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1897:Reproduction
1867:Conformation
1809:Fear of dogs
1759:Dog grooming
1752:2007 recalls
1737:Dog fighting
1684:Intelligence
1597:Fighting dog
1577:Carriage dog
1500:Most popular
1457:Turnspit dog
1422:
1265:Hairless dog
1180:Tahitian Dog
1067:
1033:Carolina Dog
959:Ibizan Hound
954:Cretan Hound
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813:Tonya Finosu
797:(Zwergspitz)
784:German Spitz
774:Danish Spitz
711:Indian Spitz
674:Asian breeds
617:Herding dogs
499:Hunting dogs
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212:German Spitz
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1907:Vaccination
1804:Dog walking
1774:Dog licence
1747:dog biscuit
1732:Dog daycare
1722:Cynanthropy
1700:interaction
1553:Therapy dog
1541:Seizure dog
1531:Hearing dog
1292:Hunting dog
1270:Herding dog
791:(Wolfspitz)
701:Donggyeongi
572:Pungsan dog
262:24 February
1799:Dog sports
1622:Police dog
1567:Attack dog
1521:Autism dog
1490:Crossbreed
1373:Sighthound
1351:Scenthound
1258:Street dog
1073:Taiwan Dog
1028:Canaan Dog
841:Guejae Gae
808:Schipperke
795:Pomeranian
736:Ryukyu dog
686:Bắc Hà dog
597:Taiwan Dog
412:Spitz-type
238:References
197:Pomeranian
161:Pomeranian
133:insulating
54:pronounced
2020:Dog types
1794:Dog theft
1698:Human–dog
1617:Mercy dog
1602:Guard dog
1582:Catch dog
1526:Guide dog
1402:Schnauzer
1361:Coonhound
1339:Water dog
1324:Retriever
1285:Sheep dog
1093:Wild dogs
1018:Africanis
851:Hütespitz
691:Chow Chow
582:Shiba Inu
552:Kishu Ken
454:Eurohound
421:Sled dogs
208:Wolfspitz
149:Chow Chow
141:frostbite
137:undercoat
2014:Category
1989:Category
1917:Training
1877:Dog food
1872:Diseases
1857:Breeding
1789:Dog show
1784:Dog park
1779:Dog meat
1742:Dog food
1727:Dog bite
1654:Behavior
1639:Sled dog
1612:Meat dog
1397:Pinscher
1366:Foxhound
1078:Telomian
1023:Alopekis
1009:Landrace
789:Keeshond
779:Eurasier
741:Shar Pei
731:Nureongi
721:Jeju dog
696:Dikkulak
592:Jämthund
527:Hokkaido
288:16 March
201:Keeshond
193:lap dogs
27:Dog type
1949:Related
1925:Clicker
1852:Anatomy
1824:Therapy
1712:Baiting
1677:Howling
1667:Barking
1644:War dog
1607:Lap dog
1572:Bay dog
1445:Toy dog
1416:Bulldog
1411:Mastiff
1387:Terrier
1378:Longdog
1334:Spaniel
1319:Pointer
1314:Gun dog
1307:Lurcher
1253:Pye-dog
1053:Lài dog
944:Basenji
607:Zerdava
587:Shikoku
537:Kai Ken
474:Samoyed
444:Chinook
183:faces.
169:huskies
163:, have
111:History
91:Siberia
18:Spitzen
1999:Portal
1834:Health
1467:Breeds
1450:Bichon
1356:Basset
1329:Setter
1275:Collie
964:Maneto
874:Types:
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173:laikas
87:Arctic
71:German
1842:Aging
1509:Roles
1438:Tugou
1433:Laika
1428:Husky
1423:Spitz
1346:Hound
1302:Feist
1235:Types
1185:Tesem
1101:Dingo
1083:Tugou
1068:Spitz
1048:Laika
1038:Husky
885:Tugou
881:Laika
877:Husky
681:Akita
532:Jindo
375:Spitz
165:manes
50:spitz
1882:Odor
1862:Coat
1227:Dogs
1165:Kurī
1011:dogs
414:dogs
349:ISBN
290:2024
264:2024
230:and
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