Dog Breeds I-Z

Did you have a favorite from the Dog Breed A-H list?

If you did leave a comment and tell me what it was..

I quite like the Gaddi Kutta, its a mastiff type mountain dog found in northern India.

It has a big muscular build suitable to the mountainous terrain and a thick long coat to cope with the cold.

I mostly like the Gaddi Kutta for its name, it’s sound cool and exotic.

Have a look at the Dog Breed I-Z list below and tell me what your favorite is here too:

Ibizan	Pont-Audemer Spaniel
Ibizan Hound	Poochin
Ibizian Hound	Poodle
Icelandic Sheepdog	Poogle
Imo-Inu	Poos
Inca Hairless Dog	Poo-Shi
Indian Banjara Mastiff	Poovanese
Indian Bull Terrier	Porcelaine
Indian Sindh Mastiff	Portuguese Hound
Indian Spitz	Portuguese Podengo
Irish Glen Imaal Terrier	Portuguese Pointer
Irish Red and White Setter	Portuguese Rabbit Dog
Irish Setter	Portuguese Watchdog
Irish Staffordshire Bull Terrier	Portuguese Water Dog
Irish Terrier	Posavina Hound
Irish Water Spaniel	Potsdam Greyhound
Irish Wolfhound	Powderpap
Istrian Coarse-Haired Hound	Prazsky Krysavik
Istrian Short-Haired Hound	Presa Canarios
Italian Bulldogge	Pudelpointer
Italian Greyhound	Puffin hound
Italian Hound	Pug
Italian Spinoni	Pug-A-Mo
Ja-Chon	Pugapoo
Jack Chi	Puggat
Jack Russell Terrier	Puggle
Jack-A-Bee	Puginese
Jack-A-Poo	Pugland
Jack-Rat Terrier	Pugshire
Jämthund	Pug-Zu
Japanese Chin	Puli
Japanese Spaniel	Pulik
Japanese Spitz	Pumi
Japanese Terrier	Pushon
Japeke	Pyrenean Mastiff
Japillon	Pyrenean Mountain Dog
Jatese	Pyrenean Shepherd
Jindo	Qimmiq
Jonangi	Queensland Heeler
Jug	Rafeiro do Alentejo
Jura Hound	Raibs Suns
Kai	Rajapalayam
Kai Dog	Rajapalyam
Kai Kan	Rampur Greyhound
Kaikadi	Rampur Hound
Kangal Dog	Rastreador Brasileiro
Kangaroo Dog	Rat Terrier
Kanni	Rat-Cha
Karabash	Ratonero Bodeguero Andaluz
Karakachan	Ratshi Terrier
Karelian Bear Dog	Rattle Griffon
Karelian Bear Laika	Red heeler
Karelo-Finnish Laika	Red Setter
Karst Shepherd	Redbone Coonhound
Kashon	Rhodesian Ridgeback
Kasmir Terrier	Roman Rottweiler
Keagle	Rottle
Keeshond	Rottweiler
Kelb Tal-Fenek	Rough Collie
Kelpie	Rumanian Sheepdog
Kemmer Feist	Russell Terrier
Kemmer Stock Hybrid Squirrel Dogs	Russian Bear Schnauzer
Kerry Beagle	Russian Harlequin Hound
Kerry Blue Terrier	Russian Hound
Kimola	Russian Spaniel
Kinaur Sheepdog	Russian Toy Terrier
King Charles Spaniel	Russian Tsvetnaya Bolonka
King Shepherd	Russian Wolfhound
Kishu	Russo-European Laika
Komondor	Saarlooswolfhond
Kooikerhondje	Sabueso Español
Koolie	Sabuesos Espanoles
Korea Jindo Dog	Sage Ashayeri
Korean Mastiff	Sage Koochee
Krasky Ovcar	Sage Mazandarani
Kromfohrländer	Saint Berdoodle
Kugsha Dog	Saint Bernard
Kunming Dog	Saint Berner
Kuvasz	Saint-Germain Pointer
Kyi-Leo	Saluki
Labbe	Samoyed
Labernese	Sanshu Dog
Labmaraner	Santhal
Labradane	Sapsali
Labradinger	Sapsari
Labradoodle	Sarplaninac
Labrador Husky	Schapendoes
Labrador Retriever	Schapso
Labralas	Schiller Hound
Lacasapoo	Schipperke
