and the UK Kennel Club (KC)
Breed Standard defines six types of Dachshunds: three
sizes - Rabbit (FCI only), Standard and Miniature and each of these comes in three coat types - smooth, long and wirehaired.
With over 150
breeds recognized by the American Kennel Club, dogs come in a multitude of shapes,
sizes, and unique personalities.
The new
breed was originally known as the Brittany Spaniel for its spaniel - like
size and heritage, but the Brittany Club dropped «Spaniel» in 1982 to
recognize this dog as the smallest of the pointers.