Working Group 1American Kennel Club's Working Group There are forty two breeds in the Working Group worldwide. But, The American Kennel Club only recognizes twenty eight of these breeds. They are the Akita, Alaskan Malamute, Anatolian Shepherd Dog, Bernese Mountain Dog, Black Russian Terrier, Boxer, Bullmastiff, Cane Corso, Doberman Pinscher, Dogue de Bordeaux, German Pinscher, Giant Schnauzer, Great Dane, Great Pyrenees (Pyrenean Mountain Dog), Greater Swiss Mountain Dog, Komondor, Kuvasz, Leonberger, Mastiff, Neapolitan Mastiff, Newfoundland, Portuguese Water Dog, Rottweiler, Saint Bernard, Samoyed, Siberian Husky, Standard Schnauzer and Tibetan Mastiff. But, The dogs in the Working Group were mostly used as pack animals. Working Group: 'Getting To Know' Dog Breed Series. These Stunning Professional Dog Books Provide Everything You Need To Know About Choosing And Owning The Dog Breed Of Your Choice. Click Here!
Akita InuAmerican Kennel Club - Akita Inus
Working Group: Akita Inu is a Japanese dog, larger than the Shiba. The Japanese Akita is separate from the American Akita. These dogs can show aggressive tendencies towards small animals and towards other dogs, especially those of the same sex. These dogs are also very clean, loyal, intelligent, easily trained and unfortunately easily bored. They are gentle with young children and babies. It has been found through recent DNA studies that the Akita, along with it’s smaller Japanese counterpart, the Shiba are among the most ancient dog breeds. During World War II, the Akita numbers diminished because of the lack of food supplies. Also, orders for the capture of all dogs, other than German Shepherds (because this breed was used for other war assignments), dog fur was used for the warmth in army uniforms. After the war, Akita’s began to thrive again thanks to the efforts of the Sawataishi and others. Akitas were bred for their standardized appearance, for the first time after the war. This is when the U.S. Servicemen imported the Akitas to the United States. The American and the Japanese Akitas have differences including one of the facts, that the Japanese Akita is heavier-boned and they are a larger dog than the American Akita. Working Group: Learn More About This Ancient Japanese Breed, Click Here! Alaskan MalamuteAmerican Kennel Club - Alaskan Malamute
Working Group: The Alaskan Malamute was bred as an Alaskan sled dog and is a large dog, sometimes mistaken for a Siberian Husky. A full grown male will weigh between 75 and 90 pounds and has a average lifespan of 10 ½ years of age. The coat of this breed is a dense, double layered coat with a harsh outer coat and is similar to the Siberian Husky. The colors are various shades of gray and white, Sable and white, black and white, red and white, blue and white and solid white. The eyes are various shades of brown from dark to light, honey or hazel brown and are almond in shape. This breed is compact with heavy bone structure and they are slightly longer than tall. This makes the pulling power of this breed tremendous. Their tails are curled and carried over their backs like a “waving plume”. They use their tail to cover their nose and face in very harsh weather. Their ears are upright and erect. The temperament of this breed is “survival of the fittest” and is independent, resourceful and primal behaviors are common in this breed. This breed is people friendly which makes them the perfect family dog, if not used as sled dogs. They are nimble around furniture and other things which makes them ideal as family dogs. This breed is very quiet and seldom barks but they have been known to howl like wolves or coyotes and for the same reasons. Like all purebreds dogs they have health issues which are hip dysphasia, cataracts, inherited ploy neuropathy, chondrodysplasia and heart defects. Like with all animals, research before you buy! Working Group: Learn More About This Breed's Tremendous Pulling Power, Click Here! Anatolian Shepherd DogAmerican Kennel Club - Anatolian Shepherd Dog
Working Group: The Anatolian Shepherd Dog also called Karabash, which means in the Turkish language blackhead. This breed emanates originally from central Turkey. Originally used as a livestock guard dog to protect flocks of sheep and goats against wolves, bears, jackals and even cheetahs. This breed weighs between 90 and 150 pounds and has a life expectancy of 10 ½ to 15 years of life. This breed has a muscular build with a thick neck, broad head and a sturdy body. Its jowls are tight against the muzzle and has triangular floppy ears. The coat of this breed can be any color, but the most common colors are a sesame white and white with large colored spots which cannot make up more that 30% of the coat (this is a term known as piebald). Their