Herding Group Dogs in the Herding Group all share the ability to control the movements of other animals. These dogs are highly intelligent and require lots of exercise.

Border Collie Origin: Scotland Colors: All colors or combination of colors and/or markings. Solid color, bi-color, tri-color, merle and sable. White markings may be clear white or ticked to any degree. Black and white is most common. Height: 18-22 inches Weight: 42-55 pounds Longevity: 15 years

Australian Cattle Dog Origin: Australia Colors: Blue and red speckled. Merling is common so is tri-color. Height: 16-21inchs Weight: 35-55 pounds Longevity: teens

Australian Shepherd Origin: United States. Colors: Blue merle, black, red merle, red - all with or without white markings and/or tan (copper) points. Height: 18-23 inches Weight: 35-60 pounds Longevity: 12-16 years

Bearded Collie Origin: Scotland Colors: Slate gray, reddish fawn, black, blue, all shades of gray, brown and sandy with or without white markings. Height: 20-22 inches Weight: 40-60 pounds Longevity: 12-13 years

Belgian Sheepdog Origin: Belgium Colors: Black Height: 22-26 inches Weight: 40-70 pounds Longevity: teens

Belgian Tervuren Origin: Belgium Colors: Fawn to mahogany with black tips, black ears and mask, minimal white acceptable Height: 22-26 inches Weight: 45-65 pounds Longevity: Mid-teens

Belgian Malinois Origins: Belgium Colors: Fawn to mahoghany with black tips, black mask and ears, white accepted in minimal amounts. Height: 22-26 inches Weight: 45-70 pounds Longevity: mid-teens

Bouvier des Flandres Origin: Belgium Colors: Fawn to black, salt and pepper, grizzled or wheaten. Height: 23-27 inches Weight: Usually 65 to 80 pounds Longevity: 10-12 years

Welsh Corgi Cardigan Pembrooke Origin: Wales Colors: All shades of red, sable, and brindle. Blue merle with or without tan or brindle points. White flashings are usual on the neck, chest, legs, muzzle, under parts, tips of the tail, and as a blaze of the head. Height: 10-12 inches Weight: 25-38 pounds Longevity: 12- 14 years Origin: Wales Colors: Outer coat of self colors of red, sable, fawn, black, and tan, with or without white markings. Height: 10-12 inches Weight: 28-30 pounds Longevity: 12-14 years

BRIARD Origin: France Colors: Uniform in color with white being the only exception. Height: 22-27 inches Weight: 55-85 pounds Longevity: Low-teens

Canaan Origin: Israel Colors: All except brindle, black/tan or tri-color. Solid color, spotted, etc are acceptable. Height: 14-20 inches Weight: 35-50 pounds Longevity: teens

Collie Smooth Origin: Scotland Colors: Sable and white, tricolored, blue merle, and white. Height: 22-26 inches Weight: 50-65 pounds (female) 60-75 pounds (male) Longevity: early teens standard

German Shepherd Origin: German Colors: Black iron gray, ash gray, either uniform or regular shading of brown, yellow or light gray. Nose is black. Height: 22-26 inches Weight: 60-75 pounds (female) 70-85 pounds (male) Longevity: around 12 years Standard White

Old English Sheepdog Origin: England Colors: Any shade of gray, grizzle, blue, or blue merle with or without white markings or in reverse. Height: 20+ inches Weight: 70-100 pounds (female) 80-110 pounds (male) Longevity: Low teens

Polish Lowland Sheepdog Origin: Poland Colors: All coat colors are acceptable. The most common colors are white with either black, gray or sandy patches and gray with white, or chocolate. Height: 18-20 inches Weight: 35-50 pounds Longevity: 13-14 years

Puli Origin: Hungary Colors: Effect is a solid color bur some variation or mingling of a few white/black hairs are acceptable. White, black, various shades of gray and apricot. Height: 14-17 inches Weight: 22-33 pounds Longevity: teens

Shetland Sheep Dog Standard Origin: Shetland Islands of UK Colors: Merle, sable and white, black and white, tricolor, black and tan. Height: 13-15 inches Weight: Usually no more than 24 pounds Longevity: Mid teens Merle

Working Dogs Dogs in the Working Group were developed to perform a wide variety of tasks, such as: Herding Carting Guarding These dogs are large, intelligent, and protective of their owners.

