I spend a lot of my time researching dogs, dog owners and dog health so I often find myself on forums of dog owners. Every time I think I’ve heard of every type of dog I read a post from an owner of some breed I’ve never heard of before.
So I decided I’d do some research and find out just how many breeds there actually are..
How many do you think I found?
How many dog breeds do you think there are?
300?
400?
700?
I came up with a list of 1096 breeds, most of which I have never heard of before… but apparently they do exist.
Have a look through the list for yourself and be dazzled by some of the strange and exotic names, in the next post I’ll list breeds from I-Z:
| Abruzzenhund | Cavapoo |
| Afador | Cava-Tzu |
| Afaird | Central Asian Ovtcharka |
| Affen Spaniel | Central Asian Shepherd Dog |
| Affen Terrier | Cesky Fousek |
| Affen Tzu | Cesky Terrier |
| Affengriffon | Chacy Ranior |
| Affenhuahua | Chart Polski |
| Affenpinscher | Cheeks |
| Affenpoo | Cherokee Monarch |
| Afghan Collie | Chesapeake Bay Retriever |
| Afghan Hound | Chi-Chon |
| Afghan Retriever | Chien D’ Artois |
| Afghan Sheepdog | Chien d’Artois |
| Afghan Spaniel | Chien De L’ Atlas |
| Afollie | Chiens Francaises |
| African Wild Dog | Chihuahua |
| Africanis | Chin |
| Aidi | Chinese Chongqing Dog |
| Ainu Dog | Chinese Crested |
| Airedale Terrier | Chinese Crested Dog |
| Akbash Dog | Chinese Crestepoo |
| Akita | Chinese Crestepoo- |
| Akita Inu | Chinese Crestese |
| Akita Shepherd | Chinese Foo Dog |
| Alangu Mastiff | Chinese Frise |
| Alano Español | Chinese Imperial Dog |
| Alapaha Blue Blood Bulldog | Chinese Shar-pei |
| Alaskan Husky | Chinook |
| Alaskan Klee Kai | Chin-wa |
| Alaskan Malamute | Chion |
| Alopekis | Chipin |
| Alpine Dachsbracke | Chi-Poo |
| American Bandogge Mastiff | Chippiparai |
| American Blue Gascon Hound | Chiweenie |
| American Bulldog | Chonzer |
| American Bullnese | Chorkie |
| American Cocker Spaniel | Chortaj |
| American Crested Sand Terrier | Chow Chow |
| American Dingo | Chug |
| American Eagle Dog | Cirneco Dell ‘Etna |
| American English Coonhound | Clumber Spaniel |
| American Eskimo | Cock-A-Chon |
| American Eskimo Dog | Cockalier |
| American Foxhound | Cock-A-Mo |
| American Hairless Terrier | Cockapin |
| American Indian Dog | Cockapoo |
| American Lo-Sze Pugg | Cocker Spaniel |
| American Mastiff | Cocker Westie |
| American Pit Bull Terrier | Cockeranian |
| American Rat Pinscher | CockerShnauz |
| American Staffordshire Terrier | Cocker-Tese |
| American Staghound | Cockinese |
| American Toy Terrier | Collie |
| American Tundra Shepherd Dog | Colonial Cocker Spaniel |
| American Water Spaniel | Combai |
| American White Shepherd | Comfort Retriever |
| Amertoy | Continental Toy Spaniel |
| Anatolian Shepherd Dog | Copica |
| Anglo-Français de Petite Vénerie | Copica- |
| Anglos-Francai Grand | Corded Poodle |
| Anglos-Francais de Moyenne Venerie | Corgi |
| Anglos-Francaises | Corgidor |
| Anglos-Francaises de Petite Venerie | Corkie |
| Appenzell Mountain Dog | Coton de Tulear |
| Appenzeller Sennenhund | Cotralian |
