Non shedding dog breeds

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1. Afghan Hound

The Afghan Hound is a hound that is distinguished by its thick, fine, silky coat and its tail with a ring curl at the end.

Breed Overview

Type:

Hound Dogs

Origin:

Afghanistan

Weight:

About 50.0 to 60.0 (pounds)

Length:

About 24.0 to 26.0 (inches)

Life Span:

About 10.0 to 12.0 (years)

Fur Color:

fawn, gold, brindle, white, red, cream, blue, gray, tricolour

Friendly:

0

Trainability:

0

Shedding Level:

0

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2. Airedale Terrier

The Airedale Terrier (often shortened to "Airedale"), also called Bingley Terrier and Waterside Terrier, is a dog breed of the terrier type that originated in the valley (dale) of the River Aire, in the West Riding of Yorkshire, England.

Breed Overview

Type:

Terrier Dogs

Origin:

Aire Valley Of Yorkshire

Weight:

About 40.0 to 65.0 (pounds)

Length:

About 21.0 to 23.0 (inches)

Life Span:

About 10.0 to 13.0 (years)

Fur Color:

tan, black

Friendly:

0

Trainability:

0

Shedding Level:

0

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3. Bedlington Terrier

The Bedlington Terrier is a breed of small dog named after the mining town of Bedlington, Northumberland in North East England.

Breed Overview

Type:

Terrier Dogs

Origin:

North Of England

Weight:

About 17.0 to 23.0 (pounds)

Length:

About 15.0 to 16.0 (inches)

Life Span:

About 14.0 to 16.0 (years)

Fur Color:

blue, sandy, liver, blue and tan, sandy and tan, and liver and tan

Friendly:

0

Trainability:

0

Shedding Level:

0

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4. Bergamasco Sheepdog

The Bergamasco Shepherd, Italian: Cane da Pastore Bergamasco, is an Italian breed of sheepdog.

Breed Overview

Type:

Herding Dogs

Origin:

Middle East

Weight:

About 55.0 to 85.0 (pounds)

Length:

About 20.0 to 24.0 (inches)

Life Span:

About 13.0 to 15.0 (years)

Fur Color:

black, silver, fawn, merle, cream, white, and gray, and is often a mix of colors

Friendly:

0

Trainability:

0

Shedding Level:

0

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5. Biewer Terrier

The Biewer Terrier is a rare purebred dog created through the occurrence of a recessive piebald gene in two Yorkshire Terriers.

Breed Overview

Type:

Terrier Dogs

Origin:

Germany

Weight:

About 4.0 to 8.0 (pounds)

Length:

About 7.0 to 11.0 (inches)

Life Span:

About 12.0 to 15.0 (years)

Fur Color:

white or blueish-white

Friendly:

0

Trainability:

0

Shedding Level:

0

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6. Bolognese

The Bolognese is a small dog breed of the bichon type, originating in Italy. The name refers to the northern Italian city of Bologna.

Breed Overview

Type:

Companion Dogs

Origin:

Italian City Of Bologna

Weight:

About 8.0 to 14.0 (pounds)

Length:

About 9.0 to 12.0 (inches)

Life Span:

About 12.0 to 14.0 (years)

Fur Color:

white

Friendly:

0

Trainability:

0

Shedding Level:

0

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7. Briard

The Briard or Berger de Brie is a French breed of large shepherd dog, traditionally used both for herding sheep and to defend them.

Breed Overview

Type:

Herding Dogs

Origin:

France

Weight:

About 70.0 to 100.0 (pounds)

Length:

About 22.0 to 27.0 (inches)

Life Span:

About 10.0 to 12.0 (years)

Fur Color:

black and shades of gray and tawny

Friendly:

0

Trainability:

0

Shedding Level:

0

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8. Kerry Blue Terrier

The Kerry Blue Terrier is a breed of dog. Originally bred to control vermin including rats, rabbits, badgers, foxes, otters and hares, over time the Kerry became a general working dog used for a variety of jobs including herding cattle and sheep, and as a guard dog.

Breed Overview

Type:

Terrier Dogs

Origin:

County Kerry

Weight:

About 33.0 to 40.0 (pounds)

Length:

About 17.0 to 19.0 (inches)

Life Span:

About 12.0 to 15.0 (years)

Fur Color:

Dark blue, Brown, Gray, Black

Friendly:

0

Trainability:

0

Shedding Level:

0

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9. Lhasa Apso

The Lhasa Apso is a non-sporting dog breed originating in Tibet. It has traditionally been used as an interior sentinel.