coats are double thick, somewhat wiry and in the summer they tend to shed a lot. This breed looks heavier than they are because of their thick coat. The coat is very thick around the neck to protect them from wild animal bites. The face and/or ears are often black and they can have intact or docked tails. This breed has had to be very resourceful guarding livestock without human supervision, this produces a challenge when trying to socialize this dog. They may not choose to obey, thinking that they know a better way to do whatever’s going on. This breed does well with other dogs and cats, as long as they are introduced to them early in life. They do well with children and are loyal and loving animals to them. They like to roam, to find flocks that they can protect from predators, so it is recommended to have the dog micro chipped. Like all purebred dogs, they do have some health problems which are hip dysphasia, entropion, dermatologic, musculoskeletal and lipomas. Like with all animals, do your research before you buy. Working Group: Learn More About This Blackheaded Shepherd, Click Here! Bernese Mountain DogAmerican Kennel Club - Bernese Mountain Dog
Working Group: The Burmese Mountain Dog is one of the four breeds of Sennenhund type dogs, from the area around the Swiss Alps and in German, Senne means “alpine pasture” and hund means “dog“. This breed was originally used as a farm dog and also as draft animal and to pull carts. This breed is a large animal with good muscle mass. The muzzle is large and the ears are V-shaped and droopy. A full grown male of this breed weighs between 80 and 120 pounds and has a life expectancy of 10 to 11 years of age. The coat of this animal is tricolor, black with a white chest, a white muzzle blaze and white paws. The third color is a rust color and appears above the eyes, at the sides of the mouth, at the front of the legs and a small amount highlights the white chest. This breeds coat is of medium length and mostly straight, very curly coats are a disqualification. This breed is good-natured, self assured, docile and placid towards strangers. This breed enjoys hiking and will stay close to people but they don’t have a great deal of endurance. This breed is slow to mature and can have puppy like tendencies up to 2 ½ years of age. Like all breeds, they have some health issues which are cancer, cruciate ligament, arthritis, hip dysphasia and osteochondritis. Like with all animals, do your research before you buy! Working Group: Learn More About This Alpine Pasture Breed, Click Here! Black Russian TerrierAmerican Kennel Club - Black Russian Terrier
Working Group: The Black Russian Terrier or Sobaka Stalina was originally developed as a military, guard and police dog. This breed is very rare outside of Russia but is beginning to be recognized around the world and is one of the newest breeds recognized by the American Kennel Club. This breed was strongly influenced by the Airedale Terrier, Caucasian Ovcharka, Newfoundland, Giant and Standard Schnauzer and the extinct Moscow Water Dog. This breed is the largest of all the Terriers and gives an impression of great strength, athleticism and courage. The coat is hard and dense but never soft or woolly, silky or fuzzy. This breeds coat is anywhere from 1 to 4 inches long in length and the colors should be black with some gray highlights. And when the head is viewed from the front of this breed it looks to have raised eyebrows and a beard. A full grown male of this breed should be between 100 and 154 pounds and has a life expectancy of 10 to 14 years of age. This breeds temperament gives it a strong work ethic and it needs to be doing something to be happy. This breed seems aloof, but needs to be around humans and families. As with all purebreds this breed has some health issues which are hip dysphasia, elbow dysphasia and progressive retinal atrophy. Like with all animals, do your research before you buy! Working Group: Learn More About This Biggest of All Terriers, Click Here! BoxerWorking Group: Boxer Dogs-developed in Germany, these are stocky, medium-sized, short-haired dogs. Boxers are head-strong, protective of their family members, but very loving and patient with their family members as well. They love positive reinforcement. The Boxer originated as a bred of dog to run down and hold down large game, such as wild boar and Bison, until the hunter could arrive. Boxers were also known for standing up on it’s hind legs and batting or boxing with his front paws, at his opponent. The Boxer is a very dog with high intelligence and alert expression. Also, the Boxer is very wary of strangers. The most notable desired characteristics of the Boxer is its love and affection for children and other human companionship. Although the Boxer