An Illustrated Guide to Dogs: A Practical Guide

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AN ILLUSTRATED GUIDE TO
A practical guide designed to iielp you choose
the most suitable dog for you and your home
Featuring over 190 international breeds
Joan Palmer
Parts of aDog 8 Lips. Pendulous upper lips are
1 Ear called flews
2 Skull 9 Cheek
3 Eye 10 Neck
4 Stop 11 Shoulder
5 Foreface. Theforeface, nose 12 Upperarm
and jaws make up the muzzle 13 Elbow
6 Nose 14 Forearm
7 Jaws. The fleshy parts of the 15 Wrist
lipsand jaws make upthejowls 16 Stopper pad
This annotated drawing shows the
main anatomical parts of a dog
and the accepted terms used to
describe them.
17 Pastern 27 Hock (Heel)
18 Toes 28 Rear pastern
19 Nails 29 Hind foot
20 Forefoot 30 Pads
21 Sternum (Breastbone) 31 Tail (Brush, flag, rudder, stern)
22 Chest 32 Croup
23 Flank 33 Loin
24 Thigh (Upper thigh) 34 Back
25 Stifle (Knee) 35 Withers (Top of the shoulders)
26 Second thigh (Lower thigh) 36 Crest of neck
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Below: Throughout the book
a size symbol for each breed is
shown in scale against an outline
> 21 13 of the Wire Fox Terrier which is
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39cm [1 5y2in] at the withers.
Dandle Dinmont Terrier
you choose
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All rights reserved. Publisher's note: Some material in this
book has previously appeared in
A Dog of Your Own.
Text and colour illustrations are cross-
Contents referenced throughout as follows: 64^
The breeds are arranged in order of increasing weight. Page numbers in Roman
type refer to text entries; those in bold to colour illustrations.
Chihuahua 6 17 Shetland Sheepdog / U Oil
Papillon 7 17 German HuntTerrer 7/ -1 Oft
Phalene 7 17 Tibetan Terrier 79 ConO
Pomeranian 8 17 Beagle "/7 OQ OO
Japanese Chin 9 21 Drever V1 4A OO
Small German Spitz 1 Dachsbracke 7/1 O^Oy
Yorkshire Terrier 1 17 Swedish Va Ihund 7^ £y
Maltese Terrier 1 2 18 Basenji I1PD, o£.n0
Italian Greyhound 1 3 18 Pembroke Welsh Corgi 77 ^y
English Toy Terrier 1 4 18 Cardigan Welsh Corgi 7/ QO OO
Miniature Pinscher 1 5 18 Skye Terrier 7Q
G nffon 1-I cD Ic5 Boston Terrier 80 on
Lowchen OQOQ -1 a Irish Terrier 81 C'\
Affen pinscher Q A -1 o French Bulldog .82 CoOn
B chon Prise OO Amencan Cocker Spaniel 83
Toy Poodle OO English Cocker Spaniel 84
Pekingese O / ^O-1l Mexican Hairless 85 ocMn
Australian Silky Terrier OQOQ 20 Glen of Imaal Terner 86 OT
Tibetan Spaniel oan 20 Kromforh lander 87 QO
Miniature Dachshund 40 21 Pumi 88 1
Chinese Crested 42 20 Japanese Spitz 89 O^ll
Norwich Terrier 4A oQ Norrbotten Spitz 90 oO-l1
Norfolk Terrier 44 22 Finnish Spitz 91 O 1
King Charles Spaniel 45 22 Hungarian Puli 92 o-l
Cavalier King Charles Staffordshire Bull Terrier 93 oU
Spaniel 46 22 American Staffordshire
Border Terrier 47 23 Terner 94 30
Australian Terner 48 23 Bull Terrier 95 30
Cairn Terner 49 23 Standard Schnauzer 96 32
Schipperke 50 25 Medium Pinscher 96 32
Lundehund 51 Whippet 113 32
Lhasa Apso 52 23 Australian Kelpie 114 32
Shih Tzu 53 23 Australian Cattle Dog 114
Pug 54 24 Kerry Blue Terner 115 32
West Highland White Terrier 55 25 Soft-coated Wheaten Terner 1 1 97
Manchester Terrier 56 28 Border Collie 117 97