| Argentine Dogo | Coydog |
| Ariège Pointer | Crested Malt |
| Ariege Pointing Dog | Crested Tzu |
| Ariegeois | Cretan Hound |
| Ariègeois | Croatian Sheepdog |
| Armant | Curly-Coated Retriever |
| Arubian Cunucu Dog | Cypro Kukur |
| Aryan Molossus | Czech Wolfdog |
| Atlas Terrier | Czechoslovakian Wolfdog |
| Aussie Bulldog | Czesky Terrier |
| Aussiedoodle | Dachshund |
| Aussiedor | Daisy Dog |
| Australian Bandog | Dakotah Shepherd |
| Australian Bulldog | Dalmatian |
| Australian Cattle Dog | Dameranian |
| Australian Kelpie | Dandie Dinmont Terrier |
| Australian Koolie | Danish Broholmer |
| Australian Shepherd | Danish-Swedish Farmdog |
| Australian Silky Terrier | Daug |
| Australian Stumpy Tail Cattle Dog | Deutsche Bracke |
| Australian Terrier | Deutscher Wachtelhund |
| Austrian Black and Tan Hound | Dingo |
| Austrian Brandlbracke | Doberman |
| Austrian Shorthaired Pinscher | Doberman Pinscher |
| Auvergne Pointing Dog | Dobermann |
| Azawakh | Dogo Argentino |
| Azores Cattle Dog | Dogue Brasileiro |
| Bagle Hound | Dogue de Bordeaux |
| Bakharwal Dog | Doodleman Pinscher |
| Banjara Greyhound | Dorgi |
| Banter Bulldogge | Dorkie |
| Barbet | Dorset Olde Tyme Bulldogge |
| Basenji | Doxie-Chon |
| Ba-Shar | Doxiepoo |
| Basque Shepherder | Doxle |
| Basschshund | Drentse Patrijshond |
| Basselier | Drever |
| Basset Artesien Normand | Dunker |
| Basset Artésien Normand | Dutch Partridge Dog |
| Basset Bleu de Gascogne | Dutch Shepherd Dog |
| Basset Fauve de Bretagne | Dutch Smoushond |
| Basset Hound | East Russian Coursing Hounds |
| Bassetoodle | East Siberian Laika |
| Basston | East-European Shepherd |
| Bassugg | Elkhound |
| Bavarian Mountain Hound | EngAm Bulldog |
| Beagle | EngAm Bulldog / Olde Bulldog |
| Beagle Harrier | English Boodle |
| Beagleman | English Boston-Bulldog |
| Beaglier | English Bulldog |
| Beago | English Bullen Bordeaux Terrier |
| Be-Apso | English Cocker Spaniel |
| Bearded Collie | English Coonhound |
| Bea-Tzu | English Foxhound |
| Beauceron | English Mastiff |
| Bedlington Terrier | English Pointer |
| Bedouin Shepherd Dog | English Setter |
| Belgian Griffon | English Shepherd |
| Belgian Griffons | English Springer Spaniel |
| Belgian Malinois | English Toy Spaniel |
| Belgian Mastiff | English Toy Terrier |
| Belgian Sheepdog | Entelbuch Mountain Dog |
| Belgian Shepherd Dogs | Entlebucher Sennenhund |
| Belgian Shepherd Groenendael | Epagneul Francais |
| Belgian Shepherd Laekenois | Epagneuls Picardies |
| Belgian Shepherd Malinois | Eskapoo |
| Belgian Shepherd Tervuren | Eskifon |
| Belgian Shorthaired Pointer | Eskimo Dog |
| Belgian Tervuren | Eskland |
| Belgrade Terrier | Estonian Hound |
| Bench-legged Feist | Estrela Mountain Dog |
| Bergamasco | Eurasier |
| Berger des Picard | Euskal Artzain Txakurra |
| Berger des Pyrénées | Farm Collie |
| Berger Du Languedoc | Fauves De Bretagne |
| Bernese Mountain Dog | Faux Frenchbo Bulldog |
| Bichomo | Feist |
| Bichon | Field Spaniel |
| Bichon Frise | Fila |
| Bichon Frisé | Fila Brasileiro |
