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Chihuahua
p/c: Small, feisty, attaches to one person, hard to housebreak
M: eye infections, luxating patella, open fontanel |
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Yorkshire Terrier
P/C: Low shedder, small, demand affection, bold personalities, grooming
M: Gum disease, eye infections, luxating patella |
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Papillon
P/C: Low shedder, easy to train, obedient, good with kids, small, grooming
M: eye problems, luxating patella |
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Bichon Frise
P/C: Good watchdog, high energy, low shedder, small, grooming
M: hemophilia, eye problems, shakers disease |
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Pomeranian
p/c: small, grooming, barky, bold, active
m: eye problems, joit issues, luxating patella |
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Shih Tzu
p/c: small, grooming, stubborn, bold, aloof
m: luxating patella, eye problems |
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Havanese
p/c: curious, loves attention and everyone, trains quickly, grooming, small
m: luxaating patella |
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Maltese
p/c: small, playful, feisty, aloof with strangers, grooming
m: hydrocephalus, luxating patella, dental problems |
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Dachshund
p/c: excellent watchdogs, small, very cuddly, bold, playful, aloof with strangers
m: epilepsy, deafness, back problems leading to permanent paralysis |
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Italian Greyhound
p/c: Good lap dog, likes to run, gets cold easily, shy with strangers, gentle, small
m: epilepsy, luxating patella |
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Pug
p/c: comical, playful, stubborn, small
m: breathing problems, skin issues, eye problems |
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Schipperke
p/c: lots of energy, good with kids, stubborn, small, adventurous
m: hip problems, epilespsy |
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Pekingese
p/c: loyal to owner, small, grooming, independent, aloof with strangers
m: eye and respiratory problems, sensitive to heat, patella luxation |
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Miniature Schnauzer
p/c: alert, spunky, trainable, grooming, barky, small
m: skin problems, urinary stones, von willebrands disease |
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Miniature Pinscher
p/c: playful, bold, stubborn, aloof with strangers, small
m: hip problems, heart defects, baldness, patella luxation |
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Chinese Crested
p/c: gentle, playful, good family dog, grooming, sunscreen/moisturizer, small, gets cold
m: multiple eye problems leading to blindness, patella luxation |
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Parson Russel Terrier
p/c: hyperactive, wander, good with children, bark, dig, fight, small
m: eye problems, patella luxation |
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Welsh Terrier
p/c: playful, feisty, aloof with strangers, fight, dig, bark, loyal to owner, grooming, small
m: eye problems |
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Airedale Terrier
p/c: playful, stubborn, loyal, protective, grooming
m: hip dysplasia, gastric torsion |
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Scottish Terrier
p/c: fearless and feisty, protective, loyal, small, grooming, flight, dig and bark
m: von willebrand, scotty cramp, hemophilia, tumors |
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West Highland White Terrier
p/c: feisty, bold, happy, affectionate, bark, dig, small, grooming
m: shakers disease, hip problems, luxating patella |
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Toy Poodle
p/c: playful, eager to please, aloof with strangers, loyal, small, grooming
m: eye problems, hip problems, putella luxation |
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Poodle
p/c: playful, obedient, good with kids, cat-like, bonds with one person, aloof with strangers, large
m: eye problems, epilepsy, luxating patella
Unique: Rabbies vacc. Alopecia |
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Boston Terrier
p/c: playful, loyal, aloof with strangers, bark, chew a lot, small
m: skin and breathing problems, tumors, luxating patella
U: prone to heatstroke |
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French Bulldog
p/c: Playful, affectionate, obedient, small, skin issues
m: Eye and respiratory problems, disk disease, hip dysplasia
u: Can't swim |
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English Bulldog
p/c: comical, calm, stubborn, large, fight
m: Cherry eye, breathing problems, heart problems, skin issues
u: Can't swim |
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Beagle
p/c: Gentle, adventurous, wander, howl, playful, love people and other dogs
m: disk disease, hip dysplasia, hypothyrodism, obesity |
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Whippet
p/c: obedient, calm, gentle with kids, great companions, get cold, run
m: None |
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Basenji
p/c: smart, curious, reserved, cat-like, destructive if bored
m: kidney failure, digestive problems
u: one heat cycle, barkless |
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Cocker Spaniel
p/c: great personalities, active, some are overly submissive, grooming
m: eye and ear infections, skin issues |
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Brittany Spaniel
p/c: curious, independent, highly trainable, destructive when bored
m: hip dysplasia, epilepsy |
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English Springer Spaniel
p/c: playful, energetic, destructive when bored, good with strangers, grooming
m: hip and elbow dysplasia, ear infections |
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Pembroke Welsh Corgi
p/c: fun, affectionate, loyal, trainable, bark, no tail
m: disk disease, hip dysplasia, epilepsy, obesity |
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Cardigan Welsh Corgi
