Pure Breed Dogs
The following list consists of purebred dogs and a few dogs which are in the latter development stages of becoming a purebred. Some people may not consider some of the newer breeds on the list purebred dogs and some of the breeds listed may be questionable. Read the origin of the dog you are looking up. It will tell you the stage of the dog’s development, from there you can make your own educated assessment. Also included on the list, a few extinct breeds which were once purebreds. This list does not include Hybrid Dogs.
But before i give you the list and photographs of the pure breed dogs i would like to tell you and make you understand the difference between pure breed dogs and hybrid dogs.
The difference between a hybrid dog a crossbreed dog is accidental breeding in hybrid dogs, with an unknown ancestry as opposed to deliberate breeding of two pure breeds. Crossbreeding is done to encourage some genetic traits. Most of the times hereditary diseases like heart defects and juvenile cataracts in purebred dogs are completely eliminated in the crossbred puppies. This is termed as hybrid vigor. For example a poodle is a highly sought after breed for crossbreeding due to the shedding gene in these dogs which appears to be quite dominant in the puppies. In case of a hybrid dog, since the parents are unknown the demeanor and the behavior of these dogs remain a mystery.
Here is a list of dogs starting with the alphabet A.
Abruzzenhund
Affenpinscher
Afghan Hound
Aidi
Ainu Dog
Airedale Terrier
Akbash Dog
Akita Inu
Alano Español
Alapaha Blue Blood Bulldog
Alaskan Husky
Alaskan Klee Kai
Alaskan Malamute
Alopekis
Alpine Dachsbracke
Alsatian Shepalute
American Black and Tan Coonhound
American Blue Gascon Hound
American Bull Molosser
American Bulldog
American Bullnese
American Bully
American Cocker Spaniel
American Crested Sand Terrier
American Eskimo Dog
American Foxhound
American Hairless Terrier
American Indian Dog
American Lo-Sze Pugg
American Mastiff
American Mastiff
American Pit Bull Terrier
American Staffordshire Terrier
American Staghound
American Toy Terrier
American Tundra Shepherd Dog
American Water Spaniel
American White Shepherd
Anatolian Shepherd Dog
Andalusian Podenco
Anglos-Francaises
Anglos-Francai Grand
Anglos-Francais de Moyenne Venerie
Anglos-Francaises de Petite Venerie
Appenzell Mountain Dog
Ariege Pointing Dog
Ariegeois
Armant
Aryan Molossus
Argentine Dogo
Atlas Terrier
Australian Bandog
Australian Bulldog
Australian Cattle Dog
Australian Kelpie
Australian Koolie
Australian Labradoodle
Australian Shepherd
Australian Stumpy Tail Cattle Dog
Australian Terrier
Austrian Black and Tan Hound
Austrian Brandlbracke
Austrian Shorthaired Pinscher
Auvergne Pointing Dog
Azawakh
Jun 16, 2009 | 0 | Dogs
