How well do you lot know your domestic dog breeds?

For a fourth dimension, the internet was the true cat'southward domain. There was Grumpy Cat and Lil Bub and even the Cyberspace Cat Video Festival—online was dominated past felines. But then, thankfully, the age of the dog arrived. Now, you tin't scroll through any social feed without stumbling upon a fantastically dressed pug or paralyzingly cute puppy or even a cryptocurrency named for a dog. These final few years accept been hard—information technology may be that dogs are our simply chance!

But with such a drench of doggos, such a plethora of pups, it's no longer enough to be familiar with your Goldens, your labs, your poodles, and your bulldogs. These days, with the canine content cranked to 11, a wizard of woof must know even the virtually obscure breeds of man'southward best friend. So Stacker has compiled the fifty most popular breeds and written descriptions of each mystery dog. Take the quiz to find out if yous're a canine connoisseur or a canis familiaris dilettante.

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Mystery breed #one

These dogs are famous for their big ears and bloodshot eyes. The breed was serenaded by Elvis Presley, rode shotgun with Rosco P. Coltrane, and helped out the Maytag Human.

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Basset Hounds

Popularity rank in 2017: #39

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Mystery brood #2

Sometimes referred to as the "Chinese lion dog," this brood makes a memorable appearance in 2000'due south domestic dog show mockumentary "Best in Show." Though evidence dogs of this brood typically sport long silken hair and ponytails, the brood's hair is a normally a wavy mix of white, brownish and black.

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Shih Tzu

Popularity rank in 2017: #20

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Mystery breed #iii

This breed is far from a guard dog, unless y'all demand to guard your lap. Named for a Mediterranean island, members of this breed look and act like puppies for most of their lives.

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Maltese

Popularity rank in 2017: #33

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Mystery breed #4

This breed is known for loyalty, friendliness, and a beloved of eating—so much so that obesity is a common issue for them. Popular as service and work dogs, this breed has also stood by the sides of Beak and Hillary Clinton, Vladimir Putin, and Peter Griffin.

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Retrievers (Labrador)

Popularity rank in 2017: #i

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Mystery breed #five

This breed is relatively recent, insanely cute, and a favorite among Parisian women of the Belle Époque. Sadly, the breed may not in fact exist built for this world—it struggles to regulate its temperature, give birth, breathe hands, and see properly.

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French Bulldogs

Popularity rank in 2017: #iv

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Mystery breed #half-dozen

This pocket-size white dog has regal history, and won its get-go Westminster Dog Show in 1942. The breed has been notably owned by French royalty, J.K. Rowling, and Mel Gibson's grapheme from "Lethal Weapon."

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West Highland White Terriers

Popularity rank in 2017: #42

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Mystery breed #7

This breed is a flake short and plump, merely gives off a truly courtly air. Its almost famous possessor loves colorful overcoats, pearls, loud hats, and her longtime breed of these loyal canines.

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Pembroke Welsh Corgis

Popularity rank in 2017: #fifteen

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Mystery breed #viii

This breed's history traces back to the Toltec civilization, and Hernán Cortés mentioned the modest dogs past name in a letter that dates dorsum to 1520. These dogs vary widely in appearance (many small mutts accept a bit of this breed in them), but are nearly always distinctively loyal, skittish, and fans of burrowing under blankets.

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Chihuahuas

Popularity rank in 2017: #32

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Mystery breed #9

This breed is known for its face up—the combination of a short, wide head and a heavy muzzle ways their big, powerful mouths hang off the sides of their jaws in a charming perma-scowl. Simply once this powerful baby-sit dog considers y'all family unit, it is a playful, slobbery, cheerful joy.

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Boxers

Popularity rank in 2017: #11

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Mystery breed #10

This brood of German giant has long been a favorite of nobility. The tallest recorded member of the breed was nearly four feet from manus to shoulder. For a time, they were referred to in England equally High german Boarhounds, owing to their ability to wrangle wild boars on a chase.

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Dandy Danes

Popularity rank in 2017: #14

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Mystery breed #11

These short, stout tough guys' faces are so heavy that their mouths hang off the sides of their jaws and their foreheads crease. This breed is mascot to endless Division ane college teams, but the proper noun likely has more bite than the canis familiaris itself.

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Bulldogs

Popularity rank in 2017: #5

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Mystery breed #12

These tiny multi-colored toy dogs are hypoallergenic. They're perma-puppies, named after the town the virtually famous of the brood was from—a show dog from the late 1800s. One of them lived in the White House during the Nixon Presidency.

