The other day Vulcanised asked me to start a version of the Flower Alphabet for dogs. Sorry for the delay Vulcanised but here you are.
Alsatian:

http://www.aboutgermanshepherddog.com/userfiles/image/about%20german%20shepherd%20dog.JPG

Couldn't resist that photo. ;)

Boxer

http://www.cutepuppiesforsale.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/Boxer-Puppies-For-Sale-2.jpg

Chihuahua. . .

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b360/689124/Chihuahuas.jpg

Extremely small dog

https://encrypted-tbn2.google.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQqcaabwUArazGnic68R8iQ3cWo9MChd91wHBaaFNsyId9m3NmVUA

or....

English Springer Spaniel

https://encrypted-tbn3.google.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTnfRvyGxDlbcBi1THIqNmGmq7C7rypmHa-sMLOOdq4ahDTObwxWg

Finnish lapphund

http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSk9y68xDIFAPjuRdzN5xnKYaRhkct7JhwSNOHGzdqddOeAd6Fgzg

Glen of Imaal Terrier

http://www.22dog.com/images2/Glen-of-Imaal-Terrier.jpg

The most noble of hounds.


http://i49.tinypic.com/22z3ie.jpg

Himalayan sheepdog. This bloke is called Rani.

http://www.dogbreedinfo.com/images19/HimalayanSheepdogRani10Months4.JPG

Irish setter

http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTfa9yj4gUdEAKdN659LA_0Rqu6NoiTEmp4RaRxBKexqBzJKops

For Mr D: Jack Russell

http://www.vivapets.com/img/album/37/16737_jack_russell_terrier_puppy_for_adoption_img.jpg

Komondor

http://www.tunturisusi.com/koiralinkit/kuva369.jpg

Labrador Retriever (Chocolate version)

http://cdn-www.dailypuppy.com/media/dogs/anonymous/15457/20081218185865_cute2.jpg_w450.jpg

Mutley

http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/4/4/1/9/5/ar129123500759144.jpg

http://images.dogsandpuppies.co.uk/king-charles-cav.jpg


My own personal favourite......

My boy...

http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u132/VH-MLE/Oscar-6thMarch2012.jpg

'P' is for Purdey

My boy

http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c92/allan907/purdy.jpg

Qantas

http://imgc.classistatic.com/cps/poc/111231/629r1/6162jb5_26.jpeg (http://sanantonio.ebayclassifieds.com/pets/?q=coonhound&catId=100112)

Treeing Walker Coonhound - Qantas - Large - Adult - Male - Dog

http://i1078.photobucket.com/albums/w497/pprunemike/Ziggy.jpg

The magnificent Rhodesian Ridgeback.

Here's a little Shits You puppy! :)

http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSINKDnS_rNtmcE25GtQLui7U60SINXXZjCHeg6T0Zv9mKya0i-Ag

Tibetan mastiff

http://cdn.pedigreedatabase.com/tibetan_mastiff/pictures/711673.jpg

Slasher, I think you will find that your Himalayan Sheepdog "bloke" is in fact female. The name is also a bit of a clue - Rani, is a female name. ;) Not losing your touch are you? :uhoh:

Utonagan

http://img.dooyoo.co.uk/GB_EN/orig/0/3/3/7/4/337414.jpg

Vizsla

https://encrypted-tbn2.google.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcR8unZfYK_--1jr9EC4IK4KZ4EQyVGXOzRrvP_BGbcK7PCMYz_0

Wire haired Vizsla

http://i215.photobucket.com/albums/cc237/CuriousPax/Thea.jpg

Me! Welsh Sheepdog.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v604/DX_Wombat/Bryn/Bryn2.jpg

I've made the Chief Spoilsport remove her entry, she can use it later. ;)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v604/DX_Wombat/Bryn/puppy_wagging_tail-1111.gif

X - breed

http://cdn6.fotosearch.com/bthumb/CSP/CSP681/k6819622.jpg

Y???

http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQLfT9ssseF2Ep1lPEEhRsE0BvM7Ls3etvO5tUAmyvo2-rYDADyOGNZdCYSwQ

Shouldn't that be under "W" as in WTF??? :p

Led Zeppelin - Black Dog

Led Zeppelin - Black Dog - YouTube

Affenpinscher

http://animalku.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/affenpinscher-dog1.jpg

We seem to be on 'B' so .........
Bloody ugly
Bizarre
Barf-inducing

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/06/08/article-0-1381E51A000005DC-940_634x445.jpg

Please don't all rush out to buy one, they are rather rare (maybe there is a god after all!) it's a Chinese crested hairless dog, so I guess that counts for 'C' too and takes us to 'D'..

Dachshound! :D

http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSQuhXL91OYiieXYySWqTivZm3aPs54_C-F1x4EMGuAUShnKIsJ

She's lovely Probes. :)

Estrela Mountain Dog (my GP has one of these.)