is patient and spirited with children, they are very protective of children to. That’s why Boxers are a popular choice for families. They are instinctive guardians, this is also why they succeeded as couriers during war times and as seeing-eye dogs for the blind. They bear an air alertness, dignity and self-assuredness. His temperament is playful and patient with family, friends and children. Again wary, deliberate, exhibiting curiosity and conscious around strangers. But, absolute courage if he feels, he or his family is threatened. However, Boxers responds promptly to friendly overtures honestly rendered. Boxers are animated in their play and love to have other Boxers playmates. Working Group: Learn More About This Stocky German Breed, Click Here! BullmastiffAmerican Kennel Club - Bullmastiff
Working Group: The Bullmastiff is a very powerful dog originally bred to find and immobilize poachers. Breeders crossed the English Mastiff and the old English Bulldog to create this breed. A full grown male of this breed will weigh between 110 and 130 pounds and have a life expectancy of 10 to 11 years of age. The coat of this breed can be colored fawn (can range from very light brown today reddish brown), red (can range from light red-fawn to a dark rich red) or brindle (stride overlays from the fawn or the red). The only place that this breed can show any white is on the chest. This breed is courageous, extremely loyal, calm and loving and is one reason why today they are known as family dogs. This breed is great with children has long as it grows up with a family. Because of this breeds massive size, small children need to be supervised around them because they tend to knock them down. This breed has a tendency to look towards their owner for nod of permission before acting on their instincts. Like with all purebreds they have some health issues which are hip and elbow dysphasia, entropion, hypothyroidism, lymphoma, progressive retinal atrophy, arthritis and bloat. As with all animals, do your research before you buy! If you're a Bullmastiff lover who wants to have the happiest, healthiest, and most well behaved bully on the block ... this Special 100 page report is an absolute must! Click Here! Learn More About This Immobilizer Turned Family, Click Here! To See More Dogs In This Group, Click On Working Group 2, 3 or 4.Group 2 Working Group 3 Working Group 4 Working Working Group: When you buy ClickBank E-books, Videos and Products from this page, they are 100% Money Back Guaranteed for 60 days! If for any reason you do not like the item you have purchased, return the item within 60 days after your purchase and get your money back, No Questions Asked!
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Building a bond with your Dog will not only help you manage him better but will also make your Dog calm, quiet and an extremely well-adjusted pet. Love Your Dog and He Will Love You back Once you're successful in building a bond with your Dog, you can rest assured that training him and teaching him new and clever tricks will be a cakewalk. Learn how to bond with your Dog with this free mini course. How Your Dog Learns... Your Dog's learning period can be divided into five phases: The Teaching Phase - This is the phase where you must physically demonstrate to your Dog exactly what you want him to do. The Practicing Phase - Practice makes Perfect. Once a lesson is learned, practice with your Dog what you have just taught him. The Generalizing Phase - Here you must continue practicing with your Dog in different locations and in an environment with a few distractions. You can take your Dog out for a walk, or to a nearby park and command him to practice whatever you've taught him. Practicing the learned lessons in multiple locations and in the presence of small distractions will help him learn and retain lessons better . The Testing Phase - Once you're sure that your Dog has achieved almost 90% success....he responds correctly almost every time you give a command, you must start testing his accuracy in newer locations with a lot of distractions. Example: Take him to the local shopping mall and ask him to obey your command. He may not come up with the correct response the very first time you do this, but you must not lose hope. The idea is to test your Dog to see how he responds in an environment which is new to him. Set-up a situation where you are in control of the environment and your Dog. There are only 2 possibilities:
Keep on testing until he succeeds. Follow the rule of the 3 Ps – patience, persistence, praise. Internalizing Phase - Finally, comes the extremely rewarding phase where your Dog does everything he is taught to do even without your commands. Remember:
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