La-Chon	Schipper-Poo
Laekenois	Schnauzers
Lagotto Romagnolo	Schnocker
Lakeland Terrier	Schnoodle
Lancashire Heeler	Schweizer Laufhund
Landseer	Schweizer Niederlaufhund
Lapinporokoira	Scoodle
Lapphunds	Scotch Collie
Lapponian Herder	Scottie Dog
Large Münsterländer	Scottish Deerhound
Large Munsterlander	Scottish Terrier
Larson Lakeview Bulldogge	Scotty Dog
Latvian Hound	Sealydale Terrier
Leonberger	Sealyham Terrier
Leopard Cur	Segugios Italianos
Levesque	Seidenspitz
Lha-Cocker	Seiskari Seal Dog
Lhaffon	Shar Pei
Lhaffon-	Shar-Pei
Lhasa Apso	Sheltidoodle
Lhasalier	Sheltie
Lhasanese	Shepadoodle
Lhasapoo	Sheprador
Lhatese	Shetland Sheepdog
Lithuanian Hound	Shiba Dog
Little Lion Dog	Shiba Inu
Llewellin Setter	ShiChi
Louisiana Catahoula Leopard Dog	Shichon
Lowchen	Shiffon
Löwchen	Shih Apso
Lucas Terrier	Shih Tzu
Lundehund	Shih-Mo
Lurcher	Shih-Poo
Mackenzie River Husky	Shih-Tzu
Magyar Agar	Shika Inus
Maharashtrian Dhangari Kutra	Shikoku
Mahratta Greyhound	Shiloh Shepherd
Majestic Tree Hound	Shinese
Majorca Shepherd Dog	Shiranian
Majorero	Shocker
Malamute	Shockerd
Malchi	Shorgi
Malinois	Shorkie Tzu
Mal-Shi	Siberian Husky
Maltese	Siberian Laikas
Maltichon	Sikimese Terrier
Malti-Poo	Silken Windhound
Malton	Silkese
Manchester Terrier	Silkland Terrier
Maremma Sheepdog	Silky Cocker
Markiesje	Silky Jack
Mastiff	Silky Terrier
Mauzer	Silky Tzu
McNab	Silkzer
Meagle	Simaku
Mexican Hairless	Skye Terrier
Mexican Hairless Dog	Sloughi
Middle Asian Ovtcharka	Slovakian Hound
Mi-Ki	Slovensky Cuvac
Mini Australian Shepterrier	Slovensky Hrubosrsty Stavac
Mini Foxie	Smalandsstovare
Miniature American Eskimo	Small Greek Domestic Dog
Miniature Aussiedoodle	Small Münsterländer
Miniature Australian Shepherd	Small Munsterlander
Miniature Bull Terrier	Small Swiss Hound
Miniature Bulldog	Smooth Collie
Miniature Fox Terrier	Smooth Fox Terrier
Miniature Goldendoodle	Sniffon
Miniature Labradoodle	Snorkie
Miniature Littlefield Sheepdog	Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier
Miniature Pinscher	Sonkutta
Miniature Poodle	South Russian Ovtcharka
Miniature Schnauzer	Spanador
Miniature Schnoxie	Spaniel de Pont-Audemer
Miniboz	Spanish Bulldog
Minnie Jack	Spanish Hound
Mioritic Sheepdog	Spanish Mastiff
Moscow Toy Terrier	Spanish Pointer
Moscow Vodolaz	Spanish Water Dog
Moscow Watchdog	Spinone Italiano
Mountain Cur	Springer Spaniel
Mountain Feist	Srpski Gonic
Mountain View Cur	Srpski Planinski Gonic
Mucuchies	Srpski Trobojni Gonic
Mudhol Hound	St. Weiler
Mudi	St.Germain Pointing Dog
Münsterländer	St.John’s Water Dog
Muggin	Stabyhoun
Naga Chow	Staffordshire Bull Terrier
Native American Indian Dog	Staffordshire Terrier
Neapolitan Mastiff	Staghound
Nebolish Mastiff	Standard American Eskimo
Nenets Herding Laika	Standard Poodle
New Guinea Singing Dog	Standard Schnauzer
New Zealand Huntaway	Stephens Stock Mountain Cur
Newfoundland	Stichelhaar
Norbottenspets	Strellufstover
Norfolk Terrier	Stumpy Tail Cattle Dog
