The Complete Dog Book: 20th Edition

1094 Pages·2007·18.63 MB·English

by  American Kennel Club

Table of Contents
Title Page
CREDITS
NOTICE
THE AMERICAN KENNEL CLUB
SELECTING THE RIGHT PUREBRED DOG
INTRODUCTION TO THE TWENTIETH EDITION
THE BREEDS: HISTORIES AND OFFICIAL STANDARDS
THE AKC BREEDS
DISQUALIFICATIONS APPLYING TO ALL BREEDS
HOW HEIGHT AND LENGTH ARE MEASURED ON A DOG
INAUGURAL AKC REGISTRATIONS
THE GROUPS
GROUP I: SPORTING BREEDS
BRITTANY
POINTER
GERMAN SHORTHAIRED POINTER
GERMAN WIREHAIRED POINTER
CHESAPEAKE BAY RETRIEVER
CURLY-COATED RETRIEVER
FLAT-COATED RETRIEVER
GOLDEN RETRIEVER
LABRADOR RETRIEVER
NOVA SCOTIA DUCK TOLLING RETRIEVER
ENGLISH SETTER
GORDON SETTER
IRISH SETTER
AMERICAN WATER SPANIEL
CLUMBER SPANIEL
COCKER SPANIEL
ENGLISH COCKER SPANIEL
ENGLISH SPRINGER SPANIEL
FIELD SPANIEL
IRISH WATER SPANIEL
SUSSEX SPANIEL
WELSH SPRINGER SPANIEL
SPINONE ITALIANO
VIZSLA
WEIMARANER
WIREHAIRED POINTING GRIFFON
GROUP II: HOUND BREEDS
AFGHAN HOUND
BASENJI
BASSET HOUND
BEAGLE
BLACK AND TAN COONHOUND
BLOODHOUND
BORZOI
DACHSHUND
AMERICAN FOXHOUND
ENGLISH FOXHOUND
GREYHOUND
HARRIER
IBIZAN HOUND
IRISH WOLFHOUND
NORWEGIAN ELKHOUND
OTTERHOUND
PETIT BASSET GRIFFON VENDÉEN
PHARAOH HOUND
RHODESIAN RIDGEBACK
SALUKI
SCOTTISH DEERHOUND
WHIPPET
GROUP III: WORKING BREEDS
AKITA
ALASKAN MALAMUTE
ANATOLIAN SHEPHERD DOG
BERNESE MOUNTAIN DOG
BLACK RUSSIAN TERRIER
BOXER
BULLMASTIFF
DOBERMAN PINSCHER
GERMAN PINSCHER
GIANT SCHNAUZER
GREAT DANE
GREAT PYRENEES
GREATER SWISS MOUNTAIN DOG
KOMONDOR
KUVASZ
MASTIFF
NEAPOLITAN MASTIFF
NEWFOUNDLAND
PORTUGUESE WATER DOG
ROTTWEILER
SAINT BERNARD
SAMOYED
SIBERIAN HUSKY
STANDARD SCHNAUZER
GROUP IV: TERRIER BREEDS
AIREDALE TERRIER
AMERICAN STAFFORDSHIRE TERRIER
AUSTRALIAN TERRIER
BEDLINGTON TERRIER
BORDER TERRIER
BULL TERRIER
CAIRN TERRIER
DANDIE DINMONT TERRIER
SMOOTH FOX TERRIER
WIRE FOX TERRIER
GLEN OF IMAAL TERRIER
IRISH TERRIER
KERRY BLUE TERRIER
LAKELAND TERRIER
MANCHESTER TERRIER
MINIATURE BULL TERRIER
MINIATURE SCHNAUZER
NORFOLK TERRIER
NORWICH TERRIER
PARSON RUSSELL TERRIER
SCOTTISH TERRIER
SEALYHAM TERRIER
SKYE TERRIER
SOFT COATED WHEATEN TERRIER
STAFFORDSHIRE BULL TERRIER
WELSH TERRIER
WEST HIGHLAND WHITE TERRIER
GROUP V: TOY BREEDS
AFFENPINSCHER
BRUSSELS GRIFFON
CAVALIER KING CHARLES SPANIEL
CHIHUAHUA
CHINESE CRESTED
ENGLISH TOY SPANIEL
HAVANESE
ITALIAN GREYHOUND
JAPANESE CHIN
MALTESE
MANCHESTER TERRIER (TOY)
MINIATURE PINSCHER
PAPILLON
PEKINGESE
POMERANIAN
POODLE (TOY)
PUG
SHIH TZU
SILKY TERRIER
TOY FOX TERRIER
YORKSHIRE TERRIER
GROUP VI: NON-SPORTING BREEDS
AMERICAN ESKIMO DOG
BICHON FRISE
BOSTON TERRIER
BULLDOG
CHINESE SHAR-PEI
CHOW CHOW
DALMATIAN
FINNISH SPITZ
FRENCH BULLDOG
KEESHOND
LHASA APSO
LÖWCHEN
POODLE (MINIATURE AND STANDARD)
SCHIPPERKE
SHIBA INU
TIBETAN SPANIEL
TIBETAN TERRIER
GROUP VII: HERDING BREEDS
AUSTRALIAN CATTLE DOG
AUSTRALIAN SHEPHERD
BEARDED COLLIE
BELGIAN MALINOIS
BELGIAN SHEEPDOG
BELGIAN TERVUREN
BORDER COLLIE
BOUVIER DES FLANDRES
BRIARD
CANAAN DOG
CARDIGAN WELSH CORGI
COLLIE
GERMAN SHEPHERD DOG
OLD ENGLISH SHEEPDOG
PEMBROKE WELSH CORGI
POLISH LOWLAND SHEEPDOG
PULI
SHETLAND SHEEPDOG
THE MISCELLANEOUS CLASS
BEAUCERON
PLOTT
REDBONE COONHOUND
SWEDISH VALLHUND
TIBETAN MASTIFF
LIVING WITH YOUR DOG
JOINING A DOG CLUB
THE SPORT OF DOGS
DOG SHOWS
JUNIOR SHOWMANSHIP
COMPANION EVENTS
PERFORMANCE EVENTS
CANINE GOOD CITIZEN
TRAINING
BASIC PRINCIPLES
PRAISE AND CORRECTION
HOUSEBREAKING
USING A TRAINING COLLAR AND LEASH