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Yorkshire Terriers

Popularity rank in 2017: #ix

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Mystery breed #xiii

The favored breed of Chinese emperors and Tibetan monks, these short, squat dogs made their mode to Europe and were apace adopted past royalty in kingdom of the netherlands and Russian federation. The goofy-looking pooches have starred opposite both Will Smith and Colin Firth, and have get a viral hitting (especially when dressed upwardly) on the net.

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Pugs

Popularity rank in 2017: #31

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Mystery breed #fourteen

This breed has a tiny build and a big poof of hair. Its popularity took off during the Victorian Era, cheers to Queen Victoria, who had ane of these mostly hyperactive pups in the palace during her reign.

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Pomeranians

Popularity rank in 2017: #22

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Mystery breed #15

This canis familiaris was bred to hunt rabbits, but likewise kept Lady Bird company in the White House of Lyndon B. Johnson. In cartoon class, it's been known to hang out with birds and misfit boys who can't boot a football.

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Beagles

Popularity rank in 2017: #6

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Mystery brood #xvi

This Scottish breed is most always tri-colored and sometimes has the distinctive characteristic of one blue and i brownish eye. They are herding dogs that more than recently have been used regularly equally therapy dogs. They are named after an incredibly non-tropical island.

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Shetland Sheepdogs

Popularity rank in 2017: #24

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Mystery breed #17

This Scottish and North English language herding dog normally has a distinctive white line across its shoulders. Originally called "Scotch Sheep Dogs," this breed's optics are thought to be able to hypnotize cattle.

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Collies

Popularity rank in 2017: #40

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Mystery brood #xviii

Though a couple of breeds are taller, no dog is more than massive than these large, square-headed, broad-shouldered pups. The brusk-haired dogs from England are distinguished by their black faces and muzzles, though they can exist different colors. In 1989, the Guinness Volume of World Records recorded a truly robust example of this breed equally the heaviest ever: 343 pounds and more than than eight feet from nose to tail!

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Mastiffs

Popularity rank in 2017: #28

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Mystery breed #nineteen

This big Japanese mountain dog is exceptionally fluffy and is distinguished by a curled tail that rests upon its back. Incredibly, the starting time of the breed to come to America arrived equally a personal gift to Helen Keller in accolade of her Japanese speaking tour in 1937. Today, there are at present Japanese and American strains of the breed.

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Akitas

Popularity rank in 2017: #47

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Mystery brood #xx

The national canis familiaris of Cuba, this brood is distinctive for its silky fur, long ears, and a tail that sits upon its back. In the existent earth, these pups' coats are wavy or curly, merely show dogs have hilariously straight, elegant locks not unlike those of singer Sia.

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Havanese

Popularity rank in 2017: #23

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Mystery breed #21

This very short and long canis familiaris was bred to hunt badgers and other burrowing animals. They dogs can exist short-haired, long-haired, or wiry, merely one matter they cannot exist is a sandwich.

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Dachshunds

Popularity rank in 2017: #13

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Mystery breed #22

These gentle giants were originally bred by German monks in the Western Alps to assistance with mountain rescues. If you were a kid in the 90s, this dog was also likely your commencement introduction to classical music.

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St. Bernards

Popularity rank in 2017: #48

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Mystery breed #23

This medium-sized Irish gaelic dog was once referred to as "the poor homo'south wolfhound," as one appears in Irish painter Frederic William Burton's 1841 painting "The Aran Fisherman'south Drowned Child." The dog has wavy, silken hair, does non shed and was originally bred to chase vermin.

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Soft-Coated Wheaten Terriers

Popularity rank in 2017: #49

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Mystery breed #24

This breed of bird dog is from England, traditionally used to "flush" birds into the air for sport hunting before retrieving them for their masters. Today, the big-eared brood is used as a detection canis familiaris in Peachy Britain, sniffing out explosives and drugs for the British armed services and police force.

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Spaniels (English Springer)

Popularity rank in 2017: #27

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Mystery breed #25

The smallest of the Japanese breeds, this canine has a thick, puffy coat and a distinctive curled tail. They're also the patron saint of net dogs, forever linked to the viral meme "doge."