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1c/Estrela_Mountain_Dog_6_month_old_male.jpg

Flat-Coated Retriever

http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQp0NX6HTkdE3N5ftAh6NuvCp1O4_QgfKkAMHwv_9-taUDf92NEJw

Love the look of that Estrela Mountain Dog DXWombat, never heard of that make, how big are they? It's hard to get any point of reference in that piccie to compare. I missed the 'N's first time around and apparently I'm busy helping to pack up the house so will probably miss it again this time around as well. :)

http://www.pprune.org/[IMG]http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f112/cargosales/Charlieinthesnow.jpghttp://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f112/cargosales/Charlieinthesnow.jpg

Huntaway - pastoral dog from NZ

http://www.joca.co.nz/Joca/friends/23-29Sept/bo.jpg

Beaufort, they are fairly big dogs. I understand they are also slobber-free! Here's the Club (http://www.estrelamountaindogassociation.co.uk/) website and also the KC (http://www.the-kennel-club.org.uk/services/public/breed/standard.aspx?id=5123) Breed Standard. Like the Welsh Sheepdog the Estrela is an ancient breed. Lovely dogs with a nice disposition. The puppy in that photo is a six months old male.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/Podenco_z_ibizy_645.jpg/220px-Podenco_z_ibizy_645.jpg
Ibizian Hound

Kangal dog

Another ancient breed,ultimate sheep herd guardians.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v236/iwillard/017640x480.jpg

Slobber free? They are not proper dogs then as you aren't getting the full benefit. There is nothing like removing what look like little black curly hairy caterpillars from ceilings/walls and other surfaces where one's 'faithful hound' has shaken her head and you've missed the drool to wipe it off while it's still wet. ;)

Lancashire Heeler

http://www.lancashireheeler.net/assets/images/Lancashire_Heeler_Hotpot_Bryn_9Y136D-6686.jpg

:ok: Beaufort - from my point of view the slobber champion is the Saint Bernard. One which came to Dog School used to wear a bib in a vain attempt to mop up some of the excess.

Yours Nani?

Max Hound

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v617/gingernut123/DSC_0055-1.jpg

New Guinea Singing Dog

Dogs 101 New Guinea Singing Dog - YouTube

Otterhound

http://petside.co.uk/breeds/assets_c/2009/01/otterhound-thumb-334x250-243.jpg

Radz, you really do find some unusual ones. :D

Radar66 - :ok:

Poodle - before the age people apply their vanity on the poor dogs.

http://ts3.mm.bing.net/images/thumbnail.aspx?q=4904389372478434&id=270fb0997ca74bf40c4c1abb9a2912f8

Bit late here! 'B' for Basset:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v488/Omark44/th_CIMG0261.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v488/Omark44/?action=view&current=CIMG0261.jpg)

Quirky Dog

http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQ09Z9Z8h3IFASEiHwS49gXf3mNfzcQr0_0Ur2GlRRNHErDiEoXjWGcSvQn


Real Dog!


http://media.ebaumsworld.com/mediaFiles/picture/880488/80773732.jpg

"Seeing Dog"

http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj9/mustpost/dog.jpg

Tiny dog

http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQBx2VYs7n6uQ925uEjW27Mv65AxNCk_TVjqITzWVVPulsqTp65

at a dog show I once talked with the owner of one (about the size of a squirrel, don't remember the actual breed), while the dog was observing me intently. Then - out-of-the-blue - it jumped and climbed on my shoulder. The owner said it's the defence tactics: control the enemy! ;)

pigboat,those two are my beasts.:)

Radar66,seen that segment about the New Guinea Singing dogs,graceful beasts! I hope US dog fanciers cannot get their hands one one or two and breed to make them better like they do with all other breeds,especially the working dogs.:ugh:

Urinating dog

http://www.saveonbrew.com/tl_files/images/Blog/Dog_Peeing.jpg

Vallhund

http://www.cutepuppiesforsale.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/Swedish-Vallhund-Dog-Breed.jpg

Nani, I agree with you wholeheartedly about people "improving" breeds. The same problem exists over here. Yo have only to look at the beautiful German Shepherd of years ago who had strong back legs like this one:
http://media.dogsandpuppies.co.uk/files/instance-03/main_photo/2011/03/17/43/59/aa85ad0243b80c4effd6a9b61200481d-33677_1624197563364_1189235092_1768374_3070842_n-480x360.jpg

Now look at one of the improved versions with piddling little back legs. There are a few people who still breed dogs with good, strong legs - a lot of Police Forces do, but the problems with hips and legs have become so severe that the Kennel Club has finally had to do something about it.

http://images01.olx.co.uk/ui/8/69/98/1279322902_105586198_5-German-Shepherd-Bitch-Puppy-Scotland-1279322902.jpg

There is also a show version of the lovely Border Collie which is a very thickset animal with a coat more suited to a husky type dog from the Arctic not a working dog which has to cover all sorts of UK terrain. I could carry on ad nauseam but I'll leave it there.
Edited to add - those two of yours are lovely. :)

West Russian Coursing Hound

http://www.thebreedsofdogs.com/images/WEST_RUSSIAN_COURSING_HOUNDS.jpg

Ginger,,
Just gorgeous!!!!!

I have a little Dash as a rescue one but always a fan of a full size, proper dog(s). Grew up with boxers.