Saint Bernard Origin: Switzerland Colors: Red with white markings or white with red markings. Height: 27+ inches Weight: 90-120 pounds (female) 110-160 pounds (male) Longevity: Often less than 9 years

Great Dane Origin: Egypt, Assyria, Tibet, England and others potentially figure into its history. Colors: Brindle, fawn, blue, black, and harlequin. Height: 28+ inches Weight: 110-115 pounds (female) 120-150 pounds (male) Longevity: Usually no more than 7 years

Great Pyrenees Origin: France Colors: White. Height: 25-32 inches Weight: 90-115 pounds (female) 100-125 pounds (male) Longevity: Generally less than 10 years

Newfoundland Origin: Possibly Newfoundland Colors: Black, brown, gray, white and black. Height: 26-28 inches Weight: 100-150 pounds Longevity: Usually around 10 years

Rottweiler Origin: Ancient Germany/Rome Colors: Always black with rust to mahogany markings. Height: 22-27 inches Weight: 80-110 pounds Longevity: 10-12 years

Akita Origin: Japan Colors: Any variation with or without mask. Height: 24-28 inches Weight: 100-150 pounds Longevity: 10-12

Siberian Husky Origin: Siberia Colors: All colors from black to pure white. A variety of markings on the head are common. Height: 20-23 inches Weight: 35-50 pounds (female) 45-60 pounds (male) Longevity: Low teens

Doberman Pinscher Origin: Germany Colors: Black, red, blue, and fawn. Rust markings may appear above each eye and on the muzzle, throat and fore chest; on all legs and feet, and below the tail. The nose with be solid black on black dogs, dark brown on red ones, and dark gray on blue ones, and dark tan on fawns. Height: 24-28 inches Weight: 60-80 pounds Longevity: 10-12 years

Alaskan Malamute Origin: Arctic Alaska, now USA Colors: Shades of gray to black, shades of sable to red, solid white is the only solid color allowed Height: 23-25 inches Weight: 75-85 pounds Longevity: early teens

Bernese Mountain Dog Origin: Switzerland Colors: Distinctive symmetric tri color (black, rust and white) Height: 23-28 inches Weight: 75-100 pounds Longevity: Early teens

Schnauzer Standard Schnauzer Giant Schnauzer Origin: Germany Colors: Pepper and salt or pure black. Height: 25-32 inches Weight: 60-80 pounds Longevity: Mid teens

Bull Mastiff Origin: England Colors: Brindle, Fawn or Red often with black masking, minimal white acceptable. Height: 24-27 inches Weight: 90-130 pounds Longevity: Rarely more than 10 years

Samoyed Origin: Siberia (northeast, home of the Samoyed tribe) Colors: Pure white. Height: 19-23 inches Weight: 50-65 pounds Longevity: Low teens

Boxer Origin: Germany Colors: Fawn and brindle. Fawn in various shades of light tan to stag red or mahogany. White markings may appear on the chest and on the face. Height: 21-25 inches Weight: 50-65 pounds (female) 60-70 pounds (male) Longevity: 12 years

Anatolian Shepherd Origin: Probably Mesopotamia Colors: All are accepted Height: 27-32 inches Weight: 88-143 pounds Longevity: 10-12 years

Toy Group These dogs are very alert and popular as house pets and companions. These dogs measure less than 15 inches at the shoulder.

Affenpinscher Origin: Germany Colors: Black, gray, silver, red, black and tan, or beige are all acceptable. Height: 9-12 inches Weight: 8-12 pounds Longevity: 14-15 Years

Chihuahua Origin: Mexico Colors: Any color- solid, marked, or splashed. Height: 6-9 inches Weight: 1-6 pounds Longevity: Easily teens, some live to late teens.

