It resembles the Portuguese water dog breed popularized by the Obama family pet, Bo, and looks like any number of designer "doodle" dogs a mix of a poodle and something else.
Not only did the counselor ask me detailed questions about my dog's breed, age and playing habits, she went on to patiently answer questions and make innovative suggestions for curbing aggravating housetraining problems.
The breed of dog has not been confirmed but nearby residents said it looked like a Staffordshire Bull Terrier.
One of those was the aunt of four-year-old John-Paul Massey, who was killed by a banned breed of dog in Liverpool in 2009.
The breed of dog has not been confirmed but it was said by people in the area to have resembled a Staffordshire Bull Terrier.
Adam is a pupil at West Denton Primary School and has a Staffordshire Bull Terrier, Tess - the same breed of dog that attacked him.
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Neither dog was a banned breed, but police recommended they both be destroyed after the kennels where they were being held reported that they remained aggressive and territorial.
On its website, Dog News publishes the American Kennel Club breed points, the box scores of the dog world.
"It's not so much the breed of the dog as the way that that particular animal is taught to behave, " she said.
The Portuguese water dog the same breed that romps around the White House with President Barack Obama's family also arrived at 20 months old.
So, the inquiry began, was the first Clumber registered in the U.S. an orange-and-white canine answering to Bustler also entered in the first Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show to include the breed?
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Dusty was a dog, a mixed-breed male one of five dogs that my Uncle Elmer had on his 160-acre farm in Nebraska on that particular summer when Pop and I visited him some 50 years ago.
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"Every dog's perception is different according to the breed, the energy level, the age of the dog and even the way their noses are built, " Mr Levi admits.
Today, most of our warrior dogs come from Europe, where there is a long tradition of institutions like the Royal Dutch Police Dog Association, and devoted amateurs breed, rear and train dogs in police-like work.
Humane societies point out that it is often the actions of owners, rather than the particular breed, that make a dog dangerous.
It is a division of Bio Pet Vet Lab, which first introduced DNA testing as a way for adopters or dog rescuers to establish the lineage and breed components of their dogs through DNA testing.
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Even without the new sires, the Barbet breed should hit the 100-dog mark by the end of 2012.
No dog ever meets all the points of its breed standard and can be marked down by a judge who favors just the breed characteristics that your animal is short on.
The judges enter the Garden through a back door and are given the breed standards, the definitions for each dog's appearance and movement, of the seven group winners.
However, the courts would be able to consider the character of a dog owner among other factors when deciding whether a banned breed should be exempt from destruction.
The documentary also said dogs suffering from such conditions were not prevented from competing in dog shows and had gone on to win "best in breed", despite their poor health.
But that doesn't mean they want their breed to be America's next "it" dog.
Whether you're buying a puppy and are unsure of which breed to select, or you want to play Frisbee with your dog, Dr. Plonsky's got you covered.
Two decades ago, there were maybe a dozen woolly, teddy-bear like Barbets in the U.S. The breed is better known in Europe, especially France, but isn't an especially common dog even there.
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