Saturday, November 21, 2020

Top 10 small dog breeds

Top 10 small dog breeds
About small dogs 

Small dogs can live in any house. They need some food, a small bed, some toys, etc    

But they are harder to train compared to larger dog breeds. 
 
But small dogs may also live up to 25 years. 


Here are some small dog breeds.

Chihuahua


There are different types of Chihuahua like Teacup Chihuahua, Longhair Chihuahua, Shorthair Chihuahua, Applehead Chihuahua, Deerhead Chihuahua.


Chihuahua bark a lot and when they get angry they can bite anyone but if you train them they are friendly and loyal.

Origin

Chihuahua, the smallest recognized dog breed, named for the Mexican state of Chihuahua, where it was first noted in the mid-19th century. The Chihuahua is thought to have been derived from the Techichi, a small, mute dog kept by the Toltec people of Mexico as long ago as the 9th-century ad.

Overview

Height 5 to 8 inches 

Weight up to 6 pounds (2 to 3 kg)

Lifespan 14 to 21 years 



Brussels Griffon 



Overview

Height 9 to 11 inches

Weight 5 to 15 pounds (3 to 13 kg)

Lifespan 12 to 18 years

Origin

The Griffon Bruxellois or Brussels Griffon is a breed of toy dog, named for their city of origin: Brussels, Belgium.


Pomeranian


Overview

Height 6 to 17 inches


Weight 3 to 7 pounds (2 to 4 kg)


Lifespan 14 to 16 years 

Origin

Poms take their name from the province of Pomerania, in Germany. They became especially popular when Queen Victoria allowed some of her Pomeranians to be shown in a conformation show, the first Pomeranians ever to be shown.



Yorkshire Terrier




Overview

Height 8- to 9-inches

Weight  7 pounds (3 to 4 kg)

Lifespan 11 to 15 years

Origin 

The Yorkshire Terrier originated in Yorkshire, a county in northern England. In the mid-19th century, workers from Scotland came to Yorkshire in search of work and brought with them several different varieties of terriers.




Japanese Chin 



Overview

Height 8 to 14 inches


Weight 7 to 11 pounds (5 to 8 kg)


Lifespan 10 to 14 years


Origin

The Japanese Chin is believed to have originated in China. They showed up in Japan around 732. They were primarily kept as pets by royalty, who restricted ownership of the breed to members of their own class.



Beagle 



Origin 


 The Beagle was recognized by the AKC in 1885 along with 14 other breeds. In 1888 the National Beagle Club was formed and held the first field trial.

Overview

Height 13 to 18 inches


Weight  19 to 21 pounds (10 to 11 kg)

Lifespan 12 to 15 years


Dachshund 



Origin

The dachshund was developed in Germany more than 300 years ago to hunt badgers; Dachshunds are bred with three coat varieties: (1) Smooth, (2) Long, and (3) Wirehaired, and is shown in two sizes: standard and miniature.


Overview

Height 10 to 15 inches

Weight 

16 to 32 pounds (7 to 15 kg )



Alaskan Klee Kai 






Overview

Height 13 to 17 inches


Weight  10 to 15 pounds (4 to 10 kg)


lifespan 12 to 16 years

Origin

 Alaska where it was developed by a woman named Linda S. Spurlin and her family. She wanted to create a smaller type of Husky that could serve as a companion dog after she saw a small version of a Siberian Husky in Oklahoma, so when she returned to Alaska, she got to work creating the dog that we recognize as the Alaskan Klee Kai today. Unlike some breeders who wish to create smaller breeds, Spurlin did not breed dogs that suffered from dwarfism. Instead, she bred Siberian and Alaskan Huskies with breeds like the Schipperke and Alaskan Eskimo Dog to reduce the size of the puppies. About ten years after unveiling the Alaskan Klee Kai to the public, Spurlin retired from breeding, though other breeders continue to produce these dogs. Still, they are few in number, and the breed remains rare. As a newer breed, the Alaskan Klee Kai has not been recognized by some kennel clubs, including the American Kennel Club, as a purebred dog, though the breed has been recognized by the American Rare Breed Association since 1995 and the United Kennel Club since 1997.


Golden retriever 



Overview 

Hight 21 to 24 

Weight 65 to 75 pounds (30 to 34 kg)

Lifespan 10 to 13 years 



Origin

The Golden Retriever was originally bred in Scotland in the mid-19th century. At that time, wildfowl hunting was a popular sport for the wealthy Scottish elite, but the existing retriever breeds were inadequate for retrieving downed game from both water and land. 





Labrador retriever 



Overview

Height 21 to 25  inches


Weight 60 to 80 pounds (27 to 35 kg )


Lifespan  10 to 13 years



Origin 

Labrador retriever, breed of sporting dog that originated in Newfoundland and was brought to England by fishermen about 1800.