| Affenpinscher |
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Weight : 8 - 10 lbs (4 - 5 kg)
Height : 9 - 11.5 inches (24 - 28 cm)
Color : black, gray, silver, or black and tan
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| Afghan Hound |
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Weight : 45 to 60 pounds (20 - 30 kg)
Height : 24 to 29 inches (63 - 74 cm)
Color : black, gray, silver, or black and tan
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| Airedale Terrier |
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Weight : Male 50 - 65 lbs (23 - 29 kg), Female 40 - 45 lbs (18 - 20 kg)
Height : Male 23 - 24 inches (58 - 61 cm), Female 22 - 23 inches (56 - 59 cm)
Color : --
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| Akita |
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Weight : Male 85 - 120 lbs (40 - 55 kg), Female 70 - 100 lbs (32 - 45 kg)
Height : Male 25 - 28 inches (64 - 70 cm), Female 23 - 25 inches (58 - 64 cm)
Color : any color, including white, pinto, or brindle
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| Alaskan Malamute |
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Weight : Male 85 lbs (38kg), Female 75 lbs (34 kg)
Height : Male 25 inches (63.5 cm), Female 23 inches (58.5 cm)
Color : light gray through to black, with white shading and a white mask or cap; also shades of sable or red with shading, or all white
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| Alpine Dachsbracke |
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Weight : 33 - 40 lbs (15 - 18 kg)
Height : 13 - 16 inches (34 - 42 cm)
Color : Dark deer red or black with tan markings.
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| American Akita |
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Weight : males over 100 lbs (47kg), Female 80 lbs (36 kg)
Height : Male 26 ? 28 inches (66 - 71cm), Female 24 - 26 inches (61 - 66 cm)
Color : Any colour like red, fawn, white, etc; or even pinto and brindle.
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| American Cocker Spaniel |
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Weight : 15 - 30 pounds (7 - 14 kg)
Height : Male 15 1/2 inches (38 cm.) Female 14 1/2 inches (36.8 cm.)
Color : --
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| American Foxhound |
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Weight : 65 - 75 pounds (29 - 34 kg)
Height : 21 - 25 inches (53 - 64 cm)
Color : Any colour
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| American Staffordshire Terrier |
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Weight : 57 - 67 pounds (25 - 30 kg)
Height : dog 18 - 19 inches (46 48 cm), bitch 17 - 18 inches (43 46 cm)
Color : any color although all white, mostly white, liver, and black and tan are not encouraged. The nose must be black.
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| American Water Spaniel |
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Weight : 25 - 45 lbs (11 - 20 kg.)
Height : 15 - 18 inches (36 - 46 cm.)
Color : Solid liver, brown or dark chocolate. A little white on toes and chest permissible
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| Appenzeller Sennenhund |
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Weight : 49 - 70 lbs (22 - 32 kg.)
Height : Male 20 - 22 inches (52 - 56 cm), Female 19 - 21 inches (50 - 54 cm)
Color : Basic colour black or havana brown with reddish-brown and white markings as symmetrical as possible
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| Ariegeois |
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Weight : 35 - 45 lbs (16 - 20 kg)
Height : Male 20 - 23 inches (52 - 58 cm), Female 19 - 22 inches (50 - 56 cm)
Color : white with black spots sometimes mottled
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| Australian Cattle Dog |
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Weight : 35 - 50 lbs (16 - 23 kg)
Height : Male 17 - 21 inches (43 - 55 cm) Female 16 - 19 inches (40 - 48 cm)
Color : black, blue merle, red, and red merle. A variety of white and tan markings may appear on the face, chest, front and rear legs
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| Australian Kelpie |
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Weight : 25 - 45 lbs (11 - 20 kg.)
Height : 17 - 20 inches (43 - 51 cm.)
Color : Black, black and tan, red, red and tan, fawn, chocolate, and smoke blue
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| Australian Shepherd |
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Weight : Male 50 - 65 lbs (25 - 29 kg) Female 40 - 55 lbs (18 - 25 kg.)
Height : Male 20 - 23 inches (52 ? 58 cm.) Female 18 - 21 inches (46 ? 53 cm.)
Color : black, blue merle, red, and red merle
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| Australian Silky Terrier |
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Weight : 8 - 11 lbs (4 - 5 kg.)
Height : 9 - 10 inches (23 - 25 cm.) Females are generally smaller than the males
Color : All shades of blue and tan are acceptable, the richer these colours and more clearly defined the better. Silver and white not acceptable
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| Australian Terrier |
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Weight : 9 - 14 lbs (4 - 6 kg.)
Height : 9 - 11 inches (23 - 28 cm.)
Color : blue and tan, solid sand, solid red
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| Azawakh |
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Weight : 33 - 55 lbs (15 - 25 kg)
Height : 24 - 29 inches (60 - 74 cm)
Color : clear sand to dark red, white, black, blue, gray, brindle, grizzle, parti-color and all shades of brown, including chocolate. However, the FCI standard for the breed only recognizes sand to dark red and brindle at this time.
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