| Bichon Havanais | Finnish Hound |
| Bichon Yorkie | Finnish Lapphund |
| Bichon/Yorkie | Finnish Spitz |
| Bichon-A-Ranian | Flat-Coated Retriever |
| Bich-poo | Foodle |
| Biewer | Fo-Tzu |
| Billy | Fourche Terrier |
| Billy dog | Fox Paulistinha |
| Bisben | Fox Terrier |
| Black and Tan Coonhound | Foxhoodle |
| Black Forest Hound | Foxhound |
| Black Mouth Cur | Foxton |
| Black Russian Terrier | Foxy Rat Terrier |
| Bleus de Gascogne | Français Blanc et Noir |
| Bloodhound | Français Blanc et Orange |
| Blue heeler | Français Tricolore |
| Blue Lacy | French Brittany Spaniel |
| Blue Picardy Spaniel | French Bulldog |
| Bluetick Coonhound | French Gascony Pointer |
| Bobtail Sheepdog | French Mastiff |
| Bocker | French Pointing Dog |
| Boerboel | French Pyrenean Pointer |
| Bogle | French Spaniel |
| Boglen Terrier | French Tricolour Hound |
| Bohemian Shepherd | French White and Black Hound |
| Bohemian Terrier | French White and Orange Hound |
| Bolognese | Frenchie Pug |
| Borador | Frengle |
| Bordel | Gaddi Kutta |
| Border Collie | Galgo Español |
| Border Terrier | Gammel Dansk Hoensehund |
| Bordernese | Gascons-Saintongeois |
| Borzoi | German Hound |
| Bosanski Ostrodlaki Gonic Barak | German Hunt Terrier |
| BoShih | German Longhaired Pointer |
| BoShih- | German Pinscher |
| Bospin | German Rough-haired Pointing Dog |
| Bostillon | German Sheeppoodle |
| Bostinese | German Shepherd |
| Boston Terrier | German Shepherd Dog |
| Bourbonnais Pointer | German Shorthaired Pointer |
| Bouvier de Ardennes | German Spaniel |
| Bouvier des Ardennes | German Spitz |
| Bouvier des Flanders | German Wirehaired Pointer |
| Bouvier des Flandres | German Wolfspitz |
| Boxador | Giant Schnauzer |
| Boxer | Glechon |
| Boxerdoodle | Glen of Imaal Terrier |
| Boxweiler | Golden Boxer |
| Boykin Spaniel | Golden Irish |
| Bracco Italiano | Golden Labrador |
| Braque Du Bourbonnais | Golden Mountain Dog |
| Braque Dupuy | Golden Pyrenees |
| Braque St. Germain | Golden Retriever |
| Brat | Golden Sheltie |
| Brazilian Mastiff | Goldendoodle |
| Brazilian Molosser | Goldmaraner |
| Brazilian Terrier | Goldmation |
| Briard | Gollie |
| Briquet | Gonczy Polski |
| Briquet dog | Gordon Setter |
| Briquet Griffon Vendeen | Gran Mastin de Borinquen |
| Briquet Griffon Vendéen | Grand anglo-francais |
| Brissel Chiffon | Grand Anglo-Français |
| Brittany Spaniel | Grand anglo-français blanc et noir |
| Broholmer | Grand anglo-français blanc et orange |
| Broodle Griffon | Grand anglo-français tricolore |
| Brug | Grand Basset Griffon Vendeen |
| Brussels Griffon | Grand Basset Griffon Vendéen |
| Buggs | Grand Bleu de Gascogne |
| Bukovina Sheepdog | Grand gascon saintongeois |
| Buldogue Campeiro | Grand Gascon-Saintongeois |
| Bull Boxer | Grand Griffon Vendeen |
| Bull Terrier | Grand Griffon Vendéen |
| Bullboxer | Great Dane |
| Bulldog | Great Pyrenees |
| Bullmastiff | Greater Swiss Mountain Dog |
| Bullmatian | Greek Hound |
| Bully Kutta | Greek Sheepdog |
| Burmese Mountain Dog | Greenland Dog |
| Cadoodle | Greyhound |