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Shiba Inu

Popularity rank in 2017: #45

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Mystery brood #26

These German dogs are smaller versions of their guard dog ancestors, but fifty-fifty the lilliputian guys do a great task looking after one's home. The brood's beard is usually left long, giving them a scowling old man look that fits nicely with their pose: front legs perpendicular with the back legs kept further back, set up for confrontation.

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Miniature Schnauzers

Popularity rank in 2017: #xviii

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Mystery breed #27

These dogs were named after the specific type of bird they hunted in 1800s England. This brood is long-eared and wears its wavy hair to the floor in dog shows. One of its most famous drawing representations is known to exist a romantic who loves bad boys and spaghetti.

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Spaniels (Cocker)

Popularity rank in 2017: #29

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Mystery breed #28

This Hungarian hunting dog is slender, muscular, and a remarkably adept swimmer. It's cerise in colour, and has a distinctive red olfactory organ to match. These dogs were bred to hunt fowl, merely because of their medium stature, have become pop house pets likewise.

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Vizslas

Popularity rank in 2017: #30

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Mystery breed #29

These medium-sized sheepdogs are very obedient and energetic. Their thick coats shed a great deal and the dogs require huge amounts of exercise, but their beauty and intelligence keep them pop as domestic companions. On-screen, they've been known to bond with amiable pigs.

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Border Collies

Popularity rank in 2017: #38

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Mystery breed #30

These stout trivial guys are America'south accept on the bulldog. Incredibly, the oldest of this curt-tailed, pointy-eared breed is withal remembered: a pup from the 1860s by the name of Hooper's Gauge.

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Boston Terriers

Popularity rank in 2017: #21

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Mystery breed #31

These Italian giants have the Latin give-and-take for "protector" in their name for a reason—this breed weighs around 100 pounds and is very muscular. These dogs are distinctive for their large heads, mouths that hang over their jaws and loose skin around their necks.

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Pikestaff Corso

Popularity rank in 2017: #37

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Mystery breed #32

This German hunting dog was bred to assist its owners both on land and in water. The athletic medium-sized brood boasts floppy ears and is distinguished by the color of its glaze: usually silver and white, with nighttime speckles on the body.

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Pointers (German language Shorthaired)

Popularity rank in 2017: #ten

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Mystery breed #33

These hypoallergenic dogs are poofs of snowy white fur, weighing in betwixt x and 20 pounds. Though originating from Spain, this breed is usually considered French because of its name—it translates to "curly lap dog."

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Bichons Frises

Popularity rank in 2017: #46

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Mystery brood #34

This large imperial canis familiaris from the Swiss Alps was bred to work alongside farmers and herders on their mountainous lands. They weigh between lxxx and 120 pounds, and accept a long tri-colored coat, absolute by chocolate-brown eyebrows above a white breast.

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Bernese Mountain Dogs

Popularity rank in 2017: #25

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Mystery breed #35

With an exceptionally astute sense of odor, no other breed is more connected with a single specialized skill. Used since the Middle Ages to rails down missing people, escaped prisoners, and the like, these red-dark-brown dogs with long blackness muzzles and loose skin are amidst the most famous of dog breeds effectually the world.

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Bloodhounds

Popularity rank in 2017: #50

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Mystery breed #36

Bred in the harsh conditions of Northeast Asia, this large, thick-coated pup has been employed as a sled canis familiaris since the offset of the 20th century. Usually black and white (but also cute in sable, silver or copper) these formidable dogs have been used as mascots for many sports teams.

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Siberian Huskies

Popularity rank in 2017: #12

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Mystery breed #37

These Canadian giants counterbalance between 130 and 180 pounds, and are best-known for their incredible swimming abilities. Bred to be companion animals for fishermen, legend has it that i saved Napoleon Bonaparte'southward life equally he fell overboard during his escape from the Isle of Elba. The brood appears in books as well: "Jane Eyre" and "The World According to Garp."

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Newfoundlands

Popularity rank in 2017: #36

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Mystery brood #38

Because of its history as a police dog and a state of war dog, this breed is known to exist fierce, obedient, and sometimes aggressive. Sparse, light-footed, and powerful, they boast black coats with brown markings above the eyes, around the mouth, and on its feet. They can also bear witness sweet and loyal if properly trained. Every bit always, it's important to remember: there are no bad dogs, just bad owners.

