My Top 10 Favorite Dog Breeds

Stout little characters who eat like pigs and then nap the day away.

Often known as "clowns", Bull Terriers are fun-loving, sensitive, and affectionate dogs.

Little balls of energy, highly loyal and protective.

An intelligent little breed that makes a great watchdog.

Make excellent family pets, extremely affectionate, obedient, and easily trained.

Great water dogs with a really cool double coat.

A highly intelligent, loyal breed that makes a great watchdog.

Great hunting dogs with a laid back, social personality.

Little dogs with big hearts.

The fastest breed of dog and very affectionate.

The Rat Terrior is an American dog breed, one of many terrier varieties. It is a small, active terrier. Although the breed has been around in similar form since the early 1900s, it has remained more of a type than a breed.

The Rat Terrier comes in a variety of coat colors and patterns. It is often white with either black and tan, apricot, blue, or brown spots. The most common color is the tricolor: black, tan, and white. Many have ticking on the white part of the coat; most have freckles on their bellies. Ear carriage can be upright, tipped, or button, and the tail is traditionally docked to about 1/3 of its original length.

The Rat Terrier ranges from about 5 to 40 pounds, although the larger sizes are sometimes called Deckers or Decker Giants, after a breeder named Milton Decker who has been developing a larger version of the Rat Terrier. The Toy size (10 pounds and under) is becoming increasingly popular as a house pet & companion dog. Despite their diminutive size, many Toy Rat Terriers display the same prey drive & hunting instincts as their larger cousins.

The Yorkshire Terrior, also known as a Yorkie, is a breed of small dog, one of many toy dog breeds. Yorkies can be very small, usually weighing between 5 and 7 lb (2.5 to 3.5 kg).

The Yorkie has a compact, small build. It holds itself in an upright, sprightly manner which makes it look confident and selfassured (a reflection of its temperament). Its appearance should be one of spirit, cleverness, curiousity, and vigour. Dogs that appear sullen or life-less are to be penalized. It is solidly built and balanced, and must not appear weak.

The Dashound is a short-legged, elongated dog breed of the hound family. The breed's name is German and literally means "badger dog" (der Dachs—"badger"; der Hund—"dog"). The breed was developed to scent, chase, and hunt badgers and other hole-dwelling animals. Due to the long, narrow build, they are sometimes referred to in the United States and elsewhere as a "wiener dog", "hot dog", or "sausage dog". Although Dachshund is a German word, it is rarely used in Germany, where the Dachshund is known most commonly as the Dackel or Teckel.