Breed descriptions index

Breed Descriptions

Mountain West Dog Fanciers
A Guide to all things "DOG" in the Western Mountain States

Breed descriptions and related information can be found here.

Website links or contact info for AKC, UKC and CKC breed standard,
plus links to Parent Clubs, Mountain West Clubs, & Rescue Groups
Breed Fanciers (In Bold) that have agreed to share their knowledge are also included.
An asterisk* beside the name denotes a photo of that breed from a fancier in our area is included.
(click on the breed name to be taken to a separate pdf page for each)

Clumber Spaniel

Staffordshire Bull Terrier*

Afghan Hound

c

c

Manchester Terrier

Standard Schnauzer*

Airedale Terrier

c

Manchester Terrier, Toy

c

Curly-Coated Retriever

c

Swedish Vallhund

Alaskan Malamute

c

c

Miniature Bull Terrier

Tibetan Mastiff

American Eskimo Dog

c

Miniature Pinscher

c

Tibetan Spaniel*

American Foxhound

Dandie Dinmont Terrier

Miniature Schnauzer

c

Tibetan Terrier

American Staffordshire Terrier

Doberman Pinscher*

c

Neapolitan Mastiff

Toy Fox Terrier

American Water Spaniel

Dogue de Bordeaux

c

c

Anatolian Shepherd Dog

English Cocker Spaniel*

c

Norfolk Terrier

c

c

Australian Cattle Dog*

c

English Foxhound

Norwegian Elkhound

c

Welsh Springer Spaniel

c

Australian Shepherd*

c

English Setter*

c

Norwich Terrier

c

Australian Terrier*

c

English Springer Spaniel

c

Nova Scotia Duck Tolling
Retriever

c

West Highland White Terrier

c

c

English Toy Spaniel

Old English Sheepdog

c

c

Wire Fox Terrier

c

c

Wirehaired Pointing Griffon

c

Flat-Coated Retriever*

Parson Russell Terrier

Yorkshire Terrier

c

French Bulldog*

c

Bedlington Terrier*

c

German Pinscher

Pembroke Welsh Corgi*

c

Belgian Malinois

German Shepherd Dog*

c

Petit Basset Griffon Vendéen

Belgian Sheepdog*

German Shorthaired Pointer*

c

Pharaoh Hound*

Belgian Tervuren*

German Wirehaired Pointer

c

Bernese Mountain Dog*

c

Giant Schnauzer*

c

Glen of Imaal Terrier

Polish Lowland Sheepdog

Black and Tan Coonhound

Golden Retriever*

c

c

Miscellaneous Class

Black Russian Terrier*

c

Poodle, Std & Mini

c

c

c

c

Bluetick Coonhound

c

c

Portuguese Water Dog

c

Border Terrier *

Greater Swiss Mountain Dog

c

c

c

c

Boston Terrier*

c

Rhodesian Ridgeback*

c

Icelandic Sheepdog

Bouvier des Flandres

c

c

c

Irish Red and White Setter

c

c

c

Norwegian Buhund

c

c

c

Norwegian Lundehund*

c

Brussels Griffon

c

Pyrenean Shepherd

c

Irish Water Spaniel

Scottish Deerhound*

Redbone Coonhound

c

Irish Wolfhound

c

Scottish Terrier

c

Italian Greyhound*

c

Sealyham Terrier

c

Japanese Chin *

Shetland Sheepdog*

c

c

Cardigan Welsh Corgi

c

Kerry Blue Terrier*

c

c

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