Physical characteristics The Pekingese is a small compact dog with a recognizable flat face and long straight coat. Even though they are small, Pekes are rather muscular and surprisingly heavy for their size (up to 14 pounds with 8 inch height). The dark eyes are round, large,...
Physical characteristics The Shih Tzu is a small dog with rather a memorizable appearance. Its most distinctive feature is that the hair above the nose grows upward, which makes the dog look like a chrysanthemum. Moreover, these small sweeties have exuberant beard and...
Physical characteristics The Chinese Shar-Pei is well recognized by deeply wrinkled loose skin, especially on the broad face. The wrinkles are most prominent in puppies but become lighter in adult dogs as they "grow into their skin". The dog has square proportions and a...
Physical characteristics
The Chow Chow is a fluffy powerful dog with a
sturdy built. They have a broad skull and a wide muzzle; along with the
splendidly thick coat, it makes the dog look quite massive. The triangular ears
are relatively small, erect, and have rounded...
Physical characteristics The Rottweiler is a very powerful dog with an athletic and massive build. The round head is rather wide. The black nose is wide as well, and the dark brown eyes are almond-shaped. The pendent medium size ears have a triangular shape. The length of the...
Physical characteristics The Labrador Retriever is a large muscular dog with an athletic built and the height slightly shorter than its length. They have a wide head and a relatively long muzzle. The ears are moderately large and pendent. The nose is either black or brown,...
Physical characteristics The Dachshund is a small dog with a long body and short powerful legs. Bred as badger hunters, they are quite muscular and sturdy. For the same reason, they have extremely strong jaws and teeth (to pull prey out of a hole). The skin is soft and...
Physical characteristics True Arctic dogs, Samoyeds resemble polar teddy bears. They are powerful, robust, well-muscled, and sturdy. The triangular head is moderately massive and wide. The nose and the lips are black. Due to this colour contrast, Samoyeds are also known as...
Physical characteristics The Basset Hound looks like a smaller version of the Bloodhound. The most distinctive difference between the two dogs is their size: a Basset Hound weighs 55 to 65 pounds, which is way less compared to about 100 pounds of a Bloodhound. Basset Hounds...
Husky's particular qualities: myths and reality Opening any book about different breeds, you may read that Siberian Husky is a work breed of dogs raised for hard and exhaustive job such as transportation of loads in conditions of the North. Also, you may read that Husky dogs...