Chinese Crested Origin: Probably South Africa but China is credited Colors: Any color or combination of colors. Height: 11-13 inches Weight: <20 pounds Longevity: Teens Standard Powder puff

Cavalier King Charles Spaniel Origin: Great Britian Colors: Blenheim - red/white Tricolor; Ruby (solid red), and black and Tan. Height: 12-13 inches Weight: 13-18 pounds Longevity: 10-11 years

Brussels Griffon Origin: Belgium Colors: Black and tan, red, black, and beige. Height: Up to 10 inches Weight: 8-10 pounds Longevity: Often into teens

English Toy Spaniel Origin: England Colors: Ruby (solid red), blenheim (red and white), Prince Charles (tri color), King Charles (black and tan). Height: 9-13 inches Weight: 8-14 pounds Longevity: High teens

Miniature Pinscher Origin: Germany Colors: Red, stag-red, black&rust or tan, chocolate and rust or tan Height: 10-13 inches Weight: 8-11 pounds Longevity: 12-18 years

Italian Greyhound Origin: Italy Colors: All colors and markings recognized. Height: 13-15 inches Weight: 11 pounds Longevity: High teens

Manchester Terrier Origin: England Colors: Jet black with rich mahogany tan about the ace and lower legs. Height: <9 inches Weight: <12 pounds Longevity: High teens

Maltese Origin: Mediterranean - Italy Colors: Pure white, ivory permitted anything else is undesirable and a deviation from the standard. Height: 8-11 inches Weight: 8-10 pounds Longevity: High teens

Japanese Chin Origin: Japan Colors: Black and white; red and white or black and white with tan points. Height: 8-11 inches Weight: 7-12 pounds Longevity: High teens

Papillon Origin: France and Belgium Colors: White with patches of color which may be any color except liver. Height: 8-11 inches Weight: Usually less than 13 pounds Longevity: High teens

Pekingese Origin: China Colors: Red, fawn, black, black and tan, sable, brindle, white, and parti-colored. Height: <9 inches Weight: <12 pounds Longevity: Teens

Yorkshire Terrier Origin: Yorkshire England Colors: Puppies are born black and tan. Adults are usually dark steel- blue or tan. Height: 8-10 inches Weight: >7 pounds Longevity: Upper teens

Toy Fox Terrier Origin: United States Colors: Tricolor, white/chocolate/tan, white/tan, and white/black. Height: 8-11 inches Weight: Maximum of 7 pounds Longevity: Teens

Silky Terrier Origin: Australia Colors: Rich tan lower legs and feet, underside of tail and muzzle, fawn or silver head fall. Height: 9-10 inches Weight: 8-10 pounds Longevity: 14-16 years

Shih Tzu Origin: China Colors: All colors, nose and eye rims are black. Height: 9-10 inches Weight: 12-15 pounds Longevity: Teens

Toy Poodle Origin: France Colors: Any solid color including white, silver, red, apricot, chocolate, and black. Height: 10 inches and under Weight: Proportionate to size Longevity: Often the late teens

Pomeranian Origin: Germany/Britain Colors: Orange, red, white, black, blue, brown, beaver with tan or cream points, brindle also wolf sable and parti-colors. Height: 8-11 inches Weight: Ideally 4-7 pounds, there is no teacup variety. Longevity: 14-20 years is not uncommon

Pug Origin: China Colors: Silver or apricot fawn with black mask. Height: 10-13 inches Weight: 14-18 pounds Longevity: High teens

Havanese Origin: Cuba Colors: All colors and coloring acceptable with pigment dark and solid. Height: 8-11 inches Weight: 7-14 pounds Longevity: High teens

Non-sporting Dogs This group consists of miscellaneous breeds with a wide variety of sizes and characteristics. These dogs are used as companions.

American Eskimo Origin: United States Colors: White or white with cream Height: 9-12 inches (Toy) 12-15 (Miniature) over 15 inches (Standard) Weight: proportionate to size (Toy) none under 9 inches or over 19 inches. Longevity: Mid teens

Bichon Frise Origin: Mediterranean later specifically France Colors: White Height: 9-12 inches Weight: 13-18 pounds Longevity: Teens

Boston Terrier Origin: United States Colors: Brindle with white markings and black with white markings. Height: Varies depending on weight (lightweight 11-17 inches) Weight: <15 (lightweight) 15-20 (middleweight) 20-25 (heavyweight) Longevity: Teens

Bull Dog (English) Origin: England Colors: Red brindle, all other brindles, solid white, solid red, fawn or fallow, and piebald. Height: 13-16 inches Weight: 40 pounds (female) 50 pounds (male) Longevity: Usually not much more than 10 years.