| Cairland Terrier | Griffon bleu de Gascogne |
| Cairmal | Griffon Fauve de Bretagne |
| Cairn Terrier | Griffon Nivernais |
| Cairnoodle | Groenendael |
| Cajun Squirrel Dog | Grosser Münsterländer Vorstehhund |
| California-Carolina Dog | Guatemalan Bull Terrier |
| Canaan Dog | Gujjar |
| Canadian Eskimo Dog | Gull Dong |
| Canadian Inuit Dog | Hairless Chihuahua |
| Canarian Warren Hound | Hairless Khala |
| Canary Dog | Hairless Terrier |
| Cane Corso | Halden Hound |
| Cane Corso Italiano | Hamilton Hound |
| Canis Panther | Hamiltonstövare |
| Canoe Dog | Hanoverian Hound |
| Cantel | Hanoverian Scenthound |
| Cão da Serra da Estrela | Harlequin Pinscher |
| Cão da Serra de Aires | Harrier |
| Cão de Castro Laboreiro | Havachon |
| Cao de Fila | Havamalt |
| Cão de Fila de São Miguel | Havanese |
| Caravan Hound | Havashu |
| Cardigan Welsh Corgi | Hawaiian Poi Dog |
| Care-Tzu | Hellenikos Ichnilatis |
| Carlin Pinscher | Hellenikos Poimenikos |
| Carolina Dog | Hertha Pointer |
| Carpathian Sheepdog | Highland Maltie |
| Catahoula Bulldog | Highland Maltie / Maltese mix”>kg |
| Catahoula Leopard Dog | Himalayan Mastiff |
| Catalan Sheepdog | Himalayan Sheepdog |
| Cattle dog | Hokkaido |
| Caucasian Mountain Dog | Hokkaido Dog |
| Caucasian Ovtcharka | Hovawart |
| Cava-Chin | Hungarian Greyhound |
| Cavachon | Hungarian Kuvasz |
| Cavalier King Charles Spaniel | Hungarian Puli |
| Cava-lon | Hungarian Wire-haired Pointing Dog |
| Cav-A-Mo | Hush Basset |
| Cavanese | Husky |
| Cavapom | Hygenhund |
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I have a beautiful English mastiff. His name is Herald. He is 4 years old and a 165 pounds. I make is own food. I am new to this. But if I can keep him longer then his normal lifespan, then I will do anything I have to. Oneday he just stopped eating his dog food. So I started making his own. He walks away from that to, so I will put it in the fridge and warm it up later and 80% of the time he will eat it. I am worried about his picky habits. I also need to know if I am suppose to give him vitamins, some say yes and others say no, its in his food. Please advise me on this. After Herald dies, I will never love again. I have never felt this way about a dog in my life. So please help me keep him around for as log as I can.
Thank you
Carolyn and Herald (Brandon,FL)
Hi Carolyn, I know how you feel… I loved my dog Noble like I’d never loved a living creature before, but I’m happy to report I discovered you can love a dog the same way again, like I do right now.
A picky small dog is one thing but you definitely don’t want a big huge dog like Herald being picky because making more than one dish to please him becomes too much work and too much waste. Dogs are pickier when they are fed to often not particularly hungry when food is served.
My advice is try the following:
Feed him less frequently
Don’t immediately change his food if he shows no interest
Leave the food out so he has no choice but to eat it when he is hungry
If you have been feeding him the same meal for a long time, change to something new
Good luck