X-mix Boxita (http://www.dogbreedinfo.com/b/boxita.htm)

http://ts2.mm.bing.net/images/thumbnail.aspx?q=4566139250082885&id=d3dbf3a8acf0719d0f0658da3373350a

P.S DXW - totally agree about G. shepherds. Ours is the 'good old' one. (very loyal, too - always ready to be the backup for the dachs when she decides to take a discovery trip to the neighbour's garden - not that often any more, even dogs get mor polite with age. We had the dachs first, and got the shep. when he was almost a year old, so it was really funny to see their 'let's-be-friends' process - he soon discovered he's got to 'adjust' in size, trying to lie as flat and low as possible to get her come closer. And it worked! ;))

There is also a show version of the lovely Border Collie

DX,

Here's a Border Collie as I know it, such beauty and grace..now she may never win any ribbons trotting around an arena as she gets liver bits to perform tricks yet to me,Becca is the ultimate working Border Collie.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FUnjLPeU_2A

The show versions are called the Barbie Collies.

That first GSD picture,he is very handsome.

Yorkshire Terrier

http://dogbreedsites.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/Yorkshire-Terrier-puppies-3.jpg

Barbie Collie! Nani I love it - sums them (or rather their owners) up completely. Becca could easily have been Bryn's mum, also called Dilys. She is definitely a proper working collie. This is Dilys with two of his siblings, the rest of them were causing mayhem elsewhere in the stable.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v604/DX_Wombat/Bryn/P1011942.jpg

DX,
I love the look on her face!! "honest, it's not me causing havoc, Mum!!":D:D

Can't find a Z so - Australian Cattle Dog

http://www.hondenrassen.info/images/australian-cattle-dog5.jpg

UL - more a case of "Are you sure you wouldn't like to take some of them now?" Bryn was the sitter, thinker and plotter of the litter, the other six just piled into everything with great enthusiasm.

Basset Fauve De Bretagne

http://s1.e-monsite.com/2009/02/05/07/43217751basset-fauve-de-bretagne-jpg.jpg

Cão Fila de São Miguel dog

http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQcGZFXwwLMxg5nvHMDhlLgVyacicm_pEZoipOFnLJgDIsseY0c

(and no-one's to ask: which one?!)

http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcShkL_EcaQuPRwJDk9L5BWNy_6IsbrPNDIkOLVmw8fF7tcZZ7bJ

Dandie Dinmont Terrier

http://www.22dog.com/images2/Dandie-Dinmont-Terrier.jpg

Elkhound

http://www.petforums.co.uk/resources/images/thumb/0/01/Norwegian-Elkhound.jpg/350px-Norwegian-Elkhound.jpg

Fox terrier

http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQbpf-0TD8ZTwOJRgz46Pg3_811DMvE0N14K86xGIhcJRcdIxqj

Gordon Setter

http://www.dogfamily.org/images/gordon-setter-6.jpg

Hungarian Puli

http://www.dogbreedinfo.com/images7/pulistand.jpg

http://lh6.ggpht.com/-Ht1FsjC0gCI/SWSLKKUVMoI/AAAAAAAAABw/71N85yg44xE/GD7028839%252540Hungarian-Puli-sheep--364.jpg

Irish Wolfhound aka Cu. :)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v604/DX_Wombat/P1010192.jpg

Radz, that second photo of the Puli is fabulous. :D :D :D

Terrace's changed a bit since that pic ;)

Jindo

http://www.dogbreedinfo.com/images24/JindoDogJindosPurebredDogsAngela.JPG

Keeshond

http://www.dogfamily.org/images/keeshond-12.jpg

Radz, you should have seen it 24 hours earlier before PPRuNe Ground Force struck. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v604/DX_Wombat/icon_pale1.gif

A rather unique dog - Laika

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/c/c9/Laika.jpg

Munsterlander

http://www.completedogsguide.com/images/dog-breeds/largepic/Large-Munsterlander.jpg

Norsk Buhund

http://ddpozwy746ijz.cloudfront.net/aa/d5/i13489578._szw530h275_.jpg

Poor Laika :{

Otterhound is an old British dog breed, developed in the early 1800's. It is a scent hound, and was developed to hunt otters. It is currently recognised by the Kennel Club as a Vulnerable Native Breed. (How many are there, btw?)

http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcS8V7Qjh9Jx2NTPlNdfVqxi7vcaiIKMPo9CstVtCTyfyQqZBw0XrA

http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSEfDDeRreICJJXVa6PfEZLYBkfDqj5Pwh7KBcH-Aq2lOh1OlC4pg

Only 38 puppies registered last year Probes.

