1. Old shepard dog
2. Samoyed
3. Grey hound
4. Tibetan mastiff
5. Border collie
Old shepard dog
Description:Th old shepard dog is a strong,compact,and a square dog.The coat colours are gray,grizzle,blue,blue gray,blue merle,gray with white markings or white with gray markings.The front legs are very straight and the hind legs are round and muscular.The small feet point straight ahead are round with well arched toes.
Temperament:The Old english shepard is stable and happy-go-lucky.They are able to adjust oneself in all differentconditions,areloveing and friendly.Loyal,Protective,intelligant and make fine family companion.Old shepard dog is a very good owner and is able to follow commands,but will ignore the instruction if they think they are stronger minded than their human packed members
Height: Dog:22-24 inches(56-61 cm) Bitch:20-22 inches(51 cm)
Weight: Dog:65 pounds(29 kg) Bitch:60 pounds(27 kg)
Living conditions: The Old English Sheepdog will do okay in an apartment if it is sufficiently exercised. They are fairly active indoors and will do best with at least an average-sized yard.
Life expectancy: 10-12 years
Grooming: The coarse,long haired coat needs a constant care to keep it in top condition.Unless it is combed and brushed right through to the dense,waterproof under coat at least three times per week,it became matted and the dog may devlop skin problems,making them prone to host parasites.A grooming table will make it lot easier.
Group: Herding,AKC herding
Samoyed
Description:The samoyed has a compact muscular body.Its head is broad and slightly crowned.The nose can be the colour black or brown.The thick double coat is profuse.The under coat is soft,short,thick with longer hair growing
out to be outercoat.The outer coat is harsh and stands out to be straightend and not wavy.The tail is moderatly long covered with hair, carried rolled on your back.The legs are solid and muscular and the feet are flat covered with hair.Coat colours are pure white,biscuit,yellow and cream.Pure white is popular to be seen in the show ring.
Temperment:Samoyed are gentle dogs.Very devoted,easy-going,friendly, quite playful with everyone and they love everyone.They are too friendly to be a watchdog.Although its bark will alert you of presence of strangers.They are highly intelligant and will respond to firm,patient training which should start at early age.Samoyed can get along with non-canine pets when raised with them from puppy hood or when properly trained to do so.This breed os instint to herd.
Height: Dog:21-23 inches(53-60cm) Bitches:19-21 inches(48-53 cm)
Weight: Dog:45-65 pounds(20-30kg) Bitches:35-50 pounds(16-20kg)
Living conditions: The Samoyed will be fine in an aparment if its sufficiently exercised.It is very active indoors and a small yard is sufficient.The heavy coat will make this dog uncompable to survive in hot conditions.
Life expectancy: 12-15 years
Grooming: Extensive grooming is needed.They are seasonally heavy shedders.The fluffly double coat needs frequent brushing ,but tends to stay white without bathing.
Group: Northern,AKC working
Grey Hound
Description:The Grey hound is a tall slender dog.The head is long,wide,narrow between the ears with a long tapering muzzle.There is no stop.The small rose ears are held back and folded.The eyes are dark in colour.The slightly arched neck is long.The legs are long with front legs perfectly straight.The short fine coat comes in all colours.
Temperment:The Greyhound is brave,and devoted.Intelligent,charming and loving.But their character is often under estimated because of their reserved behavior towards strangers and their masters.They are sensitive to the one’s tone and will not listen if they sense that they are stronger minded than their master.However they will not respond to harsh disipline.Most grey hounds have definite prey drive.It is instintive to these dogs to chase anything that is moves fastly.They seldom present difficultes with other dogs but normally good with children.Grey hounds are not particularly lazy.Racing lines are bred for performance,but they are good going products when their racing times are over.Grey hounds are bred more for temperment than for racing lines,who are bred for speed.However racing lines also make good pets.
Height: Male: 28-30 inches (71-76cm).Female:27-28 inches(68-71cm)
Weight: Male:65-80 pounds(29-36 kg)Female:60-70 pounds(27-31 kg)
Living Conditions: The Greyhound will be okay in an aparment if they get enough exercise.Grey hounds are sensitive to the cold but they do well in cold climates a long as they wear coat outside.Do not let this dog leash unless it is an safe area.They have an instint to strong chase and if they spot a small animals such as a rabbit thay just might take off.They will be so fast that you cant even catch them.
Exercise:Grey hounds that are kept as should have regular oppurtunities to run free on open ground in a safe area,as well as daily long brisk walks,where the dog is made to heel beside or behind the person.Holding the lead.In a dog’s mind the leader leads the way and the leader needs to be a human.
Life expectancy:About 10-12 years.
Grooming: The smooth ,short haired coat is very easy to groom.Simply comb and brush with firm bristle brush,and dry shampoo is neccesary .This breed is an average shedder.