Chinese Shar-Pei Origin: China Colors: Black, red, fawn and cream; only solid colors, but no white. Height: 18-20 inches Weight: 35-45 pounds Longevity: 13 years

Chow Origin: China Colors: Red, black, blue, cinnamon, and cream. Height: 17-20 inches Weight: 45-65 pounds Longevity: Early teens

Dalmatian Origin: Recognized as Croatia but likely far before that. Colors: White with black spots and white with liver brown spots. Height: 19-24 inches Weight: 35-45 pounds (female) 40-50 pounds (male) Longevity: Early teens

French Bulldog Origin: France Colors: All brindle, fawn, white, white and brindle. Height: 16 inches Weight: < 28 pounds Longevity: Teens

Keeshond Origin: Holland Colors: Gray, black and cream blended artfully ideally with black tipped/fringed ears, mask and tipping on tail. Height: 16-19 inches Weight: 24-38 pounds Longevity: Holland

Lhasa Apso Origin: Tibet Colors: All colors Height: 9-11 inches Weight: 10-16 pounds Longevity: Teens

Poodle Origin: France Colors: All colors with the coat being an even and solid color at the skin. Height: (Standard >15 inches) (Miniature 10-15 inches) (Toy <10 inches) Weight: (Standard 35-50 pounds) (Miniature 16-30 pounds) (Toy 14-18 pounds) Longevity: Around 15 years

Schipperke Origin: Belgium Colors: Solid Black Height: 10-13 inches Weight: 11-22 pounds Longevity: Teens

Shiba Inu Origin: Japan Colors: Red, black and tan, sesame (gold/tan) with minimal white or solid white. Height: 14-16 inches Weight: 18-26 pounds Longevity: Mid-high teens

Tibetan Spaniel Origin: Tibet Colors: All colors and mixtures permissible. Height: 10 inches Weight: 9-15 pounds Longevity: 15 years

Tibetan Terrier Origin: Tibet Colors: All colors and variations are allowed with no preference. Height: 15-16 inches Weight: 18-30 pounds Longevity: Into teens

Sporting Dogs The dogs in this group were developed to assist the hunter in the pursuit of game.

Brittany Spaniel Origin: A French province Colors: Orange and white or liver and white in either clear or roan patterns. Some ticking desirable. Height: 17-20 inches Weight: 49-55 pounds Uses: Shooting dog Noted for: excellent sense of smell and its desire to please. Character: active, enthusiastic, and untiring.

Pointer Origin: England (however documentation from its early history appear elsewhere in Europe). Colors: Liver, lemon, black, orange; either in combination with white or solid- colored. Height: 23-28 inches Weight: 45-75 pounds Longevity: Low teens

German Shorthaired Pointer Origin: Germany Colors: Solid liver or liver and white. (ticked, spotted, or roan) Height: 21-25 inches Weight: 45-60 pounds (female) 55-70 pounds (male) Longevity: Teens

German Wirehaired Pointer Origin: Germany Colors: Liver and white. (Ticked, spotted, or liver roan) Height: 22-26 inches Weight: 45-65 pounds Longevity: 12-14 years

Chesapeake Bay Retriever Origin: United States Colors: Brown, sedge or deadgrass with pigmentation around eyes and nose to be preferably the same, very minimal white if at all. Height: 21-26 inches Weight: 55-80 pounds Longevity: 9-13 years

Curly Coated Retriever Origin: England Colors: Solid black or solid liver. Height: 23-27 inches Weight: 55-70 pounds Longevity: Teens

Flat Coated Retriever Origin: England Colors: Solid black or solid liver Height: 22-25 inches Weight: 40-55 pounds Longevity: Teens

Golden Retriever Origin: England Colors: Golden Height: 21-24 inches Weight: 55-75 pounds Longevity: Teens

Labrador Retriever Origin: Newfoundland Colors: Black, yellow, and chocolate. Height: 21-24 inches Weight: 55-75 pounds Longevity: Teens

