Wednesday, December 08, 2010

10 Cutest and Gorgeous Dogs

When I was a child till teenage, I hate to near with dogs, puppies, or whatever with that four legs creature. But not long time ago, since about few days ago exactly, I don't know why I love to see the dogs and keep thinking to pet it. Ya, I prefer dogs to cats, reverse with my hobbies. Dogs can be clever and loyal with us, how about cat? It's to arrogant and not thankful to us :P (no offense for cat lover).
Well, in this post, I'm going to discover and give you the 10 Cutest and Gorgeous Dogs version me. Let's check it out!

10. Miniature Pincher
The Miniature Pinscher is a smallbreed
of dog, originating from Germany. Their earliest ancestors are a mix of Italian Greyhounds and Dachsunds. Miniature Pinschers were the first bred to hunt small mammals, especially rats. The Miniature Pinscher is also known as the "King of the Toys". (Source : Wiki)

9. Yorkshire Terrier

The Yorkshire Terrier is a small dog breed of terrier type, developed in the 1800s in the historical area of Yorkshire, England. The defining features of the breed are its small size, less than 3.2kg, and its silky blue and tan coat. The breed is nicknamed Yorkie and is placed in the Toy Terrier section of the Terrier Group by the Fédération Cynologique Internationale and in the Toy Group or Companion Group by other kennel clubs, although all agree that the breed is a terrier.
(Source : Wiki)

8. Papillons









The Papillon (from the French word for butterfly, also called the Continental Toy Spaniel, is a breed of dog of the Spaniel type. One of the oldest of the toy Spaniels, it derives its name from its characteristic butterfly-like look of the long and fringed hair on the ears. A papillon with dropped ears is called a phalène (French for moth). The small head is slightly rounded between the ears with a well defined stop. The muzzle is somewhat short, thin tapering to the nose. The dark, medium sized, round eyes have thin black rims, often extending at the junction of the eyelids towards the ears. The large ears can either be erect or dropped with rounded tips. The teeth meet in a scissors bite. The long tail is set high carried over the body, and covered with long, fine hair. Dewclaws are sometimes removed. The straight, long, fine, single coat has extra frill on the chest, ears, back of the and the tail. Coat color is white with patches of any color. A mask of a color other than white covers both ears and eyes from back to front. (Source : Wiki)

7. Cavalier King Charles Spaniel

The Cavalier King Charles Spaniel is a small breed of Spaniel-type dog, and is classed as a toy dog by most kennel clubs. It is one of the most popular breeds in the United Kingdom. Since 2000, it has been growing in popularity in the United States. It is a smaller breed of spaniel, and Cavalier adults are often the same size as adolescent dogs of other spaniel breeds. It has a silky coat and commonly an undocked tail. The breed standard recognizes four colours (Blenheim, Tricolour [black/white/tan], Black and Tan, and Ruby).
(Source : Wiki)

6. Chow Chow

Chow chow, Chow, or Chowdren, is a breed of dog that was first developed in Mongolia about 4,000 years ago and was later introduced into China, where it is referred to as Songshi Quan(Pinyin: sōngshī quǎn 鬆獅犬), which literally means "puffy lion dog". (Source : Wiki)



5. Chihuahua



The Chihuahua (Spanish: Chihuahueño) is the smallest breed of dog and is named after the state of Chihuahua in Mexico. (Source : Wiki)

4. Maltese
The Maltese is a small breed of dog in the toy group. The breed is descended from dogs originating in the Central Mediterranean Area. The breed name and origins are generally understood to derive from the Mediterranean island of Malta; however, the name is sometimes described with reference to the Adriatic island of Mljet, or a defunct Sicilian town called Melita. (Source : Wiki)

3. Golden Retriever

The Golden Retriever is a breed of dog. They were historically developed as gundogs to retrieve shot waterfowl such as ducks and upland game birds during hunting and shooting parties.[1] As such they were bred to have a soft mouth to retrieve game undamaged and have an instinctive love of water. The golden retriever has a dense inner coat that provides them with adequate warmth. The outer coat is sleek and water repellent, and lays flat against the body. The official colour of the breed is the varying shades of gold that are most often seen. (Source : Wiki)










2. Siberian Husky


The Siberian Husky (Russian: Сибирский хаски, Sibirskiy haski, "Siberian husky") is a medium-size, wolf-like, dense-coat working dog breed that originated in eastern Siberia. The breed belongs to the Spitz genetic family. It is recognisable by its thickly furred double coat, sickle tail, erect triangular ears, and distinctive markings.
(Source : Wiki)











1. Beagle (MY FAVORITE EVER!)

The Beagle is a breed of small to medium-sized dog. A member of the Hound Group, it is similar in appearance to the Foxhound but smaller, with shorter legs and longer, softer ears. Beagles are scent hounds, developed primarily for tracking hare, rabbit, and other game. They have a keen sense of smell and tracking instinct that sees them employed as detection dogs for prohibited agricultural imports and foodstuffs in quarantine around the world. Beagles are intelligent, and are popular as pets because of their size, even temper, and lack of inherited health problems. These characteristics also make them the dog of choice for animal testing. (Source : Wiki)

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