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Dog breeds that belong to the same group share many similar traits. Such specialized characteristics or traits actually set a dog breed apart from the many other breeds. There are the large dog breed, the hunting dog breed and the toy dog breed to name a few. Should you need information about a certain dog breed, for example the toy dog, it is best to go to professional dog breeders, particularly those who are licensed in this field. For example, if you want a pet from the toy dog breed, this breeders are competent enough to provide you with the right information of every dog that belongs to the toy breed. A fine example of a toy dog is the Pekingese (see below).

A toy dog breed is a tiny dog that is mainly kept as pets and is always compared to the small working dog breed, albeit these two types of dog breeds are small in size. When kennel clubs divide the different dog breeds to groups during any competition, the toy dog group usually has the tiniest dog breeds to be found in the registry.

Toy dog breeds, while they are obviously small in their stature and size, are actually gargantuan when it comes to their personalities and character. More often than not, they are the cuter version of the large dog breeds. Most toy dogs are kept as house pets or even companion dogs. They are the choice when it comes to pet dogs for small houses or apartment units.

Aside from the Pekingese, five of the most popular toy dog breeds around are the following:

Maltese

Shih Tzu

Bichon Frise

Affenpinscher

Italian Greyhound

The Vizsla is a Hungarian dog breed; Vizslas are either Magyar or Hungarian Vizsla. It is considered one of the most exciting when it comes to sporting dog breeds, and is thought of as one of the smallest when it comes to pointer breeds. In fact, their size is one of the Vizslas’ most loved features.

They are a natural hunting dog, and even as Vizsla puppies, they are endowed with a good and strong nose and are very trainable. Albeit, they are full of life, they can also be mild mannered and sensitive. That’s why this sporting breed is very much in demand as a pet and family dog.

The Vizsla is a medium-bodied dog of regal appearance and stand. Lively and active, the Vizslas are lean dogs, having well-defined muscles. Their standard coat appearance is a cross between gold and rust colors of various shades.

Vizslas, as family dogs, are very loyal and affectionate especially to the children of the household. The bond is quickly established as soon as the Vizsla puppies are immediately brought to the house. These breed of dogs are often known by the term velcro dogs because of extreme affection and loyalty of the dogs to their master.

The Vizsla is a natural hunting dog and can absorb hunt training with great ease. It is not only an effective pointer, but also great retriever as well. This dog will retrieve quickly, whether on land or water. That’s why they are very excellent swimmer. However, training must be done on a gentle manner so as they are able to learn the training effectively. Harsh and strong words can greatly affect them negatively.

Schnoodle is mainly a Poodle hybrid; it is a cross between a Poodle and Schnauzer. Schnoodles are becoming more and more popular because of pet lovers’ desire to have animal companion that’s easy to train, lovable and more importantly hypoallergenic. However, the offspring of the schnoodle with other dogs is a mongrel.

Schnoodle puppies can take on the specific characteristic of either breed’s coat, like the rough and wiry hair of Schnauzer or the much softer fur of the Poodle. Actually, many schnoodles develop some rougher Schnauzer hair on different areas of their bodies; with other have Poodle hairs on certain areas. The Schnoodle colors are commonly white, brown, black, apricot and grey.

Schnoodle puppies in a litter may possess varied coat qualities; this may or might not aggravate any allergy. The fur of this dog not like that of other dog breeds. In fact, they grow more like human hairs. And because of this, the hair is required to be brushed every week, while grooming is from 2 to 2 ½ months to ensure the issue of matting is eliminated.

The schnoodles mix the intelligence of Poodle with the loyalty, affection and companionship of Schnauzer. Schnoodles are an astute type of dog breeds. They react even on insignificant movements and noise. These dog breed might react strongly if for example the owner makes a sudden move, or he makes some clanking sound of the key. The schnoodle may take this as a sign that the owner is getting out of the house and so it likewise readies itself to go. This dog breed’s intellect as well as its desire to keep its owner happy makes this dog very trainable.

The Pointer dog, oftentimes known as the English Pointer dog belongs to the sporting dog breeds and is developed as a good gun dog. Pointer dogs are very athletic and yet graceful in its stead. Many have the impression of this dog as one which is alert and ready to work for hunting.

The standard colors of the Pointer dogs are orange, liver, lemon, or black. They are either colored solidly or with white speckles or ticking and bigger colored patches around the body. Grooming the English Pointer dog is quite easy and not at all time-consuming. Their beautiful coat is short in length and will only require some quick rubbing with a soft dog brush; this is done to minimize the shedding.

The Pointer dog has quite a short attention span so training can be a little taxing. Patience from the trainer is a must. Pet obedience training techniques should be presented with a little variety for the pointer dog to show more interest. This dog breed’s attention is easy to distract and so the trainer must present a firm training. Obedience training should be given to English pointer dogs while they are still cute puppies.

The Pointer breed loves it when they are allowed to be in field environment; they simply adore the outdoors. It is a tireless dog breed and because of its physique, it requires extensive and strenuous exercises, otherwise, he can turn violent in behavior.

The Papillon, which means butterfly in the French language, is a small-sized, amiable, and elegant dog belonging to the toy dog breed. Its bones are of fine structure, and very popular because of their big butterfly shaped ears. Actually, the papillon dog is one of the oldest toy dog breeds.

Papillon dogs are parti-colored, which means they have white color, aside from the other color markings. It should be noted that an all-white colored dog or a papillon dog with no white markings is not qualified from conformation show ring.

As already said, the most important aspect of the Papillon is the large butterfly ears (so now you know they are called as such). Their ears are fringed with colored and silky hair. An ideal looking papillon dog must have a solidly colored head. While black should be the color of its lips, nose, paw pads and eye rims.

This breed of toy dogs, even as papillon puppies, need not much grooming and maintenance. A little brushing of coat is enough, and regular cutting of nails is desirable. Papillon puppies are easy to train, and can absorb pet obedience training with nary a difficulty.

Do not be deceived by the dainty appearance of papillon dogs, as they are sure to be hardy breed. Most pet dog owners are proud to tell about their papillons, how it seems to be easy for them to walk long miles. Despite their hardiness and strong physical characteristic, papillon dogs are still good-natured and lovable and very ideal for companionship and as a pet dog for the family. They also make great watch and guard dogs.

The Beagle dogs, also known as English Beagle is actually a British dog breed. They are hardly a quiet dog as they exercise their vocal prowess just to get enough attention. They grow up to be about 1 foot and 4 inches tall and usually weight around 25 pounds. Albeit, you must have seen and even taken care of the pocket beagle; those cute dogs that seem to be like a cute beagle puppy.

Beagle dogs have short and waterproof furs that are in different colors. This dog breeds coat colors can be commonly found in blue, black, white, yellow and tan.

When it comes to the behavior and overall discipline of the beagle, they are actually very lovable dog breed that you would readily want to have them for a pet. It seems that this pet breed is meant to become family pets. They are so sociable that they easily get along with other kinds of pets. Of course, in my case, I have encountered quite a few times owners with pocket beagle on, where else, their pockets. Such lovable dogs.

There is no especial treatment or maintenance for the Beagle dogs. Even their already great looking coat needs little grooming and cleaning, albeit their nails need to be cut regularly.

Pet obedience training is rather imperative for this dog species, much better if the training is given while it is still Beagle puppy. The obedience training sessions should be gear towards controlling their barking. Beagles are very intelligent and so can easily absorb all kinds of training given them.