Smooth Fox Terrier 57 27 Stabyhoun 118
Wire Fox Terrier 58 27 American Water Spaniel 119 102
Jack Russell Terrier 59 27 Brittany Spaniel 120 97
Lakeland Terrier 60 26 Welsh Springer Spaniel 121 97
Welsh Terrier 61 26 Wetterhoun 122
Sealyham Terner 62 25 Basset Hound 123 98
Dandle Dinmont Terner 63 27 Basset Griffon Vendeen 124 98
Scottish Terrier 64 25 Basset Artesien Normand 124 98
Miniature Schnauzer 65 25 Swiss Hunting Dogs 125 98
Standard Dachshund 66 26 Norwegian Buhund 126 99
Bedlington Terrier 68 24 Keeshond 127 99
Miniature Poodle 69 24 Lapphund 128 99
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Author: Joan Palmer has been a Colour artwork: John Francis (Linden
committee memberofThe National Dog Artists), John Green (John Martin &
Owners' Association of Great Britain for Artists)© Salamander Books Ltd.
the past 1 6 years. A busy freelance Line drawings: Glenn Steward (John
journalist, Joan contributes to various Martin & Artists)© Salamander
journals and newspapers and has a Books Ltd.
number of books to her credit. Photographs: See page 240 for credits.
Colour and monochrome reproduc-
Consultant: Bruce Sessions, formerly tions: Bantam Litho Ltd., Essex,
Senior Editor and Consultant to England.
International Dog Fancy Magazine, is Filmset: Modern Text Typesetting
Ltd.,
a widely respected American expert. Essex, England.
Editor: Geoff Rogers Printed in Belgium by
Designer: Roger Hyde Henri Proost & Cie, Turnhout.
Iceland Dog 129 99 English Setter 186 108
Lappish Vallhund 130 99 Gordon Setter 187 108
Field Spaniel 131 100 Belgian Shepherd Dog 188 109
Wachtelhund 132 110
Sussex Spaniel 133 100 Hollandse Herder 189
Portuguese Warren Hound 134 100 German Shepherd Dog 190 109
Portuguese Water Dog 135 100 Dalmatian 192 110
Canaan Dog 136 101 Weimaraner 193 110
Pointing Wire-haired Griffon 137 101 Boxer 194
110
Shar-Pei 138 101 Chow Chow 195 112
Bulldog 140 101 Golden Retriever 196 109
Sibenan Husky 141 102 Labrador Retriever 197 109
Samoyed 142 102 Flat-coated Retriever 198 111
Standard Poodle 143 102 Chesapeake Bay Retnever 199 111
English Springer Spaniel 144 103 Curly-coated Retnever 200 111
Irish Water Spaniel 145 102 H ova wart 201
Elkhound 146 103 Rhodesian Ridgeback 202 177
Swedish Elkhound 147 103 Japanese Akita 204 112
Karelian Bear Dog 148 103 Alaskan Ma la mute 205 111
Beauceron 149 103 Eskimo' Dog 206 111
Clumber Spaniel 150 103 Greenland Dog 206
Harrier 151 104 Otterhound 207 112
Hamilton Hound 152 Italian Spinone 208 112
English Foxhound 153 104 Rottweiler 209 177
American Foxhound 154 104 Polish Sheepdog 210 180
Smalands Hound 155 104 Old English Sheepdog 21 180
Dunker Hound 155 104 Bouvier des Flandres 212 177
Schiller Hound 156 104 Briard 213 177
Finnish Hound 156 104 Black and Tan Coonhound 214 179
Hygen Hound 157 104 Bloodhound 215 179
Halden Hound 157 104 Slovakian Kuvasz 216 178
Large Munsterlander 158 105 Hunganan Kuvasz 217 178
Drentse Partridge Dog 159 105 Dclllcbtci IVIUUIILdlll iJUKJ c9. 11 PO. 1 r O
Pharaoh Hound 160 105 Estrela Mountain Dog 219 179
Ibizan Hound 161 105 Anatolian Karabash 220 179
Saluki 162 106 Tibetan Mastiff 222 179
Sloughi 163 106 Borzoi 223 179
Afghan Hound 164 106 Deerhound 224 180
Greyhound 166 106 Irish Wolfhound 225 180
Airedale 167 107 Leonberger 226 181