English Setter Origin: England Colors: Black, white, and tan; black and white; blue belton; lemon and white; lemon belton; orange and white; orange belton; liver and white; liver belton; and solid white. Height: 24-25 inches Weight: 50-70 pounds Longevity: Early teens

Gordon Setter Origin: Scotland/England Colors: Black and tan Height: 23-27 inches Weight: 45-80 pounds Longevity: Low teens

Irish Setter Origin: Ireland Colors: Mahogany or rich chestnut red with no trace of black. Height: 25-27 inches Weight: 60 pounds (female) 70 pounds (male) Longevity: Early teens

American Water Spaniel Origin: United States Colors: Liver Height: 15-18 inches Weight: 25-45 pounds Longevity: 12-15 years

Clumber Spaniel Origin: France/Great Britain Colors: White with lemon or orange markings. Height: 17-20 inches Weight: 55-85 pounds Longevity: 12-13 years

American Cocker Spaniel Origin: United States Colors: Buff, black and tan, particolored, and black. Height: 15-17 inches Weight: 20-30 pounds Longevity: Teens

English Cocker Spaniel Origin: England Colors: Many colors exist in solid and parti-colors. Height: 15-17 inches Weight: 26-34 pounds Longevity: 12-15 years

English Springer Spaniel Origin: England Colors: Black or liver with white markings; tricolor: black and white or liver and white with tan markings. Height: 19-20 inches Weight: 26-34 pounds Longevity: Teens

Field Spaniel Origin: England Colors: Solid black, liver, red, golden, or roaned with eyebrows. Height: 18 inches Weight: 35-50 pounds Longevity: Teens

Irish Water Spaniel Origin: England Colors: Liver Height: 20-24 inches Weight: 50-70 pounds Longevity: 12 years

Spinone Italiano Origin: Italy Colors: Solid white or white with brown or orange patches including flecks in tan, orange or brown. Height: 23-28 inches Weight: 64-86 pounds Longevity: Low teens

Sussex Spaniel Origin: Sussex County, England Colors: Golden liver with hair gradient going to gold at the tips. Height: 15-16 inches Weight: 50 pounds Longevity: Mid teens

Viszla Origin: Hungary Colors: Russet gold, any white is undesirable. Height: 21-25 inches Weight: 44-66 pounds Longevity: Early teens

Weimaraner Origin: Germany Colors: Silver or roe gray Height: 22-27 inches Weight: 55-80 pounds Longevity: Low teens

Welsh Springer Spaniel Origin: Wales Colors: Chestnut red and white only. Height: 18-19 inches Weight: 30-45 pounds Longevity: Mid teens

Wirehaired Pointing Griffon Origin: Germany Colors: Gray with brown markings; chestnut brown, roan; white and brown and white and orange are all acceptable. Height: 20-24 inches Weight: 55-75 pounds Longevity: 12 years

Terrier Group This group is broken down in to two subgroups: The long-legged, larger breeds The short-legged, smaller breeds

Airedale Terrier Origin: England Colors: The head and ears are tan, with the ears being a darker shade than the rest. The sides and upper parts of the body should be black or dark grizzle. Height: 22-23 inches Weight: 42-44 pounds Longevity: High teens

American Staffordshire Terrier Origin: England/United States Colors: All color patterns and colors are permissible, but black/tan and white over 80% is discouraged. Height: 17-19 inches Weight: 40-65 pounds Longevity: Teens

Australian Terrier Origin: Australia Colors: Blue and tan, solid sand, and solid red. Height: 10-11 inches Weight: 12-16 pounds Longevity: Mid-late teens

Bedlington Terrier Origin: England Colors: Liver and blue. Height: 15-16 inches Weight: 15-23 pounds Longevity: 14-18 years

Border Terrier Origin: North England and Scotland Colors: Red, grizzle and tan, blue and tan, and wheaten. Height: 11-13 inches Weight: 11-15 pounds Longevity: Teens

Bull Terrier Origin: England Colors: The White: all white, or white with black markings on the head. Colored: any color but white, with brindle being the preferred color. Height: 30-50 inches (female) 40-60 inches (male) Weight: 17-21 pounds Longevity: Teens

