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Your dog breeds list S includes all the dog breeds in the world beginning with the letter S.
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Origins: Netherlands & Germany
Size: Large
Grooming: Average
Training: Time Consuming
Recognition: FCI: Group 1, UKC: Herding
Unlike the Irish Wolfhound, for example, the Saarloos Wolfhound (or Wolfdog) was never used for hunting wolves. Instead, the breed is the result of crossing a German Shepherd with a Eurasian Grey Wolf.
The resulting dogs were bred with German Shepherds again, but the final breed has not been useful as a working dog, as it retains too much independence from it's Wolf heritage. It is rarely seen outside the Netherlands, and is really only suited rural situations where it has room to move; In this setting it is an excellent companion dog.
Origins: Switzerland
Size: Giant
Grooming: Average
Training: Time Consuming
Recognition: FCI: Group 2, AKC: Working, ANKC: Utility, CKC: Working, KC: Working, NZKC: Utility, UKC:Guardian
Origins: Middle East
Size: Medium to Large
Grooming: Easy
Training: Average
Recognition: FCI: Group 10, AKC: Hound, ANKC: Hound, CKC: Hound, KC: Hound, NZKC: Hound, UKC: Sighthound and Pariah
Origins: Russian
Size: Large
Grooming: Time Consuming
Training: Easy
Recognition: FCI: Group 5, AKC: Working, ANKC: Utility, CKC: Working, KC: Pastoral, NZKC: Utility, UKC: Northern Breeds
Also Called, Yugoslavian Shepherd Dog -
Macedonian Sheepdog, Illyrian Shepherd Dog, Illyrian Sheepdog)
Origins: Macedonia/Serbia/Kosovo
Size: Large
Grooming: Average
Training: Time Consuming
Recognition: FCI: Group 2, CKC: Miscellaneous, UKC: Guardian
Also called Dutch Sheepdog
Origins: The Netherlands
Size: Medium
Grooming: Average
Training: Time Consuming
Recognition: FCI: Group 1, CKC: Herding, UKC: Hearding
Also Called Schiller Hound
Origins: Sweden
Size: Small
Grooming: Easy
Training: Average
Recognition: FCI: Group 1, UKC: Scenthound
Origins: Belgium
Size: Small
Grooming: Easy
Training: Average
Recognition: FCI: Group 1, AKC: Non-sporting, ANKC: Non-sporting, CKC: Non-sporting, KC: Utility, NZKC: Non-sporting, UKC: Companion
Origins: Germany
Size: 3 Sizes: Miniature, Standard, Giant
Grooming: Time Consuming
Training: Average
Recognition: Miniature: FCI: Group 2; AKC: Terrier; ANKC: Utility CKC: Terriers KC (UK): Utility; NZKC: Utility UKC: Terrier
Recognition: Standard & Giant Schnauzer: FCI: Group 2;
AKC:
Working;
ANKC: Utility;
CKC:
Working Dogs;
KC (UK):
Utility;
NZKC:
Utility;
UKC:
Herding (Standard); Guarding: Giant
Also Called Swiss Hound
Origins: Switzerland
Size: Medium
Grooming: Easy
Training: Time Consuming
Recognition: FCI: Group 6
There are four types of Swiss Hounds: Schwyz Hound (pictured above), Bernese Hound, Lucerne Hound and Jura Hound.
Origins: Scotland
Size: Giant
Grooming: Time Consuming
Training: Time Consuming
Recognition: FCI: Group 10, AKC: Hound, ANKC: Hounds, CKC: Hounds, KC: Hounds, NZKC: Hounds, UKC: Sighthound & Pariah
Origins: Scotland
Size: Small
Grooming: Time Consuming
Training: Time Consuming
Recognition:, FCI: Group 3, AKC: Terriers, ANKC: Terriers, CKC: Terriers, KC: Terriers, NZKC:Terriers, UKC: Terriers
Origins: Wales
Size: Small
Grooming: Time Consuming
Training: Time Consuming
Recognition:, FCI: Group 3, AKC: Terriers, ANKC: Terriers, CKC: Terriers, KC:Terriers, NZKC: Terriers, UKC: Terriers
Origins: China
Size: Medium to Large
Grooming: Average
Training:Time Consuming
Recognition:, FCI: Group 2, AKC: Non-Sporting, ANKC: Non-Sporting, CKC: Non-Sporting, KC: Utility, NZKC: Non-Sporting, UKC: Northern Breeds
Origins: Scotland
Size: Small
Grooming: Time Consuming
Training: Easy
Recognition: FCI: Group 1, AKC: Herding, ANKC: Working, CKC: Herding, KC: Pastoral, NZKC: Working, UKC: Herding