Breed Overview

Type:

Companion Dogs

Origin:

Tibet

Weight:

About 12.0 to 15.0 (pounds)

Length:

About 9.0 to 11.0 (inches)

Life Span:

About 12.0 to 15.0 (years)

Fur Color:

Honey, Black, White, Slate, or Parti-color

Friendly:

0

Trainability:

0

Shedding Level:

0

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10. Maltese

Maltese dog refers both to an ancient variety of dwarf canine generally associated with the island of Malta, and to a modern breed of dog in the toy group. The contemporary variety is genetically related to the Bichon, Bolognese, and Havanese breeds.

Breed Overview

Type:

Companion Dogs

Origin:

Malta

Weight:

About 0.0 to 7.0 (pounds)

Length:

About 8.0 to 10.0 (inches)

Life Span:

About 12.0 to 15.0 (years)

Fur Color:

Pure white

Friendly:

0

Trainability:

0

Shedding Level:

0

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11. Peruvian Inca Orchid

Breed Overview

Type:

Other Dogs

Weight:

About 0 to 0 (pounds)

Length:

About 0 to 0 (inches)

Life Span:

About 0 to 0 (years)

Friendly:

0

Trainability:

0

Shedding Level:

0

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12. Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier

The Soft-coated Wheaten Terrier is a pure-breed terrier originating from Ireland. Wheatens typically have one of two coat types: Irish or Heavy. The Irish coat is generally silkier and wavier than the Heavy, or American coat, which is thicker and fuller.

Breed Overview

Type:

Terrier Dogs

Origin:

Ireland

Weight:

About 30.0 to 40.0 (pounds)

Length:

About 17.0 to 19.0 (inches)

Life Span:

About 12.0 to 15.0 (years)

Fur Color:

Shades of Wheaten, Pale Beige, Shimmering Gold

Friendly:

0

Trainability:

0

Shedding Level:

0

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13. Australian Terrier

The Australian Terrier is a small breed of dog of the terrier dog type. The breed was developed in Australia, although the ancestral types of dogs from which the breed descends were from Great Britain.

Breed Overview

Type:

Terrier Dogs

Origin:

Australia

Weight:

About 14.0 to 16.0 (pounds)

Length:

About 10.0 to 11.0 (inches)

Life Span:

About 0.0 to 15.0 (years)

Fur Color:

blue and tan (tan body with a blue saddle), sandy, and red

Friendly:

0

Trainability:

0

Shedding Level:

0

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14. Barbet

The Barbet is a breed of dog; it is a medium-sized French water dog. It is listed in Group 8 by the Société Centrale Canine, the French Kennel Club and the Fédération Cynologique Internationale.

Breed Overview

Type:

Sporting Dogs

Origin:

France

Weight:

About 37.0 to 62.0 (pounds)

Length:

About 20.0 to 25.0 (inches)

Life Span:

About 13.0 to 15.0 (years)

Fur Color:

solid black, gray, brown, fawn, pale fawn, red fawn, and white

Friendly:

0

Trainability:

0

Shedding Level:

0

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15. Bichon Frise

A Bichon Frise is a small breed of dog of the bichon type.

Breed Overview

Type:

Companion Dogs

Origin:

Italy

Weight:

About 7.0 to 12.0 (pounds)

Length:

About 9.0 to 11.0 (inches)

Life Span:

About 12.0 to 15.0 (years)

Fur Color:

white

Friendly:

0

Trainability:

0

Shedding Level:

0

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16. Chinese Crested

The Chinese Crested Dog is a hairless breed of dog. Like most hairless dog breeds, the Chinese Crested Dog comes in three varieties, with hair, without hair and a combination of the two, which can be born in the same litter: the Powderpuff, the Hairless and the Hairy-Hairless.

Breed Overview

Type:

Companion Dogs

Origin:

China

Weight:

About 0.0 to 12.0 (pounds)

Length:

About 11.0 to 13.0 (inches)

Life Span:

About 10.0 to 14.0 (years)

Fur Color:

Hairless, with silky hair on the head (the crest), tail (plume), and feet (socks)

Friendly:

0

Trainability:

0

Shedding Level:

0

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17. Cirneco Dell’Etna

The Cirneco dell'Etna is an Italian breed of hunting dog from the Mediterranean island of Sicily. It is named for the Etna volcano in eastern Sicily. It has a keen sense of smell, and is used to hunt small game, particularly rabbits, for which there are specific field trials.

