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WORKING DOGS Classification used by breeders and kennel clubs to designate dogs raised by humans to herd cattle and sheep, as draft animals, as message dispatchers in wartime, in police and rescue work, as guardians of persons and property, or as guides (see guide dog ) for the blind. The following 20 breeds are designated working dogs by the American Kennel Club:
Belgian Sheepdog O, GR, H	Boxer GI,I,KF.GR,D	Briard O,H,KF	Bull Mastiff I,GR,D,KF	Cardigan Corgi KF,H
Collie H,BT	Doberman O,GR.BT,D	German Shepherd O,H,KF,GR, MR	Great Dane I,D,G,KF	Husky O,KF
Komondor O,H,BT	Malamute WB,D,GR	Mountain Dog O,H,GR	Newfoundland O,KF,WR	Pembroke Corgi KF,H
Rottweiler H,O,KF, GR,D	Samoyed O,GR,KF,D	Schnauzer H,GR,D	Sheepdog HE, KF	St. Bernard O,H,R
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SPORTING DOGS

A classification used by breeders and kennel clubs to designate dogs bred for pointing, flushing, and retrieving game. The following 12 breeds are designated sporting dogs by the American Kennel Club:

Brittany Spaniel KF,P,R,CI,I	Chesapeake Bay Retriever KF,R	Cocker Spaniel I,KF,R	Dalmation I,KF,GR,D	English Cocker Spaniel I,KF,R
English Springer Spaniel I,R	English Setter I,P,KF,R	Flat-Coated Retriever R,KF,P	German Shorthaired Pointer O,P,KF,D,GR	Irish Setter I,P
Labrador Retriever KF,R	Pointers KF,I,P,R

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TOY DOGS

A classification used by breeders and kennel clubs to designate very small dog breeds for companion dogs, normally kept inside the home at all times. The following 14 breeds are designated toy dogs by the American Kennel Club:

Brussels Griffon
I,GC,GR

Chihuahua
KF,I,CN

English Toy Spaniel

Italian Greyhound
KF,I,CN

Maltese
I,KF

Miniature Pinscher I,BT	Papillon I,KF	Pekingese I,KF,GR	Pomeranian I,D,KF	Pug I,BT
Poodle GC,KF,I	Shih Tzu GC,I,KF	Silky Terrier KF,I,GC	Yorkshire Terrier I,GC,BT,D	Toy Fox Terrier I,BT
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Warm Blooded-WB	Grooming/Clipping-GC	Mountain Rescue-MR	Cold Nature-CN
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