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1886:Reproduction
1856:Conformation
1798:Fear of dogs
1748:Dog grooming
1741:2007 recalls
1726:Dog fighting
1673:Intelligence
1586:Fighting dog
1566:Carriage dog
1489:Most popular
1446:Turnspit dog
1411:
1254:Hairless dog
1169:Tahitian Dog
1056:
1022:Carolina Dog
948:Ibizan Hound
943:Cretan Hound
862:
802:Tonya Finosu
786:(Zwergspitz)
773:German Spitz
763:Danish Spitz
700:Indian Spitz
663:Asian breeds
606:Herding dogs
488:Hunting dogs
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68:domestic dog
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32:German Spitz
1896:Vaccination
1793:Dog walking
1763:Dog licence
1736:dog biscuit
1721:Dog daycare
1711:Cynanthropy
1689:interaction
1542:Therapy dog
1530:Seizure dog
1520:Hearing dog
1281:Hunting dog
1259:Herding dog
780:(Wolfspitz)
690:Donggyeongi
561:Pungsan dog
251:24 February
1788:Dog sports
1611:Police dog
1556:Attack dog
1510:Autism dog
1479:Crossbreed
1362:Sighthound
1340:Scenthound
1247:Street dog
1062:Taiwan Dog
1017:Canaan Dog
830:Guejae Gae
797:Schipperke
784:Pomeranian
725:Ryukyu dog
675:Bắc Hà dog
586:Taiwan Dog
401:Spitz-type
227:References
186:Pomeranian
150:Pomeranian
122:insulating
43:pronounced
2009:Dog types
1783:Dog theft
1687:Human–dog
1606:Mercy dog
1591:Guard dog
1571:Catch dog
1515:Guide dog
1391:Schnauzer
1350:Coonhound
1328:Water dog
1313:Retriever
1274:Sheep dog
1082:Wild dogs
1007:Africanis
840:Hütespitz
680:Chow Chow
571:Shiba Inu
541:Kishu Ken
443:Eurohound
410:Sled dogs
197:Wolfspitz
138:Chow Chow
130:frostbite
126:undercoat
2003:Category
1978:Category
1906:Training
1866:Dog food
1861:Diseases
1846:Breeding
1778:Dog show
1773:Dog park
1768:Dog meat
1731:Dog food
1716:Dog bite
1643:Behavior
1628:Sled dog
1601:Meat dog
1386:Pinscher
1355:Foxhound
1067:Telomian
1012:Alopekis
998:Landrace
778:Keeshond
768:Eurasier
730:Shar Pei
720:Nureongi
710:Jeju dog
685:Dikkulak
581:Jämthund
516:Hokkaido
277:16 March
190:Keeshond
182:lap dogs
16:Dog type
1938:Related
1914:Clicker
1841:Anatomy
1813:Therapy
1701:Baiting
1666:Howling
1656:Barking
1633:War dog
1596:Lap dog
1561:Bay dog
1434:Toy dog
1405:Bulldog
1400:Mastiff
1376:Terrier
1367:Longdog
1323:Spaniel
1308:Pointer
1303:Gun dog
1296:Lurcher
1242:Pye-dog
1042:Lài dog
933:Basenji
596:Zerdava
576:Shikoku
526:Kai Ken
463:Samoyed
433:Chinook
172:faces.
158:huskies
152:, have
100:History
80:Siberia
1988:Portal
1823:Health
1456:Breeds
1439:Bichon
1345:Basset
1318:Setter
1264:Collie
953:Maneto
863:Types:
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162:laikas
76:Arctic
60:German
1831:Aging
1498:Roles
1427:Tugou
1422:Laika
1417:Husky
1412:Spitz
1335:Hound
1291:Feist
1224:Types
1174:Tesem
1090:Dingo
1072:Tugou
1057:Spitz
1037:Laika
1027:Husky
874:Tugou
870:Laika
866:Husky
670:Akita
521:Jindo
364:Spitz
154:manes
39:spitz
1871:Odor
1851:Coat
1216:Dogs
1154:Kurī
1000:dogs
403:dogs
338:ISBN
279:2024
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