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#1 Redbone Coonhound

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The Redbones most people know are Ol' Dan and L'il Ann, from that old childhood favorite, Where the Red Fern Grows, by Wilson Rawls.
#2 Whippet

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A favorite racing breed of England's working classes, Whippets earned the nickname "the poor man's racehorse".
#3 Labrador Retriever

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Originally from Canada, they worked beside their larger cousins, the Newfoundlands, as working water retrievers for fisherman.
#4 Pug

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Famous Hollywood Pugs include: Frank (Men in Black movies), Otis (The Adventures of Milo and Otis), and Bess (The West Wing).
#5 Border Terrier

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One of Great Britain's original terriers, the Border Terrier descended from a variety of scruffy little fox-chasing dogs living along the border between Scotland and England.
#6 Beagle

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The modern-day Beagle originated in fourteenth-century England, but the breed didn't acquire its name until 1475, when a story, The Squire of Low Degree, referred to them as "begles".
#7 Flat-Coated Retriever

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This breed was developed in the United Kingdom as the result of crossings from various retriever types, most notably the Newfoundland and the Labrador.
#8 American Foxhound

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A favorite of George Washington, his home state, Virginia, claims the American Foxhound as its official state animal.
#9 Golden Retriever

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Famous Hollywood Goldens include: Air Bud, Comet on Full House, and of course Bush Beans favorite blabbermouth – Duke!
#10 Newfoundland

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Newfies originated in Newfoundland around 1000 A.D. from indigenous dogs who may have been crossed with the big bear-hunting dogs that were brought to the area by Vikings.

Choosing a Dog Breeder

You want a puppy and you want it now, but puppy-buying time is not the time to indulge your need for instant gratification. Sure, the newspaper might be filled with "puppies for sale" ads and that pet store puppy may be cute as a button, but the very best source for a healthy, beautiful purebred dog with a good temperament is a good hobby breeder.

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Shorthairs are - or should be - lithe, well-muscled athletes. They're built for almost any kind of canine activity and eager to dive into some human ones as well. Easy care in the grooming department, they're high maintenance mentally, demanding a lot of attention and daily play or work time. They aren't fussy as to which, as long as it involves exercise... Continue »
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DNA Testing for Dogs

Ask purebred fanciers why they prefer known breeds to mixed-breeds and they’ll tell you it has a lot to do with predictability: with mutts, they say, you never know exactly what you’re getting, but with specific AKC-recognized breeds, you know precisely what to expect in terms of behavior, temperament, and looks.

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#1 Redbone Coonhound

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#2 Whippet

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#3 Labrador Retriever

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#4 Pug

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#5 Border Terrier

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#6 Beagle

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#7 Flat-Coated Retriever

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#8 American Foxhound

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#9 Golden Retriever

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#10 Newfoundland

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