Patterdale Terrier

http://www.dogs-central.com/dog-breeds/images/patterdale-terrier/patterdale-terrier_image2.jpg

;)

http://cdn.dealsdirect.net/m/products/69/2069/1/product1_2069.jpg

Rottweiler

http://www.freedoglistings.co.uk/pics/puppies-breeders-rescue_uk/013845_7G7_Teigan-Barney-Rubble--8-weeks.jpg

Bother, missed 'N' again. :sad:

Don't worry Beaufort, we are saving Newfie for you.

http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f112/cargosales/MegansnoozingSuc51471.jpg

Tervuren

http://www.dogbreedinfo.com/images16/BelgianTervurenRiotstandpath2.jpg

Ultimate Mastiff

http://www.petyourdog.com/uploaded/breed_pic/1327001733~Ultimate_Mastiff.jpg
The Ultimate Mastiff breed is a hybrid between the Dogue de Bordeaux and Neapolitan Mastiff. These large dogs are powerful, with a big block head of a bordeaux and a long nose of a neapolitan. They have an obvoius large chest and a muscular body.

Don't think that poor dog would win a competition for "Prettiest Dog in Show" :(

Victorian Bulldog

http://www.dogbreedinfo.com/images10/victorian%20bulldogmegpic.jpg

Wild dingo

http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRVX2nhxz6Z7Eu636WudV5HhlU6E_qRbP1jvMswyXEcbzQ2jV0Giw

beauty lies in the eyes of beholder!

Xoloitzcuintle

http://www.dogbreedinfo.com/images9/XoloitzcuintliCaminosFridaKahlo1.jpg

I have a tale which I will tell you sometime about a Dingo belonging to the late Wizard of Aus.

Yugoslavian Hound

http://www.dkimages.com/discover/previews/794/70005653.JPG

Akbash dog

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v236/iwillard/Akbash.jpg

Border Collie

Puppies sizing up sheep at 8 weeks, for DX.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v236/iwillard/DSC_0267.jpg

Catalburun

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v236/iwillard/ATAL.jpg

The sheep have terrific expressions. Like: oh, yeah, new pups...

And as for hairless dogs... isn't it weird it feels good enough to pat a guy, no probs with no hairs, but dogs... :\

Dalmatian

http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcR3ePX0vserJB48aGp2FDd9gobEvcRKgGOMwxY_FY8BO_qqhQDJ (http://www.brianswale.com/zuikoholics/October-2011/PB015921-corr-col_cr-srp-1200-sm.jpg)

English Springer Spaniel

http://www.english-dogs.co.uk/images/gallery/66/1187_album.jpg

Nani they are gorgeous. This is Bryn, (six weeks old) Dilys his mum and some of his siblings who are engaged in the other essential art for sheepdogs - Hiking Boot Removal. Bryn is the tiny one nearest the camera - he's a plotter and thinker. He was half the size of the others but then grew and grew like a weed on a compost heap. The Akbash dog looks very like a Polar Bear, especially with those tiny ears.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v604/DX_Wombat/Bryn/P1011936.jpg

This is a great thread, lots of breeds I've never heard of. What sort of size is the Akbash, he/she looks huge?:)

Bryn looks to be the thinker from an early age, I love Border Collie pups. Unlike other breed pups,they are nightmare to take a walk with as they get too involved eyeing one another that forms into a tight circle until one decides to head them. 15 minute walks can easily turn into an hour.;)

Male Akbash dog on that picture is recorded at 86kg and his ears are cropped. All livestock guardian dogs of Turkey ( Akbash,Kangal and Kars dogs) gets their ears cropped at puppy stage to prevent excessive bleeding from wolf bites.

Nani, you are right about Bryn being a thinker from an early age. He was the one who worked out that in order to get out of the stable he had to dig his way out under the door as trying to escape with the others when the door was open didn't work. They kept finding him roaming around the farmyard. Eventually the hole became big enough for the rest of them to escape but he was credited with the plan and execution of it. Dilys is a different kettle of fish. The morning after we arrived home I came downstairs to find her with her nose poking out of the top of her crate trying to work out how to get out. When he is bored with the other dogs' company or just wants to get to his owner, their dad regularly climbs a 7' high wire fence with a steel beam at the top. Madam takes after him and is very much a "LOOK OUT WORLD I'M HERE! little dog. She used to check what I did every evening before putting her to bed and as soon as she saw the hot water bottle appear she would trot into her crate and wait for it to be put in her basket and then eat her biscuit. She is a very determined little dog but has the same lovely nature as Bryn. They can both be little villains occasionally but they are great dogs to have around. As you say, collie puppies are lovely but can be a real nightmare as a group. J who sold me my two will not sell two puppies to anyone at the same time as he says they need one to one attention and it is better to wait for at least 18 months before getting a second one; that way you stand a better chance of being able to train them properly.
I find it a shame that people still chop bits off their dogs in the belief that it is better for them but that is still one lovely dog.

Wish someone would put me to bed with a hot water bottle and biscuit.