Origins: Japan
Size: Small
Grooming: Average
Training: Time Consuming
Recognition: FCI: Group 5, AKC: Non-sporting, ANKC: Utility, CKC: Non-sporting, KC: Utility, NZKC: Utility, UKC: Northern Breeds
Origins: China
Size: Small
Grooming: Time Consuming
Training: Average
Recognition: FCI: Group 9, AKC: Toys, ANKC: Non-Sporting, CKC: Non-Sporting, KC: Utility, NZKC: Non-Sporting, UKC: Companion
Also Called Japanese Wolfdog
Origins: Japan
Size: Medium
Grooming: Average
Training: Time Consuming
Recognition: FCI: Group 5, UKC: Northern Breeds
Origins: Russia
Size: Medium, to Large
Grooming: Average
Training: Average to Time Consuming
Recognition: FCI: Group 5, AKC: Working, ANKC: Utility, CKC: Working, KC: Working, NZKC: Utility, UKC: Northern Breeds
Also Called Australian Silky Terrier
Origins: Australia
Size: Small
Grooming: Time Consuming
Training: Average
Recognition: FCI: Group 3, AKC: Toys, ANKC: Toys, CKC: Toys, KC: Toys, NZKC: Toys, UKC: Terriers
Origins: Scotland
Size: Small
Grooming: Time Consuming
Training: Time Consuming
Recognition: FCI: Group 3, AKC: Terrier, ANKC: Terrier, CKC: Terrier,
KC: Terrier, NZKC: Terrier, UKC: Terrier
Also Called Berber Greyhound
Origins: Morocco
Size: Large
Grooming: Minimal
Training: Average
Recognition: FCI: Group 10, AKC: FSS Hounds, ANKC: Hounds, KC: Hounds, NZKC: Hounds, UKC: Sighthound & Pariah
Also Called Slovensky Tchouvatch
Origins: Slovakia
Size: Large to Giant
Grooming: Time Consuming
Training: Average
Recognition: FCI: Group 1, AKC: FSS, UKC: Guardians
Also Called Bohemian Wire-haired Pointing Griffon
Origins: Slovakia
Size: Large
Grooming: Time Consuming
Training: Average
Recognition: FCI: Group 7
Origins: Ireland
Size: Medium
Grooming: Time Consuming
Training: Average
Recognition: FCI: Group 3, AKC: Terriers, ANKC: Terriers, CKC: Terriers, KC: Terriers, NZKC: Terriers, UKC: Terriers
Also Called Galgo Español
Origins: Spain
Size: Large
Grooming: Easy
Training: Average
Recognition: FCI: Group 1: UKC: Sighthounds & Pariahs
Origins: Spain
Size: Giant
Grooming: Average
Training: Time Consuming
Recognition:
Origins: Spain
Size: Medium
Grooming: Time Consuming
Training: Time Consuming
Recognition: FCI: Group 8, AKC: Herding, KC: Herding, NZKC: Gun Dogs, UKC: Gun Dogs
Origins: Italy
Size: Large
Grooming: Time Consuming
Training: Easy
Recognition: FCI: Group 7, AKC: Sporting, ANKC: Gun Dogs, CKC: Sporting, KC: Gun Dogs, NZKC: Gun Dogs, UKC: Gun Dogs
Also called English Springer Spaniel
Origins: England
Size: Medium to Large
Grooming: Average
Training: Average
Recognition: FCI: Group 8, AKC: Sporting, ANKC: Gundog, CKC: Sporting, KC: Gundog, NZKC: Gundog, UKC: Gundog
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Origins: The Netherlands
Size: Medium
Grooming: Average
Training: Average
Recognition: FCI: Group 7, AKC: FSS
Origins: England
Size: Medium
Grooming: Easy
Training: Time Consuming
Recognition: FCI: Group 3, AKC: Terrier, ANKC: Terrier, CKC: Terrier, KC: Terrier, NZKC: Terrier, UKC: Terrier
Origins: Germany / France
Size: Large
Grooming: Extensive
Training: Easy
Recognition: FCI: Group 9, AKC: Non-sporting, ANKC: Non-sporting, CKC: Sporting, KC: Utility, NZKC: Non-sporting, UKC: Gundog
Origins: England
Size: Medium
Grooming: Average
Training: Time Consuming
Recognition: FCI: Group 8, AKC: Sporting, ANKC: Gundog, CKC: Sporting, KC: Gundog, NZKC: Gundog, UKC:Gundog
Also Called Swedish Spitz
Origins: Finland
Size: Medium
Grooming: Time Consuming
Training: Time Consuming
Recognition: FCI: Group 5
Origins: Sweden
Size: Small to Medium
Grooming: Average
Training: Average
Recognition: FCI: Group 5, AKC: Herding, KC: Pastoral, NZKC: Working, UKC:Herding
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