Cairn Terrier Origin: Scotland Colors: Any color but white. Height: 9-10 inches Weight: 14-16 pounds Longevity: Teens

Irish Terrier Origin: Ireland Colors: Solid colored from wheaten to deep red. Height: 18 inches Weight: 25-27 pounds Longevity: Mid teens

Dandie Dinmont Terrier Origin: The border of England and Scotland. Colors: Pepper: blue gray to light silver with light tan or silver points and a very light gray or white topknot. Mustard: dark ocher color to cream with white points and topknot. Height: 8-11 inches Weight: 18-24 pounds Longevity: 13-14 years

Standard Manchester Terrier Origin: Great Britain Colors: Black and tan Height: 10-16 inches Weight: 12-22 pounds Longevity: Teens

Kerry Blue Terrier Origin: Ireland Colors: Distinctive slate blue t hough black or tan markings are acceptable until the dog is 18 months Height: 17-20 inches Weight: 28-40 pounds Longevity: Early-mid teens

Lakeland Terrier Origin: Cumberland County, Lake District near the Northern border, England. Colors: Black and tan, blue and tan, red, grizzle and tan, liver and tan, wheaten, blue, black or red grizzle. Height: < 14 inches Weight: 15-17 pounds Longevity: High teens

Norfolk Terrier Origin: England Colors: Red, wheaten, black and tan, or grizzle, dark points are acceptable. Height: 9-12 inches Weight: 11-12 pounds Longevity: 14-18 years

Norwich Terrier Origin: England Colors: Red, wheaten, black and tan or grizzled. Height: 9-12 inches Weight: 12 pounds Longevity: 14-18 years

Scottish Terrier Origin: Scotland - Highlands Colors: Steel or iron gray, grizzled or brindled, black, sandy or wheaten; only very minimal white accepted. Height: 10 inches Weight: 18-22 pounds Longevity: mid-late teens

Sealyham Terrier Origin: Wales Colors: White or white with lemon, black, blue or badger. Height: < 12 inches Weight: 18-20 pounds Longevity: Mid teens

Skye Terrier Origin: Skye Isle, UK Colors: Coat is one overall color at the skin, but may be of varying shades of the same color in the full coat, which may be black, blue, dark or light gray, silver, platinum, fawn, or cream. Height: 9-10 inches Weight: 23-25 pounds Longevity: Mid teens

Smooth Coat Fox Terrier Origin: Difficult to verify but known in ancient Rome. Colors: White should predominate; brindle, red, or liver are objectionable. Height: 14-15 inches Weight: 16-18 pounds Longevity: High teens

Staffordshire Bull Terrier Origin: UK (England) Colors: Red, fawn, black, blue, brindle, white or in combination with white; black and tan or liver is highly undesirable. Height: 14-16 inches Weight: 20-38 pounds Longevity: Mid teens

Soft-Coated Wheaten Terrier Origin: Ireland Colors: Soft golden wheaten, some slight variation over the coat (ears for example) is common. Height: 16-20 inches Weight: 30-45 pounds Longevity: Low teens

Welsh Terrier Origin: Wales Colors: The jacket is black spreading up onto the neck, down onto the tail, and into the upper thighs. The legs, quarters, and head are clear tan. The tan is deep reddish brown. Height: 14-15 inches Weight: 20 pounds Longevity: High teens

West Highland Terrier Origin: Scotland Colors: White Height: 11 inches Weight: 14-16 pounds Longevity: High teens

Wire Fox Terrier Origin: England Colors: Predominately white with black, black and tan or tan markings. Height: 15 or less inches Weight: 18 pounds Longevity: High teens

Hound Group The hound group can be divided in to two smaller groups: One type hunts by sight One type hunts by scent

Afghan Hound Origin: Afghanistan Colors: All colors Height: 24-28 inches Weight: 50 pounds (females) 60 pounds (males) Longevity: 10-15 years

American Fox Hound Origin: United States Colors: Any colors Height: 21-25 inches Weight: 35-45 pounds Longevity: 10-12 years