North America	Styrian Roughhaired Mountain Hound
Northeasterly Hauling Laika	Sussex Spaniel
Northern Inuit Dog	Swedish Elkhound
Norwegian Buhund	Swedish Lapphund
Norwegian Elkhound	Swedish Vallhund
Norwegian Hound	Swiss Hound
Norwegian Lundehund	Swiss Laufhunds
Norwich Terrier	Swiss Shorthaired Pinscher
Nova Scotia Duck-Tolling Retriever	Sydney Silky Terrier
Old Danish Pointer	Taco Terrier
Old Danish Pointing Dog	Tahltan Bear Dog
Old English Mastiff	Taigan
Old English Sheepdog	Tasy
Olde Boston Bulldogge	Teddy Roosevelt Terrier
Olde Bulldog	Telomian
Olde English Bulldogge	Tenterfield Terrier
Olde Victorian Bulldogge	Tepeizeuintli
Old-Time Farm Shepherd	Tervueren
Ori Pei	Texas Heeler
Original English Bulldogge	Thai Bangkaew Dog
Otterhound	Thai Ridgeback
Owczarek Podhalanski	The Carolina Dog
Panja	Tibetan KyiApso
Papastzu	Tibetan Mastiff
Paperanian	Tibetan Spaniel
Papi Tzu	Tibetan Terrier
Papichon	Titán Bull-Doggé
Papillon	Titan Terrier
Papi-poo	Torkie
Papitese	Tosa
Pariah Dog	Tosa Inu
Parnell’s Carolina Cur	Toy American Eskimo
Parson Russell Terrier	Toy Australian Shepherd
Pashmi	Toy Fox Terrier
Pastor Vasco	Toy German Spitz
Patterdale Terrier	Toy Manchester Terrier
Patterland	Toy Poodle
Patterland Terrier	Transylvanian Hound
Peagle	Treeing Tennessee Brindle
Peek-A-Pom	Treeing Walker Coonhound
Peke-A-Chon	Tripuri
Peke-A-Pin	Tuareg Sloughi
Peke-A-Tese	Twatha Utonagan
Pekehund	Tyroler Bracke
Pekepoo	Valley Bulldog
Pekingese	Vanjari Hound
Pembroke Welsh Corgi	Victorian Bulldog
Pencil-tail Feist	Vikhan Sheepdog
Perdiguero de Burgos	Viking-age dog
Perdiguero Navarro	Villano de Las Encartaciones
Perro Cimarron	Vizsla
Perro de Pastor Mallorquin	Volpino Italiano
Perro de Presa Canario	Vucciriscu
Perro de Presa Mallorquin	Waghari Hound
Perro dogo Mallorquin	Water Spaniel
Perro Ratonero Andaluz	Wauzer
Peruvian Inca Orchid	Wee-Chon
Petit Basset Griffon Vendeen	Weeranian
Petit Basset Griffon Vendéen	Weimaraner
Petit Bleu de Gascogne	Weimardoodle
Petit Blue De Gascongne	Welsh Corgi
Petit Brabancon	Welsh Sheepdog
Petit Gascon Saintongeois	Welsh Springer Spaniel
Petit Griffon de Gascogne	Welsh Terrier
Petite Goldendoodle	Weshi
Phalène	West Highland White Terrier
Pharaoh Hound	West Russian Coursing Hound
Phung San	West Siberian Laika
Picardy Spaniel	Westiepoo
Pineranian	Westphalian Dachsbracke
Pinny-Poo	Wetterhoun
Pit Bull Terrier	Wheaten Terrier
Plica	Whippet
Plott Hound	White German Shepherd
Podenco Andaluz	Whoodles
Podenco Canario	Wirehaired Fox Terrier
Podenco Ibicenco	Wirehaired Pointing Griffon
Pointer	Wirehaired Viszla
Pointing Lab	Wirehaired Vizsla
Poitevin	Wolamute
Polish Hound	Wolf Hybrid
Polish Lowland Sheepdog	Xoloitzcuintle
Polish Tatra Sheepdog	Xoloitzcuintli
Polski Owczarek Nizinny	Yoranian
Pom Terrier	Yorkie
Pomanees	Yorkie Russell
Pomapoo	Yorkie-Apso
Pom-A-Pug	Yorkinese
Pomchi	Yorkipoo
Pomeranian	Yorkshire Terrier
Pomerat	Yorktese
Pomimo	Yugoslavian Hounds
Pom-Shi	Zuchon