Dobermann 168 107 Pyrenean Mountain Dog 227 181
Hunganan Vizsia 169 178 Maremma Sheepdog 228 181
Bearded Collie 170 107 Komondor 229 181
Smooth Collie 171 107 Bullmastiff 230 182
Rough Collie 172 107 Neopolitan Mastiff 231 182
German Long-haired Mastiff 232 182
Pointer 173 108 Giant Schnauzer 233 182
German Wire-haired Great Dane 234 182
Pointer 174 108 St Bernard 235 183
German Short-haired Newfoundland 236 183
Pointer 175 108
Pointer 176 108 Index 237
Irish Setter 185 108 Picture credits 240
Good points
• Ideal for town dwellers
• Intensely loyal and affectionate
• Keenly intelligent
• Guard dog in nniniature
• Inexpensive to keep
Take heed
• May snap at teasing children
• Strong willed
• Hates tfie cold
The Chihuahua is keenly intelli- meals rather than one large daily
gent, fiercely protective and cheap feed. Bigger specimens can
to keep. Also, being the world's manage up to ^2 can C376g,
tiniestdog, itisthe least likely to fall 1 3.30Z size) of branded dog
foul of the landlord. food, or the equivalent, and a
The adult Chihuahua usually handful of dog biscuits.
takes a few weeks to reveal its
true personality, keeping its new Health care
owner under careful surveillance, Not as delicate as one might
perhaps giving the impression imagine, but they dislike the cold
thatitisshy. Actually, itis weighing and appreciate a coat to keep
up which of them is to be master them warm when out of doors in
in the home! winter. These dogs are definitely
not designed for kennel living.
Size Watch out for the molera, a
Weight between 0.9-2. 7kg/2-6lb small opening on top of the skull.
(under 1 .8kg/4lb preferred for The Chihuahua's molera, unlike
show). There is no desired height that of a human baby, may never
in this breed's standard. fill in, so a blow on the head could
prove fatal. This breed is prone to
Exercise hiccups; a spasm can often be
Contrary to belief, the Chihuahua cured by lifting the pet purpose-
is ready, and able, to walkasfaras fullyupanddown. Theyalsohave
most owners would wish, although a tendency to shiver, a habit that
it doesn't object to an occasional evokes sympathy from onlookers
ride in a shopping basket. The and generally makes the owner
fact that its exercise requirements seem the villain of the piece, folk
are moderate makes this breed an wrongly imagining that the
ideal choice of pet for the elderly. Chihuahua isterrifed or frozen.
Grooming Origin and history
The Chihuahua should be Named after the state of
groomed with a soft brush. A rub Chihuahua in Mexico, the
down with the proverbial velvet Chihuahua is believed to have
glove, or pad, will make the coat been the sacred dog of the Incas.
gleam. Nails must be regularly Nevertheless, it seems likely that a
clipped and the ears kept clean. few may have been used by the
American Indians in their
Feeding cooking pots. There is also a
The requirement of a very small theorythat Chihuahuas were once
Chihuahua should be 57-85g fierce little dogs living in holes
C2-3oz] of cooked minced beef or in the ground, which could well
branded dog food, with a handful account for their inclination to
of puppy biscuits. These dogs huddle together in every warm
fare best on two or three small nook and cranny.
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