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Saint Bernard St Bernard
Weight : 110-200 pounds (50-91 kg)

Height : Male 27-35 inches (70-90cm.), Female 25-31 inches (65-80 cm.)

Color : Primary colour white with smaller or larger reddish-brown patches.

 
 
Saluki
Weight : 29-66 pounds (13-30kg.)

Height : 23-28 inches (58-71cm.)

Color : Any color or combination of colors is permissible. Brindles are undesirable.

 
 
Samoyed
Weight : Male 45-65 pounds (21-30 kg.), Female 35-50 pounds (16-21 kg.)

Height : Male 21-23 inches (53-69 cm.), Female 19-21 inches (48-53 cm.)

Color : pure white, white and biscuit, cream, or all biscuit.

 
 
Schnauzer Giant
Weight : 35 to 47 kg. (77 ? 103 lb)

Height : 60 to 70 cm. (23.5 ? 28inches)

Color : black, or salt and pepper (grey)

 
 
Schnauzer Miniature
Weight : 9 -16 pounds (4 - 8kg)

Height : 12-14 inches (30 - 36cm.)

Color : black, black and silver, pepper and salt (grey), pure white

 
 
Schnauzer Standard
Weight : 14 to 20 kg. (31 to 44 lb)

Height : 45 to 50 cm (17.5 to 20 inches)

Color : black, or salt and pepper (grey)

 
 
Scottish Terrier
Weight : 19-23 pounds (9-11kg.)

Height : 10-11 inches (25-28 kg.)

Color : dark gray to jet black, wheaten, or brindle of any color

 
 
Shar-Pei
Weight : 40-55 pounds (18-25kg.)

Height : 18-20 inches (46-51cm.)

Color : All solid colors except white are acceptable

 
 
Shetland Sheepdog Sheltie
Weight : 14-27 pounds (6.4-12.3 kg.)

Height : 13-16 inches (33-40.6 cm.)

Color : sable, tricolour, blue merle; Bi-Blues (grey, black, and some white) and bi-blacks (white and black) are less common but still acceptable.

 
 
Shih Tzu
Weight : 10 – 18 pounds (4.5 – 8 kg)

Height : 8 – 11 inches (20 – 28cm)

Color : all coat colors are allowed

 
 
Sloughi Arabian Greyhound
Weight : Males: 55 - 65 pounds (25 - 30 kg.), Females: 35 - 50 pounds (16 - 23 kg.)

Height : Males: 26.4 - 28 inches (66 - 72 cm), Females 24 - 26.5 inches (61 - 68 cm.)

Color : Its coat colour varies from light-sand, red-sand, red- or light-sand brindled, to sand or brindled with a black mantle, with or without a black mask

 
 
Spanish Mastiff
Weight : Males 110 – 140 lbs (50 – 65 kg), Females 110 – 130 lbs (50–60 kg)

Height : Males are at least 30 inches (77 cm), Females are at least 28in (72 cm) (28 in)

Color : yellow, fawn, red, black, wolf color and deer-color; also appreciated are the combined colors like brindle, parti-colored or dogs with a white collar.

 
 
Siberian Husky
Weight : Male 45 - 60 pounds (20.5 - 28 kg), Female 35 to 50 pounds (15.5 to 23 kg)

Height : Male 21 - 23.5 inches (53.5 - 60 cm), Female 20 - 22 inches (50.5 - 56 cm)

Color : Black and white, grey and white, copper-red and white, and pure white; many individuals have brown, reddish, or biscuit shadings and some are piebald spotted.

 
 
Spanish Water Dog
Weight : Males 18 to 22 kg (40 to 49 lbs), Females 14 to 18 kg (31 to 40 lb)

Height : Males 44 to 50 cm (17.32 to 19.69 inches), Females 14 to 18 kg (31 to 40 lb)

Color : black, beige, brown, white or bicolour where the second colour is white (brown and white or black and white); Tri-coloured dogs are strictly prohibited by the currently held (world-wide) standards for the breed as are black and tan or brown and tan colour combinations

 
 
Spinone Italiano Italian Wire haired Pointing Dog
Weight : Male 34–39 kg (75–86 lb), Female 29–34 kg (64–75 lb)

Height : Male 60–70 cm (23.5–27.5 in), Female 59–65 cm (22.5–25.5 in)

Color : solid white, white with orange markings, orange roan with or without orange markings, white with brown markings, and brown roan with or without brown markings.

 
 
Staffordshire Bull Terrier
Weight : 13-22 kg (29-48 lb)

Height : 35-40 cm (14-16 in)

Color : black, brindle, red, blue, white, or any blending of these colours with white.

 
 
Sussex Spaniel
Weight : 35 – 45 pounds (16 – 20 kg)

Height : 13 -15 inches (33-38 cm)

Color : golden liver

 
 

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