Dog Breeds A-H

I spend a lot of my time researching dogs, dog owners and dog health so I often find myself on forums of dog owners. Every time I think I’ve heard of every type of dog I read a post from an owner of some breed I’ve never heard of before.

So I decided I’d do some research and find out just how many breeds there actually are..

.. how many do you think I found?

300?

400?

700?

I came up with a list of 1096 breeds, most of which I have never heard of before… but apparently they do exist.

Have a look through the list for yourself and be dazzled by some of the strange and exotic names, in the next post I’ll list breeds from I-Z:

Abruzzenhund	Cavapoo
Afador	Cava-Tzu
Afaird	Central Asian Ovtcharka
Affen Spaniel	Central Asian Shepherd Dog
Affen Terrier	Cesky Fousek
Affen Tzu	Cesky Terrier
Affengriffon	Chacy Ranior
Affenhuahua	Chart Polski
Affenpinscher	Cheeks
Affenpoo	Cherokee Monarch
Afghan Collie	Chesapeake Bay Retriever
Afghan Hound	Chi-Chon
Afghan Retriever	Chien D’ Artois
Afghan Sheepdog	Chien d’Artois
Afghan Spaniel	Chien De L’ Atlas
Afollie	Chiens Francaises
African Wild Dog	Chihuahua
Africanis	Chin
Aidi	Chinese Chongqing Dog
Ainu Dog	Chinese Crested
Airedale Terrier	Chinese Crested Dog
Akbash Dog	Chinese Crestepoo
Akita	Chinese Crestepoo-
Akita Inu	Chinese Crestese
Akita Shepherd	Chinese Foo Dog
Alangu Mastiff	Chinese Frise
Alano Español	Chinese Imperial Dog
Alapaha Blue Blood Bulldog	Chinese Shar-pei
Alaskan Husky	Chinook
Alaskan Klee Kai	Chin-wa
Alaskan Malamute	Chion
Alopekis	Chipin
Alpine Dachsbracke	Chi-Poo
American Bandogge Mastiff	Chippiparai
American Blue Gascon Hound	Chiweenie
American Bulldog	Chonzer
American Bullnese	Chorkie
American Cocker Spaniel	Chortaj
American Crested Sand Terrier	Chow Chow
American Dingo	Chug
American Eagle Dog	Cirneco Dell ‘Etna
American English Coonhound	Clumber Spaniel
American Eskimo	Cock-A-Chon
American Eskimo Dog	Cockalier
American Foxhound	Cock-A-Mo
American Hairless Terrier	Cockapin
American Indian Dog	Cockapoo
American Lo-Sze Pugg	Cocker Spaniel
American Mastiff	Cocker Westie
American Pit Bull Terrier	Cockeranian
American Rat Pinscher	CockerShnauz
American Staffordshire Terrier	Cocker-Tese
American Staghound	Cockinese
American Toy Terrier	Collie
American Tundra Shepherd Dog	Colonial Cocker Spaniel
American Water Spaniel	Combai
American White Shepherd	Comfort Retriever
Amertoy	Continental Toy Spaniel
Anatolian Shepherd Dog	Copica
Anglo-Français de Petite Vénerie	Copica-
Anglos-Francai Grand	Corded Poodle
Anglos-Francais de Moyenne Venerie	Corgi
Anglos-Francaises	Corgidor
Anglos-Francaises de Petite Venerie	Corkie
Appenzell Mountain Dog	Coton de Tulear
Appenzeller Sennenhund	Cotralian
Argentine Dogo	Coydog
Ariège Pointer	Crested Malt
Ariege Pointing Dog	Crested Tzu
Ariegeois	Cretan Hound
Ariègeois	Croatian Sheepdog
Armant	Curly-Coated Retriever
Arubian Cunucu Dog	Cypro Kukur
Aryan Molossus	Czech Wolfdog
Atlas Terrier	Czechoslovakian Wolfdog
Aussie Bulldog	Czesky Terrier
Aussiedoodle	Dachshund
Aussiedor	Daisy Dog
Australian Bandog	Dakotah Shepherd