Breed Overview

Type:

Companion Dogs

Origin:

Italy

Weight:

About 17.0 to 26.0 (pounds)

Length:

About 17.0 to 20.0 (inches)

Life Span:

About 12.0 to 14.0 (years)

Fur Color:

Chestnut, Tan

Friendly:

0

Trainability:

0

Shedding Level:

0

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18. Komondor

The Komondor also known as the Hungarian sheepdog, is a large, white-coloured Hungarian breed of livestock guardian dog with a long, corded coat.

Breed Overview

Type:

Working Dogs

Origin:

Hungary

Weight:

About 80.0 to 100.0 (pounds)

Length:

About 25.0 to 27.0 (inches)

Life Span:

About 10.0 to 12.0 (years)

Fur Color:

Cream, White

Friendly:

0

Trainability:

0

Shedding Level:

0

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19. Lagotto Romagnolo

The Lagotto Romagnolo is an Italian breed of dog. It originates in the marshlands of the Delta del Po in the eastern part of the Romagna sub-region of Italy. The name derives from Romagnol can lagòt, meaning "water dog"

Breed Overview

Type:

Sporting Dogs

Origin:

Italy

Weight:

About 24.0 to 35.0 (pounds)

Length:

About 14.0 to 19.0 (inches)

Life Span:

About 14.0 to 17.0 (years)

Fur Color:

Cream, Brown, Orange, or Golden

Friendly:

0

Trainability:

0

Shedding Level:

0

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20. Russian Tsvetnaya Bolonka

The Russian Tsvetnaya Bolonka, also known as the Bolonka Zwetna in Germany, or known simply as a Bolonka is a rare toy breed of the Bichon type, developed in Moscow and Saint Petersburg, Russia, from the ancestors of smaller dogs such as the Bichon Frise, Toy Poodle, Shih Tzu, Pekingese and French Bolognese.

Breed Overview

Type:

Companion Dogs

Origin:

Russia

Weight:

About 4.5 to 11.0 (pounds)

Length:

About 7.0 to 11.0 (inches)

Life Span:

About 12.0 to 16.0 (years)

Fur Color:

Black, Brown, Gray, "Wolfgray," Blue, Cream, Silver, Fawn, and Red

Friendly:

0

Trainability:

0

Shedding Level:

0

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21. Shih Tzu

The Shih Tzu is a toy dog breed originating from Tibet and having been bred from the Pekingese and the Lhasa Apso. Shih Tzus are well known for their short snout and large round eyes, as well as their ever growing coat, floppy ears, and short and stout posture.

Breed Overview

Type:

Companion Dogs

Origin:

Tibet

Weight:

About 9.0 to 16.0 (pounds)

Length:

About 9.0 to 10.0 (inches)

Life Span:

About 10.0 to 16.0 (years)

Fur Color:

Black, Black and White, Gray and White, or Red and White

Friendly:

0

Trainability:

0

Shedding Level:

0

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22. Spanish Water Dog

The Spanish Water Dog breed is used in Spain as a general purpose sheepdog and guard. It is also used sometimes as a gundog, and is skilled at retrieval from water.

Breed Overview

Type:

Working Dogs

Origin:

Spain

Weight:

About 30.0 to 50.0 (pounds)

Length:

About 15.0 to 20.0 (inches)

Life Span:

About 12.0 to 14.0 (years)

Fur Color:

Beige, Black, White, and Brown

Friendly:

0

Trainability:

0

Shedding Level:

0

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23. Xoloitzcuintli

The Xoloitzcuintle is one of several breeds of hairless dog. It is found in Estándar, Intermedio, and Miniatura sizes. The Xolo also comes in a coated variety, totally covered in fur. Coated and hairless can be born in the same litter as a result of the same combination of genes.

Breed Overview

Type:

Companion Dogs

Origin:

Mexico

Weight:

About 10.0 to 50.0 (pounds)

Length:

About 19.2 to 13.32 (inches)

Life Span:

About 14.0 to 20.0 (years)

Fur Color:

Black, Gray-Black, Slate, Red, Liver or bronze

Friendly:

0

Trainability:

0

Shedding Level:

0

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24. Yorkshire Terrier

The Yorkshire Terrier is one of the smallest dog breeds of the terrier type and indeed of any dog breed. The breed developed during the 19th century in Yorkshire, England. Ideally its maximum size is 7 pounds.

Breed Overview

Type:

Companion Dogs

Origin:

England

Weight:

About 4.0 to 6.0 (pounds)

Length:

About 8.0 to 9.0 (inches)

Life Span:

About 12.0 to 15.0 (years)

Fur Color:

Blue & Tan, Black & Tan, Black & Gold, Blue & Gold

Friendly:

0

Trainability:

0

Shedding Level:

0

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25. American Hairless Terrier

The American Hairless Terrier is a breed of companion dog from the United States that was developed from naturally hairless Rat Terriers.