Here you are Vulcanised:
http://www.jomanda.co.uk/images/D/sheepey_hot_water_bottle_detail.jpg

http://www.the-biscuit-van.co.uk/images/biscuit-fox's-crinkles-butter.jpg

http://www.babyshop.co.uk/product_images/o/rabbit_comfort_blanket__95520.jpg

Too slow vulcanised looks like the bunny has had your biscuit, look he's wearing a napkin. :E

Fox Hound

http://www.breedersonline.co.uk/Dogs/Photos/Foxhound.jpg

Golden retriever. Just golden.

http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSoJ5Uh8fNuDkOlYKeZF0pgS9m4Y4EgdCUuhCUiC-_3cr0wH9l0

Hovawart

http://images03.olx.com/ui/11/37/62/1302460060_187723562_1-Pictures-of--Hovawart-Puppies.jpg

Insane Cocker Spaniel.:)
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a194/Deaddogbay/10-3.jpg

Joking-dog... or maybe not right now?


http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQnYp3c6p2l9twk50sxojJpIxw6_Mr4OUdLrvrBmRzFWiQiwmxH

Kerry Blue Terrier

http://www.dogchannel.com/images/articles/breed_profile_images/kerry_blue_terrier_new.jpg

Labrador retriever

http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTmWPuL-Pzrx1_9L1YrtRRIEmBiO0q1VuOeZZgs16QkAbd6AkId

Maremma sheepdog

http://www.english-dogs.co.uk/images/gallery/131/2595_album.jpg

Beaufort, now's your chance - pardon the pun.

;)

Newfoundland. This being 'Chance'.

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y17/grantdi/Newfoundlands/Newfsno303Feb09lo.jpg

:D :D :D Well done Beaufort. :)

Old English Sheepdog (or should that be Duckdog. :p

http://img.metro.co.uk/i/pix/2008/10b/SheepDog2Rex_450x300.jpg

Pekingese

http://ts1.mm.bing.net/images/thumbnail.aspx?q=4590285567558264&id=0d93ca20efd97de2bc70094c1950c53b

to balance the mighty Chance :). Well, they're terrific, really. Newfies, that is.

Queen Elizabeth Pocket Beagle

http://www.puppytrader.com/images/breed/Pocket%20Beagle.jpg

Ach, the beagle! The energy and curiosity!

Rat terrier

http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRWb18iGLajzvIWJ7CWH3SmhztzNkpol8QR3JUa-DTiQ4U06wkNyA

the thread heading is super, actually. I wonder if a 'Cat Catechism' or 'Parrot Paragraphs' or 'Book of Birds' would work, too? :)

Saluki

http://www.321dogs.com/pictures/brown-saluki.jpg

Go for it Probes. :ok:

Tibetian mastiff

http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTAtgTuUZ5YvEa_ajjpuh8Q_-EryabNYnzdsB94rMXnRV3TkjayLw

wonderful dogs. A friend has a couple, one of them even in the colours of our brown dachs ('hot chocolate', I'd say :) ). As the friend says, they do not need to bark even, they just sit and stare and the postman (for example) freezes. BUT, as the friends claim - the mastiffs have eaten everything in the garden, including tulips and peas (and ploughed the pea-bed thoroughly to find any single root remaining). That's why we couldn't take the pup offered for free (and think of their price!)... because the owner wanted it to be taken to the dog shows (by my daughter). We had our three then, too, of course.
P.S come to think of it, the dachs and the lab have succeeded in eating up most of the things in the garden, too. The last ones were the unsprouted peas by the dachs (last year it was the water-rat, and the year before it the crows).

Ultimate Mastiff - it's HUGE!

http://mastiffanswers.com/images/giant-english-mastiff210x18.gif

Well, it's pronounced wiv a V !

http://www.dogbreedinfo.com/images10/ShelbyJud2.jpg

The Ginger Whippet and Pal.:)
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a194/Deaddogbay/ElliRaggly-4.jpg

http://i1145.photobucket.com/albums/o518/davea767/CNV00001.jpg

Zak. Gone, but never forgotten.

Chow Chow Chan



http://i997.photobucket.com/albums/af92/skwinty/IMG_4238a.jpg

Chow Chow Lucy

http://i997.photobucket.com/albums/af92/skwinty/IMG_4231.jpg

looks like a dictionary with C coming after Z has been somewhat surprising for posters?
But the C-cuties are real beauts! ;)

Dio and the Great Dane here (http://ladygamerr.deviantart.com/art/Dio-and-a-Great-Dane-Mix-122489645)

http://fc04.deviantart.net/fs44/f/2009/134/9/c/Dio_and_a_Great_Dane_Mix_by_ladygamerr.jpg

(the one we know feels about the same about our dachs, who had allegedly harassed him as a pup. Which would be normal, as she just loves to harass anyone... well, have it the dachs way.)

Which brings us to the question again - WHY are dogs so unforgettable? Even if they harass you and eat the peas and whine (quietly, but persistently and piercingly) to indicate you haven't got the message well enough?
It can't be just that they're always glad to see you and don't talk back? Some people do and don't, too, after all?

looks like a dictionary with C coming after Z has been somewhat surprising for posters?



Sorry mate, I was just looking at the pictures and not paying attention. :O

skwinty - the only way of absolution: edit and insert A and B dogs before the charming Chow Chows AND answer the question after them! :=
Well, OK, - :) actually.

Enga-Apso

http://cdn.greatdogsite.com/watermark/Lhasa%20Apso-7%20-black%20&%20white%20parti-colored-1195423422.jpg

Skwinty - welcome, this is a fun thread so all contributions are welcome. :)

Flat-Coated Retriever

http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSNRAmUsUrZjrZgx0D4KUrXVXwgf-o-J--iImen0VUJqVuUt96Psw

- in their habitat :).