Australian Bulldog	Dalmatian
Australian Cattle Dog	Dameranian
Australian Kelpie	Dandie Dinmont Terrier
Australian Koolie	Danish Broholmer
Australian Shepherd	Danish-Swedish Farmdog
Australian Silky Terrier	Daug
Australian Stumpy Tail Cattle Dog	Deutsche Bracke
Australian Terrier	Deutscher Wachtelhund
Austrian Black and Tan Hound	Dingo
Austrian Brandlbracke	Doberman
Austrian Shorthaired Pinscher	Doberman Pinscher
Auvergne Pointing Dog	Dobermann
Azawakh	Dogo Argentino
Azores Cattle Dog	Dogue Brasileiro
Bagle Hound	Dogue de Bordeaux
Bakharwal Dog	Doodleman Pinscher
Banjara Greyhound	Dorgi
Banter Bulldogge	Dorkie
Barbet	Dorset Olde Tyme Bulldogge
Basenji	Doxie-Chon
Ba-Shar	Doxiepoo
Basque Shepherder	Doxle
Basschshund	Drentse Patrijshond
Basselier	Drever
Basset Artesien Normand	Dunker
Basset Artésien Normand	Dutch Partridge Dog
Basset Bleu de Gascogne	Dutch Shepherd Dog
Basset Fauve de Bretagne	Dutch Smoushond
Basset Hound	East Russian Coursing Hounds
Bassetoodle	East Siberian Laika
Basston	East-European Shepherd
Bassugg	Elkhound
Bavarian Mountain Hound	EngAm Bulldog
Beagle	EngAm Bulldog / Olde Bulldog
Beagle Harrier	English Boodle
Beagleman	English Boston-Bulldog
Beaglier	English Bulldog
Beago	English Bullen Bordeaux Terrier
Be-Apso	English Cocker Spaniel
Bearded Collie	English Coonhound
Bea-Tzu	English Foxhound
Beauceron	English Mastiff
Bedlington Terrier	English Pointer
Bedouin Shepherd Dog	English Setter
Belgian Griffon	English Shepherd
Belgian Griffons	English Springer Spaniel
Belgian Malinois	English Toy Spaniel
Belgian Mastiff	English Toy Terrier
Belgian Sheepdog	Entelbuch Mountain Dog
Belgian Shepherd Dogs	Entlebucher Sennenhund
Belgian Shepherd Groenendael	Epagneul Francais
Belgian Shepherd Laekenois	Epagneuls Picardies
Belgian Shepherd Malinois	Eskapoo
Belgian Shepherd Tervuren	Eskifon
Belgian Shorthaired Pointer	Eskimo Dog
Belgian Tervuren	Eskland
Belgrade Terrier	Estonian Hound
Bench-legged Feist	Estrela Mountain Dog
Bergamasco	Eurasier
Berger des Picard	Euskal Artzain Txakurra
Berger des Pyrénées	Farm Collie
Berger Du Languedoc	Fauves De Bretagne
Bernese Mountain Dog	Faux Frenchbo Bulldog
Bichomo	Feist
Bichon	Field Spaniel
Bichon Frise	Fila
Bichon Frisé	Fila Brasileiro
Bichon Havanais	Finnish Hound
Bichon Yorkie	Finnish Lapphund
Bichon/Yorkie	Finnish Spitz
Bichon-A-Ranian	Flat-Coated Retriever
Bich-poo	Foodle
Biewer	Fo-Tzu
Billy	Fourche Terrier
Billy dog	Fox Paulistinha
Bisben	Fox Terrier
Black and Tan Coonhound	Foxhoodle
Black Forest Hound	Foxhound
Black Mouth Cur	Foxton
Black Russian Terrier	Foxy Rat Terrier
Bleus de Gascogne	Français Blanc et Noir
Bloodhound	Français Blanc et Orange
Blue heeler	Français Tricolore
Blue Lacy	French Brittany Spaniel
Blue Picardy Spaniel	French Bulldog
Bluetick Coonhound	French Gascony Pointer
Bobtail Sheepdog	French Mastiff
Bocker	French Pointing Dog
Boerboel	French Pyrenean Pointer
Bogle	French Spaniel
Boglen Terrier	French Tricolour Hound
Bohemian Shepherd	French White and Black Hound
Bohemian Terrier	French White and Orange Hound
Bolognese	Frenchie Pug