Basenji Origin: African bush Colors: White feet, chest and tip of tail with more white acceptable on a majority of black, red, brindle, or tri-color. Height: 16-17 inches Weight: 22-24 pounds Longevity: Mid teens

Basset Hound Origin: England Colors: Usually white with chestnut or sand-colored markings. Height: 14 inches (females not over 14 in.) Weight: 40-51 pounds Longevity: Early teens

Beagle Origin: England Colors: Blue with black tigering, white, black, orange, or typical hound tricolor. Height: 13-15 inches Weight: 18-30 pounds Longevity: 14 years

Black and Tan Coonhound Origin: United States Colors: Black coat with tan markings on the muzzle, limbs, and chest. Height: 23-27 inches Weight: 60-70 pounds (female) 65-80 pounds (male) Longevity: Low-mid teens

Bloodhound Origin: In its modern form, England but originally around the Mediterranean. Colors: Black and tan, red and tan, and tawny. Height: 23-27 inches Weight: 80-100 pounds Longevity: 10-13 years

Borzoi Origin: Russia Colors: Any color Height: At least 26 inches Weight: 60-105 pounds Longevity: Low teens

Dachshund Origin: Germany/Western Europe Longhaired Colors: Solid colors of red, tan, red yellow, and yellow. Bi-colors of black, chocolate, gray, and white. There are also speckled, streaked, and harlequin. Height: 5-9 inches depending on the variety. Weight: (normal 20 pounds) (miniature 9 pounds) (toy 8 pounds) Longevity: 15 years Longhaired Standard

English Foxhound Origin: England Colors: Tri-colored as well as white with another color (yellow, orange, etc.) No real preference given to color. Height: 19-23 inches Weight: 45-60 pounds Longevity: Teens

Greyhound Origin: Deserts of the middle east Colors: All colors. Height: 20-27 inches Weight: 60-70 pounds Longevity: Early teens

Harrier Origin: Britian Colors: Not considered important so all are acceptable. Height: 19-21 inches Weight: 35-45 pounds Longevity: 12-15 years

Ibizan Hound Origin: Ibiza is off the coast of Spain but they likely date back to ancient Egypt. Colors: Red (which may be pale, known as lion to deep red) and white in any combination Height: 22-27 inches Weight: 40-55 pounds Longevity: Low teens

Irish Wolfhound Origin: Ireland Colors: Gray, brindle, red, black, fawn. Height: Minimum height of 30 inches as adults. Weight: Minimum weight of 105 lbs as adults. Longevity: 6-8 years

Norwegian Elkhound Origin: Norway Colors: Gray with darker gray saddle. The muzzle, ears, and tail tip are black. Height: 20 inches Weight: 48-55 pounds Longevity: Low teens

Otterhound Origin: England Colors: All common hound colors. Not allowed: white dog with separate black and tan patches or liver and white. Height: 23-28 inches Weight: 60-90 pounds Longevity: Low teens

Petit Basset Griffon Vendeen Origin: France Colors: White with any combination of markings. Height: 13-15 inches Weight: Up to 45 pounds Longevity: Mid teens

Pharaoh Hound Origin: An ongoing debate between Malta or Egypt. In any event the dog was recognized and appreciated even then. Colors: Tan or rich tan with some white on tip of tail, chest, blaze on face and toes, other white or flecks are undesirable. Height: 21-25 inches Weight: 40-55 pounds Longevity: Teens

Rhodesian Ridgeback Origin: Africa Colors: Deep russet red occasionally with masking. Height: 24-27 inches Weight: 65-85 pounds Longevity: Low-mid teens

Saluki Origin: Middle East Colors: Any color or combination except brindle. Height: 23-28 inches Weight: 42-58 pounds Longevity: Mid teens

Scottish Deerhound Origin: Scotland Colors: Shades of gray, brindle, yellow or red with minimal white if at all. Height: Minimum 28-30 inches Weight: Minimum 80-100 pounds Longevity: Usually less than 10 years.

Whippet Origin: England Colors: All colors and patterns are acceptable. Height: 18-22 inches Weight: 28-38 pounds Longevity: Early teens

Miscellaneous Group

Beauceron

Plott

Redbone Coonhound

Swedish Vallhund

Tibetan Mastiff