German short haired Pointer.

http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m599/wodrick/P1010847.jpg

German Shepherd, my dog :)


German Shepherd having fun. - YouTube


coldair

Coldair, she's beautiful. :)

Hamilton Stovare

http://www.scenicreflections.com/ithumbs/pedigree-dogs-38.jpg

Irish terrier (btw, having known some owners of different terriers - does the name originate from the word "terror"?)

http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSk6JbzLwbeCNd4_tKDIv-D9mqEuFebBhem2UakuKq_rNSpnzjl

Coldair

I just realised how much I was smiling as I watched that video.
I must say I do love dogs of all size and shape. On the whole, much nicer than homo-sapiens.
This whole thread is giving all of us I suspect, a lot of pleasure. Thanks to all for keeping it going.

John

I think Terrier is from 'Terra' ie Earth as in ground,Terrier Earth Dog, a Dog for going under the ground.
Summat like that anyway.
:)

that would be the dachs, the underground dog? :)

Jämthund

http://ts2.mm.bing.net/images/thumbnail.aspx?q=4581158749406805&id=8c993f3a54055a83aa15ee395c0f8274

Rocky and Sandy the J ack Russels enjoying the beach

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8144/7416056378_decb4d65d1_z.jpg

Kelpie

http://www.choosing-a-dog-made-easy.com/images/kelpie3.jpg

La-Chon. Hybrid (http://www.dogbreedinfo.com/lachon.htm).

http://ts2.mm.bing.net/images/thumbnail.aspx?q=4617318101943093&id=d0f14adee40b0a6872d409c638bad614

Michief! - who me? Bryn aged approximately nine weeks.


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v604/DX_Wombat/Bryn/P1012010.jpg

Nuisance - no, never!

https://encrypted-tbn2.google.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcR7BsRW_1otO9kzB1RDzX9gRc_RigzkjrdZDf2jZc7Qz9jTgtqElQ

Am I allowed Newfoundlands again? 'Bumble' on the left and 'Chance' on the right. :O

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y17/grantdi/Newfoundlands/CB08Oct07lo.jpg

Have I said this already? A pair like that used to own a house in Frinton. They also owned the car I bought. Their humans used to clean their teeth with a normal toothbrush at least once a day. Sparkled they did.

Nuisance was a Great Dane who lived at the British naval base in Simonstown during the war, Ms Probes. Loved by all, as it should be...

Just Nuisance - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Just_Nuisance)

Wow! Thank you, SRT!
That's why I love JB.
And, beaufort, you could probably have all the Ns, and Bs and Cs as well! ;)

Owney - another famous dog (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Owney_(dog)), a stray mixed breed terrier adopted as the first official postal mascot. (found thanks to SRT)

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Owney.jpg/170px-Owney.jpg (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Owney.jpg)

Pekingese

http://www.adflyer.co.uk/DynamicContent/Images/large_20112008050422_01.jpg

Beaufort, this is probably the one opportunity for you to have as many Newfies as you like. :ok:

quick dog

http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTt199aAZAg5sYy56MdeNA9ZVLpfe35DFToaVXS7HsivgQ0F8wS-g

Rottweiler I'll do ferocious tomorrow - possibly.

http://www.rottweilers.co.uk/img/rottweiler--sleepingf.png

Sealyham Terrier

http://www.completedogsguide.com/images/dog-breeds/largepic/Sealyham-Terrier7.jpg

our Spoodle named Molly (cross Minature Poodle & Cocker Spaniel)
http://i46.tinypic.com/flfpj7.jpg

Toy Poodle

http://www.poodlepuppiesnow.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/toy-poodle.jpg

I much prefer the name Spoodle to the British version - Cockerpoo. :\

You have to feel sorry for this poor little thing:

http://www.muckypups-salon.co.uk/gallery/var/albums/The-Dogs/Bichons,-Poodles-and-Doodle-Types/149981_469379264373_104118099373_5375469_6139453_n.jpg?m=1298881967

Whatever you decide to call it the name will always sound a little vulgar. Its parents are a Shih Tzu and a Poodle.

The Utonagan- resembles a wolf, but in fact is a mix of three breeds of domestic dog: Alaskan Malamute, German Shepherd, and Siberian Husky.

http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lmpii4jDYh1qg6f8b.jpg (http://www.tumblr.com/tagged/utonagan?before=1309967211)

Volpino Italiano

http://lupusalimentos.com.br/guia/dog/wp-content/themes/guia/img/volpino_italiano.jpg

Whippet

http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRy6fSSGhZXAuhxuI4sOj9OZMnhG3ntHbnKUyWDE9kJgOUl2TlX

Xoloitzcuintli aka Mexican Hairless dog

http://images.petsadviser.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/Xoloitzcuintli.jpg

I'm not sure that the stripes are original dog.

