Saturday, January 24, 2009

CHARACTER

GOOD NATURED AND KIND-Afghan hound,basset hound,briard,bernese mountain dog,bloodhound,borzoi,bouvier des flandres,bulldog(despite appearances and history),cocker spaniel,english springer spaniel,great dane,irish terrier,irish wolfhound(one of the gentle breeds of all),kuvasz,little lion dog,newfoundland,poodle,st.bernard,skye terrier,spinone(no one has ever been bitten by one).

SLOW AND STEADY(or even lazy)-basset hound(slow reflexes),clumber spaniel(ideal for similarly overweight sportsmen),wire haired pointing griffon(designed for the older sportsman on foot),gordon setter(can work longer than most with out a drink),harrier(prey sometimes collapses of exhaustion)karelian bear dog(very stubborn,lone hunter),sled dogs(constant running for many miles and many hours heavily laden),welsh springer spaniel(tireless hunter).

AGILE DOGS-Afghan hound(twists and turns and can leap like a monkey),ibizan hound(can jump high from a stanstill),old english sheepdog(very agile at speed),pointer(athletic).

FAST DOGS-Grey hound(among dogs it is the fastest breed in the world for distance up to half a mile,after which it can be passed by a whippet,speed-70kmph),whippet(66.7kmph)chief pilot(38.5mph).

HUNT ADDICTS-Beagle,border terrier,coonhound,pharaoh hound,pointer and all hounds and spaniels.

WANDERERS-Beagle,bolognese,puli,pumi,setters,spaniels(welsh springer the worst).

VERY TRAINABLE(intelligent)DOGS-Aidi,american water spaniel,anatolian sheperd dog,brittany spaniel,cairn terrier(tricks),canaan dog,catalan sheepdog,collie,german shepherd dog,huntaway,kelpie,poodle(tricks),retrievers,rottweiler,schipperke.

DOGS WITH LONG MEMORIES-Belgian sheepdog,bergamasco,dalmatian,valee sheepdog.

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