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Doberman Pinschers

Popularity rank in 2017: #16

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Mystery breed #39

This breed diverged from its royal cousins on the whims of an American dog show approximate who wanted the breed to resemble the aboriginal English type, with their flat skulls, long faces, and a spot in the center of its head (the "Duchess Thumb Impress"). These dogs are most 15 pounds, with long ears, long silken hair, and a long tail. There's a rumor that an English royal so favored these dogs that he decreed an official exemption, assuasive them into no-dog establishments.

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Cavalier King Charles Spaniels

Popularity rank in 2017: #19

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Mystery breed #40

In case you were wondering if this breed is tough, it was once referred to every bit the African lion hound for its ability to go on a lion at bay until a hunter could arrive. These brown dogs are powerful and muscular, just are probably best-known for the mohawk-similar "ridge" that runs over the tops of their spines.

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Rhodesian Ridgebacks

Popularity rank in 2017: #41

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Mystery breed #41

This dog traces its roots to 19th-century mid-Atlantic America, where they were bred to call up fowl on a hunt. These dogs have brusk, wavy brown coats and are smart, loyal, and decumbent to grinning. Both Teddy Roosevelt and Paul Walker endemic them—they're the official breed of Maryland.

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Retrievers (Chesapeake Bay)

Popularity rank in 2017: #43

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Mystery breed #42

Questionably named, this breed really originates from the Western United states, where it was used as a herding dog for ranchers in the late-1800s and early 1900s. The medium-sized dog has a crest of white hair on its breast, and a large puffy tail that rests upon its back. This breed has distinctive markings on its face—usually speckled collections of white, black, brown, and red around the eyes.

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Australian Shepherds

Popularity rank in 2017: #17

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Mystery breed #43

This bird dog breed usually weighs around 75 pounds and famously has a profound dear of pond. Ane of the almost popular companion dogs, this animal regularly shows up on the silver screen as well: catch one on the court or field and you're in problem.

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Retrievers (Golden)

Popularity rank in 2017: #3

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Mystery brood #44

Muscular and active, these medium-sized work dogs are a favorite of military and police forces the world over. Curt-haired and dark-brown with a black muzzle and black ears, they're used to find odors and to track suspects—one even accompanied Seal Team vi in their ultimately successful mission to track down Osama bin Laden.

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Belgian Malinois

Popularity rank in 2017: #44

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Mystery breed #45

These large piece of work dogs are commonly tan and blackness with a bushy tail, expressive eyes, and alarm ears. Considered ane of the almost intelligent breeds, these dogs are used as guide dogs, in military and police work, and regularly announced in films. Ii of the primeval dog moving picture heroes were of this breed, and both have stars on Hollywood's Walk of Fame.

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German Shepherd Dogs

Popularity rank in 2017: #2

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Mystery breed #46

The 60s in California was a wild fourth dimension—the Summer of Love, drugs, music, sex, and rethinking society in general. Obviously, it also was a fourth dimension for developing new dog breeds—in this case, a miniature sheepdog. This breed has a medium coat, with a poof of white from the breast, and a speckled confront that's commonly, white, brownish, black and blueish-greyness. Like the other hippies of the fourth dimension, information technology'due south too impressively talented at catching frisbees.

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Miniature American Shepherds

Popularity rank in 2017: #35

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Mystery breed #47

Named for its region of origin, this medium-sized dog was bred to help hunt birds. This French domestic dog usually has a white line downward the middle of its brown face and brown patches spread across its white body.

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Brittanys

Popularity rank in 2017: #26

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Mystery breed #48

Bred to pull butchers' meat carts to marketplace, this German dog is a animal. The large breed, mainly black with chocolate-brown feet and brown accents on its face and chest, are at present used as police and guard dogs. Despite their portrayal equally a barbarous breed in moving-picture show and telly, they tin can exist sweet and loving business firm pets when well-trained.

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Rottweilers

Popularity rank in 2017: #eight

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Mystery breed #49

These dogs are 1 of the most intelligent breeds, but their owners' propensity to give them bizarre haircuts makes it difficult to take their genius seriously. This curly-haired, medium-sized breed was once bred for duck hunting, but now are most synonymous with shows.

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Poodles

Popularity rank in 2017: #vii

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Mystery breed #fifty

Bred by German language royalty to aid in boar and carry hunting, this gun canis familiaris is a large, athletic and majestic animate being. Its nickname is "the Grey Ghost." These big-eared dogs tin can be corking domestic pets, but watch them closely effectually whatsoever smaller fauna in your yard—they were bred to kill.

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Weimaraners

Popularity rank in 2017: #34

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