Yorkillon. A cross (http://www.dogbreedinfo.com/y/yorkillon.htm). (cute ears, though)

http://www.dogbreedinfo.com/images17/YorkillonCharlie1Year3Months.JPG

Zuchon

http://zuchonbaby.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/DSC08505.jpg

Agility dog - able and agile!

http://ts4.mm.bing.net/images/thumbnail.aspx?q=4764021269266531&id=7f9ab97b01c8505c27460d4359ea7bfc

Border Collie - a team of these would be better behaved than many so called professional football players.

http://www.aplacetolovedogs.com/wp-content/uploads/1519289981.jpg

Cairn Terrier

http://www.puppynet.co.uk/cairn_terrier_02_puppies_for_sale.jpg

Dobermann

http://ts3.mm.bing.net/images/thumbnail.aspx?q=4626646773530670&id=cfd14577d192ea769c7992c7781422b4

English Setter

http://cdn-www.dailypuppy.com/media/dogs/anonymous/Hannah_English_Setter_04.jpg_w450.jpg

Fox Terrier

http://petside.co.uk/breeds/assets_c/2009/01/wire-fox-terrier-thumb-334x250-149.jpg

Groenendael

http://www.beljekali.com/Narah_BOB_Oct08.jpg

Hotdog

http://borneotoursguide.com/wp-content/plugins/wordpress-23-related-posts-plugin/hot-hotdog-4918.jpg

Icy dog

http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTVXU7jSEar0UBEh5VFBqngqrQnlMrmcC8G-gUytNks_Uys_zH-tg

JEWISH DOG

http://philosophers-stone.co.uk/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/jewish-dog.jpg

Just Nuisance (for Ms Probes)

http://www.simonstown.com/images/tourism/nuisance/smst_jn_003.jpghttp://www.simonstown.com/images/tourism/nuisance/smst_jn_001.jpg

AB Just Nuisance, RN - Simon's Town, South Africa - The Perfect Holiday (http://www.simonstown.com/tourism/nuisance/nuisance.htm)

Kelb Tal-Fenek aka Pharoah Hound

http://www.kolumbus.fi/siphras/farkku_kasvatit/tell_me_no_lies.jpg

Let it be Nuisance, thanks for sure!

http://www.simonstown.com/images/tourism/nuisance/smst_jn_008.jpg

Mummy with me and some of my brothers and sisters. I'm the tiny one whose tail you can just see sticking out between mummy's front paws. :)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v604/DX_Wombat/Bryn/P1011927.jpg

Maddie. 4 year old Labrahooligan.

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c316/lloydr/2009_06140032.jpg

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c316/lloydr/2009_06140015.jpg

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c316/lloydr/2010_01060022.jpg

Ooh! Maddie's beautiful. :) Welcome Mr Hercules Techie - the Hercules is my favourite aircraft. I've even been known to leave my food to watch them flying past Shobdon. :ok:
Norfolk Terrier

http://puppydogweb.com/gallery/norfolkterriers/norfolkterrier_weichert.jpg

Ori Pei

https://www.breederinfocenter.com/images2/20040727204522_173614_1.jpg

rare dog - Raccoon dog (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raccoon_dog)

http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQmixctd_OBiO5Zn2-Mv-Yw893XiVbg7WGILWNmX9CwUBVOi1w0

Shetland Sheepdog

http://www.collienet.com/picsmarch04/Shelridge%20Wishmaster.jpg

Tenterfield Terrier

http://i46.tinypic.com/ws8nki.jpg

Unknown parentage

http://news.bbc.co.uk/olmedia/1265000/images/_1268289_dog300.jpg

Villano de Las Encartaciones

http://www.pamplona.net/img/1126_txiki.jpg

Wolfhound. (sorry if it's been done before)

http://www.dogbreedinfo.com/images15/IrishWolfhoundFrankBrendan.JPG

X Breed - this one is a Yorkie-Apso

http://www.dogbreedinfo.com/images17/YorkieApso8WeekPuppy1.JPG

IWs always welcome here. ;)

Yin-yang dogs

http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQjH2dIip6QVVF_nbYvxs_IJNoH4M3wO0EUqMuWvl_Cpw22bCg9
Dachshund yin-yang | Flickr - Photo Sharing! (http://www.flickr.com/photos/andiwolfe/4686356175/)


Zipped dog

http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcS4XKvWxqE_rnRFUMGmnmoKMd9XCA8mS5j7cYzaxPQW2RISLLap

(ours - chocolate and tan - quite likes being in a similar one)

Absolutely cute gallery with several sleeping dogs - and a cat and a racoon (or wossat beast?)

Where You Sleepin'?! - Ellen Degeneres Photo Gallery (http://photos.ellen.warnerbros.com/galleries/where_you_sleepin)

http://photos.ellen.warnerbros.com/gallery-images/2012/03/Jules_Woodward__copy_full.jpg

"Barbie Collie" - thanks for that Nani ;)


http://isokoirakennels.com/stalker.jpg

Actually a show version of the lovely Border Collie but in my opinion a travesty of it and not practical for working with that over-thick coat and stumpy legs.

A few miles away from here is the Freedom of Spirit Trust For Border Collies Rescue Centre. (http://www.fostbc.org.uk/) This was written by Barabara Sykes who owns and runs it and I think you will understand why I get cross with those who mess about with them, breeding so called improvements into them.

