Back Schlag (Hundezucht) German انواع سگ Persian סוגי כלבים HE Jenis anjing Malay Hondentype Dutch Typy psów Polish Hundrastyp Swedish
Dog types are broad categories of domestic dogs based on form, function, or style of work, lineage, or appearance. Some may be locally adapted dog types (or landraces) that may have the visual characteristics of a modern purebred dog. In contrast, modern dog breeds strictly adhere to long-established breed standards,[note 1] that began with documented foundation breeding stock sharing a common set of inheritable characteristics,[1][2] developed by long-established, reputable kennel clubs that recognize the dog as a purebred.
A "dog type" can be referred to broadly, as in gun dog, or more specifically, as in spaniel. Dogs raised and trained for a specific working ability rather than appearance may not closely resemble other dogs doing the same work, or any of the dogs of the analogous breed group of purebred dogs.[3]
- ^ Webster's Third New International Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged. The Merriam-Webster Editorial Staff. Springfield, MA U.S.A.: G&C Merriam Company. 1967. p. 274.
A breed is a group of domestic animals related through common ancestors and visibly similar in most characteristics, having been differentiated from others by human influence; a distinctive group of domesticated animals differentiated from the wild type under the influence of man, the sum of the progeny of a known and designated foundation stock without admixture of other blood.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - ^ "Foundation Stock Service – American Kennel Club". American Kennel Club. 12 November 2017. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
- ^ McMasters, Jill. "The Functional Labrador". Retrieved 5 March 2008. also A forum that includes photos of the differences between conformation and working dogs of the same breed; and description of differences between show and field (working) Springer Spaniels Archived 30 June 2007 at the Wayback Machine