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Breeds of Dogs - B
Breeds of dogs having names beginning with the letter 'B'.
The breeds included in this section are:- Basenji, Basset Hounds, Beagles, Beaucerons, Bedlington Terriers, Belgian Shepherd Dogs, Berger Picards, Bernese Mountain Dogs, Bichon Frise, Billys, Black-and-tans, Blenheim Spaniels, Bleu de Gascognes, Bloodhounds, Border Terriers, Borzoi, Boston Terriers, Bouvier des Flandres, Boxers, Bracco Italiano, Braque d'Auvergne, Braque Francais, Braque Saint-Germain, Briards, Brittany Spaniels, Bulldogs, Bull Terriers and Bullmastiffs.
Basenji
The Basenji was originally an African dog and is still used there as a hunting dog.
Basset Hound
The Basset Hound is a small, short-legged, long-eared, smooth-coated hunting dog.
Beagle
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The Beagle is a small hound, sturdily built, with smooth coat and long ears. |
Beauceron
The Beauceron is a large, smooth-coated French sheep-dog.
Bedlington Terrier
The Bedlington Terrier is a wiry-haired terrier with long. ears and silky topknot; about 15 inches tall; blue-grey, liver, or tan.
Belgian Shepherd Dog
The Belgian Shepherd Dog was originally used for herding and guarding sheep. Now often used as guarddogs.
Berger Picard
The Berger Picard descended in France from ancient sheep-dog breeds.
Bernese Mountain Dog
Bernese Mountain Dogs are named after the area in Switzerland where they were first developed.
Bichon Frise
The Bichon Frise breed of dog is a cross between the Maltese and the Poodle.
Billy
The Billy is named after the small village in France where the breed was developed.
Black-and-tan, or Rat Terrier English Toy Terrier
Smooth black coat marked with tan; miniature of Manchester terrier.
Blenheim Spaniel
The Blenheim Spaniel is white and chestnut, or all chestnut, variety of King Charles spaniel.
Bleu de Gascogne
The Bleu de Gascogne breed of dog descended from bloodhound crossed with local hounds in Gascony, France.
Bloodhound
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The Bloodhound is a good-sized dog; black and tan or red-brown and tan; smooth hair and loose skin lying in folds on forehead; long ears and chops, giving a mournful expression; keen scent. |
Border Terrier
The Border Terrier is a small, wiryhaired terrier from the borders of Scotland and England.
Borzoi
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The Borzoi is a large, graceful, narrowheaded, long-snouted Russian hunting dog. Silky-coated and capable of great speed. |
Boston Terrier
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The Boston Terrier has a smooth coat, short head, with erect ears, brindle to black with white markings; both toy and medium-sized varieties. National dog of the U.S.A. |
Bouvier des Flandres
The Bouvier des Flandres was bred as a cattle dog. They have lots of rough medium length hair on their bodies with shorter hair on their heads.
Boxer
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The Boxer breed of dog was developed in Germany as a guard dog. |
Bracco Italiano (Italian Pointer)
The Bracco Italiano is a breed of Pointer. They have a short coat.
Braque d'Auvergne
The Braque d'Auvergne is a hunting dog with short hair and is white with small black or charcoal patches.
Braque Francais (French Pointer)
The Braque Francais has a thick coat of dense hair which is finer around the head and ears. They exist in two varieties, the 'de Gascogne' and the 'des Pyrenees which is the smaller of the two.
Braque Saint-Germain
The Braque Saint-Germain is similar to the Pointer breed. They have short fine hair and are white with orange marks.
Briard
The Briard is a sheep-herding dog, France's oldest breed of sheepdog.
Brittany Spaniel
The Brittany Spaniel is an old French breed of dog.
Bulldog (English)
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Low, heavy dog with undershot jaw and retreating nose. |
Bulldog (French)
The French Bulldog is a small bulldog with upstanding "bat" ears. They are easy to train, they love human company, and make ideal family pets.
Bull Terrier
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The Bull Terrier is white or brindle, smooth-coated, medium size; agile and courageous. |
Bullmastiff
The Bullmastiff was bred as a guard dog for gamekeepers at the end of the nineteenth century. It was created by crossing the Mastiff and the Bulldog.