Borador	Frengle
Bordel	Gaddi Kutta
Border Collie	Galgo Español
Border Terrier	Gammel Dansk Hoensehund
Bordernese	Gascons-Saintongeois
Borzoi	German Hound
Bosanski Ostrodlaki Gonic Barak	German Hunt Terrier
BoShih	German Longhaired Pointer
BoShih-	German Pinscher
Bospin	German Rough-haired Pointing Dog
Bostillon	German Sheeppoodle
Bostinese	German Shepherd
Boston Terrier	German Shepherd Dog
Bourbonnais Pointer	German Shorthaired Pointer
Bouvier de Ardennes	German Spaniel
Bouvier des Ardennes	German Spitz
Bouvier des Flanders	German Wirehaired Pointer
Bouvier des Flandres	German Wolfspitz
Boxador	Giant Schnauzer
Boxer	Glechon
Boxerdoodle	Glen of Imaal Terrier
Boxweiler	Golden Boxer
Boykin Spaniel	Golden Irish
Bracco Italiano	Golden Labrador
Braque Du Bourbonnais	Golden Mountain Dog
Braque Dupuy	Golden Pyrenees
Braque St. Germain	Golden Retriever
Brat	Golden Sheltie
Brazilian Mastiff	Goldendoodle
Brazilian Molosser	Goldmaraner
Brazilian Terrier	Goldmation
Briard	Gollie
Briquet	Gonczy Polski
Briquet dog	Gordon Setter
Briquet Griffon Vendeen	Gran Mastin de Borinquen
Briquet Griffon Vendéen	Grand anglo-francais
Brissel Chiffon	Grand Anglo-Français
Brittany Spaniel	Grand anglo-français blanc et noir
Broholmer	Grand anglo-français blanc et orange
Broodle Griffon	Grand anglo-français tricolore
Brug	Grand Basset Griffon Vendeen
Brussels Griffon	Grand Basset Griffon Vendéen
Buggs	Grand Bleu de Gascogne
Bukovina Sheepdog	Grand gascon saintongeois
Buldogue Campeiro	Grand Gascon-Saintongeois
Bull Boxer	Grand Griffon Vendeen
Bull Terrier	Grand Griffon Vendéen
Bullboxer	Great Dane
Bulldog	Great Pyrenees
Bullmastiff	Greater Swiss Mountain Dog
Bullmatian	Greek Hound
Bully Kutta	Greek Sheepdog
Burmese Mountain Dog	Greenland Dog
Cadoodle	Greyhound
Cairland Terrier	Griffon bleu de Gascogne
Cairmal	Griffon Fauve de Bretagne
Cairn Terrier	Griffon Nivernais
Cairnoodle	Groenendael
Cajun Squirrel Dog	Grosser Münsterländer Vorstehhund
California-Carolina Dog	Guatemalan Bull Terrier
Canaan Dog	Gujjar
Canadian Eskimo Dog	Gull Dong
Canadian Inuit Dog	Hairless Chihuahua
Canarian Warren Hound	Hairless Khala
Canary Dog	Hairless Terrier
Cane Corso	Halden Hound
Cane Corso Italiano	Hamilton Hound
Canis Panther	Hamiltonstövare
Canoe Dog	Hanoverian Hound
Cantel	Hanoverian Scenthound
Cão da Serra da Estrela	Harlequin Pinscher
Cão da Serra de Aires	Harrier
Cão de Castro Laboreiro	Havachon
Cao de Fila	Havamalt
Cão de Fila de São Miguel	Havanese
Caravan Hound	Havashu
Cardigan Welsh Corgi	Hawaiian Poi Dog
Care-Tzu	Hellenikos Ichnilatis
Carlin Pinscher	Hellenikos Poimenikos
Carolina Dog	Hertha Pointer
Carpathian Sheepdog	Highland Maltie
Catahoula Bulldog	Highland Maltie / Maltese mix”>kg
Catahoula Leopard Dog	Himalayan Mastiff
Catalan Sheepdog	Himalayan Sheepdog
Cattle dog	Hokkaido
Caucasian Mountain Dog	Hokkaido Dog
Caucasian Ovtcharka	Hovawart
Cava-Chin	Hungarian Greyhound
Cavachon	Hungarian Kuvasz
Cavalier King Charles Spaniel	Hungarian Puli
Cava-lon	Hungarian Wire-haired Pointing Dog
Cav-A-Mo	Hush Basset
Cavanese	Husky
Cavapom	Hygenhund