Group: Southern,AKC Hound.
Tibetan mastiff
Description:The Tibetian mastiff is a massive,giant dog with sturdy bone structure.The body is slightly longer than tail.The broad muzzle is square and viewed from all sides.The long nose is black.The teeth meet in a sciccors or level bite.The upper lip is usually covered with lower lip is usually covered with lower lip.Eye colour shades come in all shades of brown.The neck is muscular and arched with a moderate dewlap.The dewlap is more promeint in males than femalesThe featured tail is more curved over the back.The front legs are straight with featuring.The feet are cat-like and may have featuring between the toes.The claws are sometimes removed.The double coat is immense and thick with heavy mane around the neck and shorter, hair on the head.The coat colour comes in black,brown ,blur gray,all with or without markings and various shades of gold.They also have white markings.
Temperment:The Tibetan mastiff is a couregeous,fearless,even-tempered,calm and thoughtful.Very loyal to the family.Tends to bark at night if left outside,but will be quite indoors.They are an outstanding flock guardian and are fericious against wolves,leopard,or any prey that approach there flock.There are easy to house break,but matures later in life than the average breed.The tibetan mastiff needafirm,condifent,consistent pack leader.To avoid them from becoming willful and stubborn,over protective and territoral.They have strong desire to please their owners.They are loving with children.It comes naturally to the mastiff to guard its family and their property.They have to be raised from adulthood in a careful,well-balanced way.
Height: Dog:25-28 inches(61-71cm)
Weight: 140-170 pounds(64-78 kg)Some european owners claim the dogs can weigh up to 220 pounds (99kg).
Living conditions: The tibetan mastiff can live in aparments if they are well exercised .They are not active indoors.
Exercise: The Tibetan mastiff needs to taken from daily walks.While out on the walk,the dog must heel beside or behind the person holding the lead,as in dog’s mind the leader leads a way and the leader must be a human.Be careful the bones,muscules,and joints of young dog are over worked during the growth stage by not doing a physical side of its life.However they will still need to walk each day to satisfy their migration instinct.
Life expectancy: About 15 or more years
Grooming: The Tibetan mastiff should be brushed regularly.In winter the coat has abudance of very thick hair,which sheds once a year for the duration of a month,when the weather gets warmer.During the time they should be brushed and combed every day.The Tibetan mastiff is good for allergy sufferers.
Group: Mastiff
Border collie
Description:The Border collie is medium sized,energetic working dog.The body is slightly longer than it is tall.The relatively flat skull is moderate in width.The skull and muzzle are about the same length,with a moderate stop.The strong teeth meet in a sciccors bite.The oval eyes are set wall apart and in brown in colour,except in merles where one eyes may be blue.The medium sized tail is set low reaching at least to the hook,raising somewhat when the dogs are exicted.The claws are usually removed.There are four coat varieties:a short,a sleek coat and a coarse and a rough coat.The coat colours come in black an white,tri colour,red and white,black and grey,yellow,yellow and white ,sable,and all black.The longer haired have a mane and a tail brush.
Temperment:The Border collie is very intelligent and aware of the surroundings.They are able to be trained to a high degree.This is the one of the hardest dog thriving on a praise.Border collie are represented among the leaders in competitive levels in various sports,excelling in agility skills,obience sheep dog trials and frisbee.For those who wish to reach in high levels in dog sports ,the border collie is a gift from heaven.Farmers are happy with them,as they orginally bred as farm hand.The Border collie is highly energetic with great stamina.The Border collie will get along quite happily with other dogs,and children.However they might be aggressive with other dogs of the same sex if you are not showing 100% leadership with them.They cannot be trusted with small non-canine animals.
Height: Dogs:19-22 inches(48-56cm) Bitches: 18-21 inches(46-53cm)
Weight: Dogs:30-45 pounds(14-20kg) Bitches:27-42 pounds(12-19kg)
Living conditions: The Border collie is not reccomended for apartment life.They are very active indoors and do best acreage.This breed will do fine in kennel provided it has daily activity and sees plently of its handler.This breed is not suited to life chained up in a back yard all day.
Exercise: Physical exrcise alone is not sufficient for this very intelligent and highly energitic dog.They want to work and must do so with body and mind as one,carrying out different tasks.Fast,agile,these lively have boundless energy and thrive on hard work and play.They should be taken on a long,briskly daily walk.
Life expectancy: About 12-15 years.
Grooming: The Border collie needs combing and brushing to keep the coat gleaming.Extra care is needed when the soft,dense under coat for shedding.Baths and dry shampoo only when necessary .Check the ears and coat regularly for ticks.Thid breed is an average shedder.
Group: Herding,AKC Herding.