A Simple Beauty
Barbara Sykes © 1995

The Border Collie is the epitome of all we may ever desire in a dog, a friend and a partner. Honesty, integrity and loyalty are second nature to a collie and they will work until they can go no further. Yet for all their willingness to give they are not submissive, they are proud of their heritage and they do not suffer fools gladly. Look beyond the colour of the coat and the cloak they wear labelled ‘dog’, search inside and reach its soul for once there you will be trapped in a world of unbelievable love and honesty. You will have found true beauty, for the wonderful qualities within this breed are always there waiting to be unlocked and are what make it truly beautiful. Drink in its grace, speed and stamina, for rarely has so much to come together so perfectly in so small a package.

Curly Coated Retriever

http://www.curlycoats.co.uk/images/Game-Fair-Belvoir-Castle-05.jpg

Dalmatian. (several puppies but not 101)

http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/01365/dalmatian_puppies_1365555c.jpg

Estonian Hound

http://www.hot.ee/kenneljahisarv/hagijas%20Aspin.jpg

Local Border Collie has recently produced FOURTEEN puppies in one litter!

DX,

I love the way Barbara Skyes romanticizes the working Border Collies,I haven't found one the way she describes them.
My beasts has only one thing in their mind,sheep! I'm afraid they are not quite loyal to me,they will simply walk away with whomever is nearer to the gate that separates them from sheep..However,I cannot fault them for their genetic makeup which is work till you drop,take a five minute break then back to work.

Here's the look of a non-Barbie Collie as she anxiously awaits for her command.
Raid

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v236/iwillard/Raid11web.jpg

This one is Jim

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v236/iwillard/jim.jpg

Nani,at 5 months old. No commands,pure instinct and keeping lambs under control.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v236/iwillard/DCP_0165.jpg

Furless (well almost) I'm afraid Chinese Crested dogs are not on my list of dogs I would be happy to own.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/northyorkshire/content/images/2006/01/25/suki_on_ledge_300x400.jpg

Nani, Barabara is actually quite down to earth when it comes to her dogs. She has a young deaf dog, Digby, who was rescued as a tiny puppy and whom she is training to work with sheep. Sheepdogs will always be my favourite dogs and they certainly keep you on your toes. Your dogs are proper, working dogs. :ok: My two are Welsh Sheepdogs from a long line of working dogs - mums and dad are working on sheep farms. Dilys is going to be doing flyball - she's tiny but very keen and fast and really enjoyed her first lesson. Bryn will have a go but he's likely to work out his own rules to make it easier for himself.

German Shepherd (long-haired).

http://www.dog-names.org.uk/dog-images/long-haired-german-shepherd.jpg

German Shepherd (Police Dog)

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c316/lloydr/STA70791.jpg

Alsorgi,cross betwix Alsation and Corgi.:)
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a194/Deaddogbay/iij2A.jpg

That's a happy-looking doggie Mr D. :ok:

Border Collie x Corgi

http://www.mysnuggery.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/simba.jpg

Corgis always look like they're grinning. Always makes me laugh how the entire body wags when they get excited. Gotta love 'em.:ok:

They are the Royal Dog of choice Twotter. ;)
Huntaway, these are puppies.

http://www.herding-dog-training-border-collie-sheepdog-dvd.com/imgs/pic/huntaway-pups_200.jpg

Italian Greyhound

http://bib.ge/img_animal/37236268Italian_Greyhound_Middle_Aged.jpg

Japanese Chin. (Spaniel)

http://media.infodogs.co.uk/photos/dogs/japanese-chin_79.jpg

Karst Shepherd Dog

http://pets-place.net/Breeds/KarstShepherdPhoto1.jpg

Leonberger

http://www.lovingyourpet.co.uk/images/article-images/Leonberger.jpg

Am I allowed to add in (as I dont have a photo to upload) 2 x Shitzus..just because I love them, and they are the most loyal dogs I know (I just wish after 7 years they would s%%t outside when it rains, but I know Shitzus dont do that) but love them I do.

Here you are SOPS:

http://cdn-www.dailypuppy.com/media/dogs/anonymous/zinfandel_shih_tzu_11.jpg_w450.jpg

And of course you are allowed to add them. :ok:

Thanks Mate !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

And doing "proud father' bit here, I would just like to add, for those of you who dont know, the Shitzu is one of the oldest breeds in the world. It was bred my the Monguls, to protect their tents, around 3000 years ago.

So they are lovely, fluffy, loyal, and a great dog,..but the Monguls forgot how to teach them to go out of the tent to s$$t:E

gJwWWU-wegA

Dachs, wirehaired. Just love the expression the moustache gives them.

http://animal-photography.com/thumbs/wire_haired_dachshund_head_stu~AP-1NLXQF-TH.jpg

Dachshund Wirehaired pictures | Animal Photography Stock Photos | Image Library of Cat pictures, Dog pictures, Horse pictures and many other animal pictures | Page 1 (http://www.animal-photography.com/search/?search=dachshund%20wirehaired)

East Siberian Laika

http://home.kpn.nl/russkaja-laika/foto's/y_sf.jpg