p/c: playful, loving, loyal, fight, bark, have a tail
m: Hip dysplasia, obesity |
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Bordie Collie
p/c: high energy, high intelligence, terrible house dog, protective, grooming, need a job
m: hip dysplasia, collie eye
u: no Ivermectin |
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Australian Shepherd
p/c: confident, high energy, highly intelligent, destructive, aloof, grooming
m: hip dysplasia, collie eye
u: no Ivermectin, lethal white puppies |
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Collie
p/c: loyal, gentle, obedient, bark, large, grooming
m: collie eye, gastric torsion
u: no Ivermectin, Lethal white puppies |
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Shetland Sheepdog
p/c: obedient, trainable, gentle, playful, aloof, bark, small, grooming
m: collie eye, hip dysplasia, luxating patella
u: no Ivermectin, lethal white puppies |
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Lhasa Apso
p/c: small, grooming, stubborn, bold, aloof
m: Luxating patella, eye problems |
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Bearded Collie
p/c: playful, trainable, grooming, large
m: hip dysplasia, epilepsy, collie eye
u: no ivermectin |
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Australian Cattle Dog
p/c: smart, stubborn, high energy, destructive
m: hip dysplasia, deafness
AKA: The blue heeler |
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Catahoula Leopard Cur
p/c: good hunters, large, protective, highly active
m: deafness, hip dyspasia |
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Basset Hound
p/c: calm, roam, slobber, stubborn, lazy, large
m: eye and ear problems, gastic torsion, hip dyspasia |
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Bloodhound
p/c: gentle and quiet, stubborn, independent, drool, dirty, roam, aloof
m: eye and ear problems, gastric torsion, skin issues, hip dysplasia |
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Labrador Retriever
p/c: obedient, loyal, friendly, stubborn, love water, shed, large, highly active
m: hip dysplasia, obesity |
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Golden Retriever
p/c: obedient, trainable, loyal, like water, grooming, active
m: hip dysplasia, tumors, heart problems |
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Irish Setter
p/c: overly active, trainable, grooming, large
m: hip dysplasia, gastric torsion |
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Dalmatian
p/c: very hyperactive, stubborn, playful, aloof, large, loves horses
m: deafness, allergies |
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Vizsla
p/c: gentle, loyal, protective, high energy
m: epilepsy, hip dysplasia |
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Weimaraner
p/c: highly active, stubborn, curious, have dog adhd
m: gastric torsion, hip dysplasia |
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Siberian Husky
p/c: highly active, destructive, roam, stubborn, playful, shed, talk
m: multiple eye problems
u: blow out twice a year |
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Alaskan Malamute
p/c: playful, roam, independent, destructive, shed, large
m: hip dysplasia, eye problems
u: blow outs, dwarfism |
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Bernese Mountain Dog
p/c: calm, loyal, good with kids, large, aloof with strangers, grooming
m: hip and elbow dysplasia, gastric torsion, tumors |
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Saint Bernard
p/c: gentle, loyal, lazy, loves kids, stubborn, large, drool, grooming
m: hip and elbow dysplasia, gastric torsion, eye problems, bone cancer |
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German Shepherd
p/c: loyal, highly intelligent, aloof with strangers, protective, shed, large, self confident
m: hip dysplasia, skin problems, gastric torsion, vWD |
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Rottweiler
p/c: Shed, confident, guarding, protective, loyal, aloof with strangers
m: hip and elbow dysplasia, gastric torsion, vWD, heart problems |
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Doberman Pinscher
p/c: loyal, guard, trainable, aloof with strangers, fear biters, large
m: wobblers, heart problems, vWD, gastric torsion, hip dysplasia |
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Boxer
p/c: playful, loyal, stubborn, fight dogs, large, drool, sensitive to heat
m: deafness, heart problems, hip dysplasia, gastric torsion, tumors
u: no Ace Promazine |
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American Staffordshire Terrier
p/c: loving, playful, loyal, stubborn, protective, fight other dogs
m: hip dysplasia, brain problems
AKA: Pit Bull or Am Staff |
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Chinese Shar Pei
p/c: Serious, independent, stubborn, protective, aloof with strangers, fight dogs, large
m: eye problems, hip dysplasia, skin allergies
u: Black mouth |
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Chow Chow
p/c: reserved, not loyal, aloof with all, fight other dogs, grooming
m: eye problems, hip dysplasia, gastric torsion, skin allergies
u: black mouth |
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Douge de Bordeaux aka French Mastiff
p/c: loyal, loving, very playful, aloof with strangers, large, drool, strong
m: gastric torsion, heart disease, hip dysplasia, epilepsy, tumors |
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Mastiff
p/c: calm, loving, loyal, drool, large
m: hip dysplasia, gastric torsion, bone cancer |
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Neapolitan Mastiff
p/c: loyal, good with kids, guard, fight dogs, large, drool
m: hip dysplasia, heart problems, skin issues |
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Great Pyrenees
p/c: guard livestock, loyal, serious, independent, bark, large, grooming
m: hip dysplasia, putella luxation, bone cancer |
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Great Dane
p/c: loving, calm, friendly, large, drool, think they are a small dog
m: gastric torsion, hip dysplasia, heart problems, bone cancer
u: Short life span |
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