BREEDS: A B C D E F G H I J K L M NO P QR S TU VW XYZ
All dogs listed on the Dog Breeds List D are included and recognized by at least one well known dog registry with the exception of the Dingo.
I have tried to list all dog breeds beginning with the letter D, however, there are others that I may have missed. If you see one that I've missed, please contact me.
If you own one of these breeds and would like to tell the world about your experiences, please do contact me. We are collecting interviews from dog owners all over the world and want to add yours too.
Origins: Germany
Size: Small
Grooming: Easy for Smooth & Wire-haired Dachshund; Average for Long-haired Dachshund
Training: Time Consuming
Recognition: ANKC (Hounds), NZKC (Hounds), CKC Hounds), AKC (Hound), FCI (Group 4), KC (Hound), UKC (Scent hound)
Varieties: Miniature Long-Haired, Miniature Wire-Haired, Min Smooth Haired,Wire-haired, Long Haired, Smooth Haired)
Origins: Croatia/England
Size: Large
Grooming: Minimal
Training: Average
Recognition: ANKC (Nonsporting), CKC (Nonsporting), NZKC (Nonsporting), AKC (Non-Sporting, FCI (Group 6), KC (Utility), UKC (Companion)
Origins: Scotland / England border
Size: Small
Grooming: Average
Training: Average
Recognition: AKC (Terrier), FCI (Group 3), KC (Terrier), UKC (Terrier), ANKC (Terriers), CKC (Terriers), NZKC (Terriers)
Origins: Denmark
Size: Giant
Grooming: Average
Training: Average
Recognition: AKC (FSS), FCI (Group 2), UKC (Guardian)
Origins: Denmark
Size: Medium
Grooming:Minimal
Training: Training
Recognition: AKC (FSS), FCI (Group 2), UKC (Terrier)
Origins: Scotland UK
Size: Giant
Grooming: Average
Training: Average
Recognition
AKC (Hound), FCI (Group 10), UKC (Sighthound and Pariah), ANKC (Hounds), NZKC (Hounds), KC (Hounds)
Origins: Germany
Size: Large
Grooming: Minimal
Training: Average
Recognition: AKC (Working), FCI (Group 2), KC (Working), UKC (Guardian), NZKC (Utility), CKC (Working), ANKC (Utility)
Origins: Germany
Size: Medium
Grooming: Minimal
Training: Average
Recognition: FCI (Group 6), UKC (Scenthound)
Origins: Germany
Size: Giant
Grooming: Easy
Training: Time Consuming
Recognition: AKC (Working), FCI (Group 2), KC (Working), UKC (Guardian), CKC (Working), ANKC (Nonsporting), NZKC (Nonsporting)
Origins: Germany
Size: Large
Grooming: Average
Training: Average
Recognition: AKC (Sporting), ANKC (Gundog), CKC(Sporting), FCI (Group 7), KC (Gundog), NZKC (Gundog, UKC (Gun Dog)
Origins: Germany
Size: Three Sizes
Giant (Gross) Medium
Standard (Mittel) Small to Medium
Toy (Klein) Small
Grooming: Time Consuming
Training: Time Consuming
Recognition: AKC (FSS), ANKC (Non sporting: Klein & Mittel), FCI (Group 5), KC (Utility), NZKC (Nonsporting: Klein & Mittel), UKC (Northern)
Origins: Germany
Size: Small
Grooming: Easy
Training: Time Consuming
Recognition: FCI: (Group 3), AKC (FSS), ANKC (Terriers) , NZKC (Terrier), UKC (Terriers)
Origins: Germany
Size: Large to Giant
Grooming: Minimal
Training: Average
Recognition: FCI: Group 7, AKC: Sporting, ANKC: Gundog, CKC: Sporting, KC: Gundog, NZKC: Gundog, UKC: Gundog
Origins: Germany
Size: Medium to Large
Grooming: Average
Training: Easy
Recognition: AKC (FSS), FCI (Group 8), UKC (Gun Dog)
Origins: Tibet
Size: Small to Medium
Grooming: Time Consuming
Training: Average
Recognition: AKC (Non-Sporting), FCI (Group 9), KC (Utility), UKC (Companion Breeds), NZKC (Non-Sporting), ANKC (Non-Sporting), CKC (Non-Sporting)
Origins: Australia
Size: Medium
Grooming: Minimal
Training: Difficult
Recognition: None
Origins: Germany
Size: Large
Grooming: Minimal
Training: Easy
Recognition: AKC (Working), FCI (Group 2), KC (Working), UKC (Guardian), CKC (Working), ANKC (Utility), NZKC (Utility)
Origins: Argentina
Size: Giant
Grooming: Minimal
Training: Time Consuming
Recognition: AKC (Miscellaneous), FCI (Group 2), UKC (Guardian)
Origins: Japan
Size: Medium
Grooming: Average
Training: Average
Recognition, FCI (Group 5), UKC (Northern)
Origins: Tibet
Size: Giant
Grooming: Average
Training: Time Consuming
Recognition: AKC (Working), FCI (Group 2), KC (Working), UKC (Guardian Dogs), NZKC (Utility), ANKC (Utility), CKC (Working)
Origins: Canary Islands
Size: Giant
Grooming: Easy
Training: Time Consuming
Recognition: AKC (FSS), FCI (Group 2), UKC (Guardian)
Origins: France
Size: Large to Giant
Grooming: Easy
Training: Time Consuming
Recognition: , NZKC (Utility), AKC (Miscellaneous), FCI (Group 2), KC (Working), UKC (Guardian)
Origins: The Netherlands
Size: Medium to Large
Grooming: Average
Training: Easy
Recognition: AKC (FSS), FCI (Group 7), UKC (Gun Dog)
Origins: Sweden
Size: Medium
Grooming: Easy
Training: Easy
Recognition: CKC (Hounds), AKC (FSS), FCI (Group 6), UKC (Scenthound)
Origins: Norway
Size: Medium
Grooming: Minimal
Training: Average
Recognition: FCI (Group 6), UKC (Scenthound)
Origins: The Netherlands
Size: Large
Grooming: Average
Training: Easy
Recognition: CKC (Herding), ANKC (Working Dogs), NZKC (Working Dogs)
Origins: The Netherlands
Size: Small
Grooming: Average
Training: Average
Recognition: FCI (Group 2), UKC (Terrier)
Abbreviations for the Dog Registries Listed on this Dog Breeds List D and others in this series include the following.
AKC: American Kennel Club
ANKC: Australian National Kennel Club
CKC: Canadian Kennel Club
FCI: Fédération Cynologique Internationale
KC: The Kennel Club (Located in England
NZKC: New Zealand Kennel Club
UKC: United Kennel Club (Located in the United States)
There are many more kennel clubs in the world, but the ones listed on these pages are the most well-known and respected in the English speaking world.
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