What Your Dog’s Poop Is Telling You

Last time we discussed what your dog’s poop should look and smell like (try this conversation out at your next cocktail party… NOT).

There some poop characteristics you should not see and today I’ll explain what each of them may be telling you about your dog’s diet.

Mucus on the Stool

If you find your dog’s poop is covered in mucus there could be a few different causes:

1. You are feeding him something that does not agree with his stomach. If your dog’s digestive system is incapable or having difficulty digesting some foods it will use mucus to assist. You’ll find this particularly with dairy products that contain milk sugar (lactose). Cheese is a common cause of mucus in the poop of dogs
2. Bacterial overflow: if your dog has too much bacteria in its digestive tract, the stool could be covered in mucus. This condition is more likely on a low quality diet. Switch to a healtheir diet, like I teach in Dog Food SECRETS
3. If it is chronic and avoiding cheese and changing to a better diet makes no difference there could be an underlying condition which your vet should take a look at.

Stool Too Firm

When your dog’s poop is too firm it can cause constipation, irritation of the sphincter and possible bleeding. The longer it takes for stool to pass through your dog’s digestive system then the less water it will contain. The less water it contains then the firmer it will be. Again, there can be a number of reasons for stool being too firm:

1. If you dog is eating too much dry complex carbohydrate, it could be absorbing too much of the water from its body during digestion and leaving your dog dehydrated and its poop hard. If you give your dog brown rice for example, try over cooking it so it is mushy (contains a lot of water).
2. Is your dog drinking enough water? Some owners keep their dog’s inside and probably don’t walk them enough. Your dog will adjust by drinking less water because it knows it may not get another opportunity to relieve herself for quite  while. If your dog has plenty of opportunity but still doesn’t drink, try creating a salt-less chicken stock and mixing it with water to add some flavor to your dog’s drinking bowl.
3. Similarly, if your dog doesn’t get the opportunity to poop because you aren’t walking enough then the same problem manifests because the stool stays in the bowel too long.