Breed Overview

Type:

Terrier Dogs

Origin:

Trout, Louisiana

Weight:

About 10.0 to 16.0 (pounds)

Length:

About 12.0 to 16.0 (inches)

Life Span:

About 13.0 to 16.0 (years)

Fur Color:

black, sable, blue, brindle, red, brown

Friendly:

0

Trainability:

0

Shedding Level:

0

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26. American Water Spaniel

The American Water Spaniel, (often abbreviated to AWS), is a breed of spaniel which originated in the United States.

Breed Overview

Type:

Sporting Dogs

Origin:

Fox And Wolf River Valleys Of Wisconsin

Weight:

About 25.0 to 45.0 (pounds)

Length:

About 3.0 to 6.0 (inches)

Life Span:

About 12.0 to 15.0 (years)

Fur Color:

solid liver, brown, dark chocolate

Friendly:

0

Trainability:

0

Shedding Level:

0

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27. Barbado da Terceira

The Barbado da Terceira is Portuguese breed of herding and guard dog from the Atlantic island of Terceira in the Azores, for which it is named.

Breed Overview

Type:

Working Dogs

Origin:

Portuguese Island Of Terceira

Weight:

About 46.0 to 60.0 (pounds)

Length:

About 19.0 to 22.0 (inches)

Life Span:

About 12.0 to 14.0 (years)

Fur Color:

mix of black, fawn, yellow, and grey

Friendly:

0

Trainability:

0

Shedding Level:

0

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28. Irish Water Spaniel

The Irish Water Spaniel is a breed of dog that is the tallest of the spaniels.

Breed Overview

Type:

Sporting Dogs

Origin:

Ireland

Weight:

About 45.0 to 65.0 (pounds)

Length:

About 22.8 to 24.0 (inches)

Life Span:

About 10.0 to 12.0 (years)

Fur Color:

Deep Reddish Brown

Friendly:

0

Trainability:

0

Shedding Level:

0

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29. Poodle (Miniature)

Breed Overview

Type:

Other Dogs

Weight:

About 0 to 0 (pounds)

Length:

About 0 to 0 (inches)

Life Span:

About 0 to 0 (years)

Friendly:

0

Trainability:

0

Shedding Level:

0

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30. Poodle (Standard)

Breed Overview

Type:

Other Dogs

Weight:

About 0 to 0 (pounds)

Length:

About 0 to 0 (inches)

Life Span:

About 0 to 0 (years)

Friendly:

0

Trainability:

0

Shedding Level:

0

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31. Poodle (Toy)

Breed Overview

Type:

Other Dogs

Weight:

About 0 to 0 (pounds)

Length:

About 0 to 0 (inches)

Life Span:

About 0 to 0 (years)

Friendly:

0

Trainability:

0

Shedding Level:

0

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32. Puli

The Puli is a small-medium breed of Hungarian herding and livestock guarding dog known for its long, corded coat. The tight curls of the coat appear similar to dreadlocks. A similar-looking, but much larger breed – also Hungarian – is the Komondor. Plural form of Puli is Pulik in Hungarian.

Breed Overview

Type:

Herding Dogs

Origin:

Hungary

Weight:

About 25.0 to 35.0 (pounds)

Length:

About 16.0 to 17.0 (inches)

Life Span:

About 10.0 to 15.0 (years)

Fur Color:

Black, Brownish, White, Gray

Friendly:

0

Trainability:

0

Shedding Level:

0

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33. Pumi

Breed Overview

Type:

Other Dogs

Weight:

About 0 to 0 (pounds)

Length:

About 0 to 0 (inches)

Life Span:

About 0 to 0 (years)

Friendly:

0

Trainability:

0

Shedding Level:

0

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34. Standard Schnauzer

The Schnauzer or Standard Schnauzer is a dog breed that originated in Germany in at least 14th–15th century, of Schnauzer breed type and progenitor of the Giant Schnauzer and Miniature Schnauzer. Initially it was called Wire-Haired Pinscher, while Schnauzer was adopted in 1879.

Breed Overview

Type:

Working Dogs

Origin:

Germany

Weight:

About 30.0 to 50.0 (pounds)

Length:

About 18.0 to 21.6 (inches)

Life Span:

About 13.0 to 16.0 (years)

Fur Color:

Pepper and Salt or Pure Black

Friendly:

0

Trainability:

0

Shedding Level:

0

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