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Pekingese • AKC Group breed- Toy breed • Origination- The Pekingese received its name from the ancient city of Peking, which is now called Beijing • Size- Height: 6 - 9 inches (30. 4 - 45 cm), Weight: 8 - 10 pounds (3. 6 - 4. 5 kg) • Coat- long hair • Temperament- Pekingese is a very brave dog, sensitive, independent and extremely affectionate with its owner • General info- Vary high energy so they need to be walked every day

Brittany • • Akc Group type: sporting Origination of breed: France in 1532 Weight: 30 -40 lbs Height: 17. 5 -20. 5 Coat: Medium length Color: orange and white They are excellent family dogs who love to go on hunting and outdoors trips with dad as much as they enjoy playing with children in the back yard.

Italian Greyhound • The Italian Greyhound is very similar to the Greyhound, but much smaller and more slender in all proportions and of ideal elegance and grace. • Toy Group • 13 inches to 15 inches. • Skin fine and supple, hair short, glossy like satin and soft to the touch. • a peaceful, gentle friend to adults and children • Country of Origin: Italy and england.

German Shepherd • Herding Group • Country of Origin: Germany • Size: Females - Height- 22 -24”, Weight-64 lbs. Males. Height- 22 -26” Weight-76 lbs. • The outer coat is dense, with medium-length, straight hair. Hair on the neck is somewhat longer. Undercoat is thick. Shedding is seasonally heavy. The most common colorations are black and tan, sable and solid black. • Can be aggressive • Needs proper training • It’s a very smart dog • Very devoted to people • It is attached to its owner

English Foxhound • • • Hound group Great Britain in 1800’s 24 in tall 55 to 70 lbs. coat is short, hard, dense and glossy High energy, obedient lots of exercise

Mastiff • WORKING GROUP • fine, smooth coat/ coat color a pricot-fawn – silver fawn, fawn or dark fawn brindle. - Male 150 to 250 pounds height 30 inches, the female 120 to 200 pounds 27. 5 inches - It has a gentle temperament - Around the early 19 th century the modern type was stabilized in the 1880 s

Poodle • AKC group type : Non-sporting • Origination breed: Germany France • Coat: thick , medium • Hair color : white , black , brown • Temperament: friendly • General info: alert faithful, intelligent , good hunting dog for silas Robertson

Golden Retriever Sporting group originated from England, brought to America in 1912 Height: 20 -24 in; Weighs 55 -75 lbs Broad, rounded skull, short ears, round feet and thick, flat tails. They have black noses and kind, brown eyes. • Has a double coat , various colors or cream or gold(should not be red), wavy or smooth. • Get along well with friends and companions. They are good with children. • Live around 10 -12 years • •

Shih-Tzu Toy Group Originated from China in the 1600’s Height: 10 in Weight: 9 -16 lbs Coat: long, thick 2 layered coat, can be red, black, white, and beige. • Temperament: Gets along well with other household pets • Shih Tzu's cannot regulate their body temperature easily, makes them prone to heat • Doesn’t require a lot of exercise • •

Great Dane • Working group • Drawings of dogs that resemble the Great Dane on Egyptian monuments from roughly 3000 B. C. ; earliest written description of a dog resembling the breed can be found in Chinese literature of 1121 B. C. • Originally developed by Germans to hunt boar. Now a companion and estate guard dog. • Short coat, Brindle, Fawn, Black • 32 inches tall • Spirited, courageous, always friendly and dependable, and never timid or aggressive.

Bloodhound • Hound group • One of the oldest breeds, discovered about 1000 AD as a hunting dog • Originated: Belgium, France, England, and Scotland. • black and brown coat, requires regular grooming • 70 -110 lbs • noble and gentle temperament, repsects master • ability to pick up scent is legendary

American Staffordshire Terrier • Terrier Group- AKA Pitbull • bred first to bait bulls and bears • Origination- Bulldogs and game terrier cross (England) late 1800 s; American type developed in 1936 • Weight-61. 7– 88. 2 lbs; Height- 17 -19 inches • Colors- Blue, Brindle, Black, Sable, Brown, Fawn. Short and thick coat. • Attentive, Tenacious, Loyal, Courageous, Friendly, Devoted