Stool Too Soft

If your dog’s stool is gravy in consistency (I’m telling you, next time the Queen visits, open with this topic) then it could indicate a few things:

1. There could be a viral or bacteria infection and that’s why if it persists for more than a few days you should visit your vet
2. A sudden change in diet… believe it not changing from a poor diet to a super healthy diet can cause diarrhea and that’s why the Dog Food SECRETS Gold Pack includes a Canine Diet Changeover Guide which shows you how to do it without any of these problems.
3. An intolerance to foods like cheese or wheat can have the same effect. Many commercial foods are filled with grains and then dyed brown to look like they are made from meat (true). Wheat, corn, soy and rice are all much cheaper than meat and are added liberally to your dog’s food. Wheat especially can cause irritation and diarrhea.

Bleeding

If your dog’s stool contains blood, then it could be the result of an irritation in the bowel or higher up in the digestive tract mixing with the stool OR an irritation of the sphincter which is coating the outside of the stool as it exits your dog.

In either case this could be a serious condition and you should visit your vet for further investigation.

It Stinks!

The lower the quality of food you feed your dog the worse the odor you’ll get from her poop, her body and her breath. Unlike cats, dogs are not carnivores and should be eating a mix of high quality protein, fibrous carbohydrates and starchy carbohydrates.

In fact, your adult dog’s diet should be made up of these ratios

• 40% high quality protein (many dog food manufacturers use vegetable protein, which is no good… don’t be fooled)
• 25% fibrous carbohydrates (fruits and vegetable, mostly vegetables)
• 25% starchy carbohydrates (brown rice, oats, quinoa)
• 10% fats which they’ll usually get from the meat

Commercial dog food is required by law to only have a guaranteed minimum of 9% protein… only 9%! And there is no rules about where it comes from, so you may be feeding your dog food which is only 9% VEGETABLE protein.

Switch to a healthy diet and you’ll notice the stench disappear

Too Much Poop?

When you feed your dog nutrient rich food, you’ll notice his poop is much smaller than when on a commercial diet because once his body has assimilated all the available nutrition, there will be very little waste.

However, a dog eating commercial food will have much more waste because manufacturers pack their food with ‘fillers’ which are cheap substances with little or no nutrient value but provide volume so your dog has the full feeling and appears satisfied.

One of the biggest changes I noticed when I first began feeding one of my dogs with home prepared food is he was not hungry all the time. I fed him approximately the same volume in the evening but he would not really be hungry again until late afternoon the next day. In fact, if I gave him food earlier he would bury it… whereas on the commercial diet he would be starving by late morning and I would have to feed him.

Ok, I hope you found this poopy talk stimulating as I did!

Speak again soon,
Andy

How Healthy is Your Dog’s Poop?

Your dog should poop everyday, if not then you either have a problem with your dog’s digestion/digestive tract or with its diet.

My dog poops everyday and these are the main features, which you should also see in your own dog’s poop:

• Well formed without being too firm (or dry)
• No mucus
• No blood
• Very little odor
• Not too much of it

If you feed your dog according to the advice I provide then cleaning up after your dog should not be as unpleasant as it used to be because its poop will be… well… less poopy!

The biggest change you will probably notice is the poop is less aromatic. In fact, my dog’s poop almost has no odor at all… I cannot detect a scent unless I hold it close to my close with the implicit intent of copping a whiff! Then its not so pleasant, but my point is a the poop of a dog on the type of diet I teach has much, much less pungency.

And..

..your dog has much less gas.

My little guy very rarely if ever makes a smelly and when he does it has little detectable odor.

Other important features of your dog’s defecation to be aware of  are:

• Does your dog strain to defecate?
• Is there urgency… does your dog become anxious to go outside because it desperately needs to poop?

In the next blog post I’ll show what each of these unpleasant types of poop may mean about your dog’s diet and also what your dog’s poop action may be telling you.