Description: The Border Collie is a medium-sized dog with a body longer than it is tall. There are two varieties of Border Collie: one with coarse hair, and one with sleek hair. The coarse-haired variety has a mane and a tail brush. For both the varieties, the hair on the face, ears, and front legs is always short and sleek.

The head of the Border Collie is fairly wide, with a distinct stop. The nose is black and the ears, set high on the head, are usually half-perked. The eyes are dark brown, except in merles where the eyes can be blue. The teeth forms a scissors bite.

Dynamics: The Border Collie is an intelligent and energetic dog. It can be easily trained and is highly talented in obedience competitions, agility, and Frisbee. It is generally a happy and contented dog, though it may get aggressive with other male dogs. Most of the time, it gets along well with other breeds, though. The Border Collie is also good with children and other household pets. It has to be socialized well since puppyhood to help overcome shyness.

The Border Collie is serious in its work and is very eager to please. It is intelligent and active enough to do have extensive daily exercises and some work to do. Attention must be given to the Border Collie because bad behavior may arise when it gets bored and has nothing to do. It may be snappish and nip at the heels of people, due to its herding instincts. There may also be a time when it would challenge an owner’s authority. This breed can become dominant, although not every Border Collie has this problem.

Breed Group: Herding

Weight: males 30-45 lbs (14-20 kg), females 27-42 lbs (12-19 kg)

Height: males 19-22 inches (48-56 cm), females 18-21 inches (46-53 cm)

Color: The coat of the Border Collie can be black and white, tricolor, red and white, black and gray, or all black. White is not the main color.

Country of Origin: The Border Collie comes from Northumberland, on the Scottish and English border. It is descended from old British herding breeds and some spaniel.

Grooming: In grooming the Border Collie, regular combing and brushing is needed to keep its coat shining. Bathe or dry shampoo only when needed. The coat and the ears has to be checked regularly for ticks.

Activities: The Border Collie needs both exercise and work in its daily life. Work and physical exercises come natural to them. Herding is a natural hobby for this breed. The Border Collie has a habit of crouching down and almost hypnotizing the herded animals with their stare. This breed is also used for bomb and narcotics detection, competitions and performances, police work, search and rescue, and as guide dogs for the blind and handicapped.

Other Info: The Border Collie has a life expectancy of 12-15 years. It a generally healthy breed but are still prone to hip dysplasia, PRA, and Collie Eye Anomaly (an eye disease common to Collies). It may also be allergic to fleas and prone to epilepsy and deafness. The Border Collie is not suitable for apartment life. This is a very active and workaholic breed that it needs a lot of space and area to spend its energy on.

AKA: n/a
Description: The Canis Panther is considered as the ultimate pet protector because they are strong and very muscular breed that has a broad chest and jaw with a fine nose. Their ears are cropped, tail is docked and rear dews removed. They have short-haired coat with a variety of colors like chocolate, black, fawn, and blue gray.

Temperament: This breed is a very loyal as well as devoted to its owner and could be the best protector at all times. An intelligent breed, easy to train that its handler wouldn’t had a hard time during their trainings. Also, they are a loving dog especially to the family. Canis Panther excels in areas of obedience and agility too. When it comes to socialization, if trained they could be friendly to others and to children although a supervision is required since large breed dogs is not best for children. They are very sensitive to strangers and defensive-minded especially when they could sense some bad intentions towards their owner and family.

Activity: Canis Panther requires a large yard for them to run and most importantly, they should be taken for a walk daily

Grooming: They have smooth ad short hair so it’s not difficult to groom.

Health Problems: typically, their life span is about 10-11 years and there is no related health issues for this breed.

Breed Group: Personal Protection
Color: solid colors of chocolate, buckskin, black, and blue.
Height:Males 27-30 inches (68-77 cm) Females: 24-27 inches (62-68)
Weight:Males 120-140 pounds (54-63 kg) Females 85- 105 pounds (38-48 kg)
Country Of Origin:USA

Dynamics: - This breed is very calm and loving to his handler and family. Easy to train, smart ans obedient kind of dog. Very devoted to its owner therefore they could offer a high protection. Could also socialize to others if trained earlier and could be sensitive to strangers.

AKA: Cane di Macellaio, Sicilian Branchiero, Italian Mastiff
Description: Cane Corso Italiano is a rare breed. A medium to large size breed, unicolor, robust and sturdy,nevertheless they are elegant also lean with powerful muscles. Their head is large and muzzle and upper portion of skull converge slightly and neck is strong and muscular, also long like its head with a chest well developed. They have an athletic build. They move with considerable ease. Its head is massive that expresses a dignified and proud expression. Eyes are medium in size & slightly protruding with black nose and large with ample open nostrils in line with nasal bridge. Ears are triangular and set wide. You will notice that they have shorter square muzzle than skull but strong and flat on its front portion. Their upper lips moderately hang and it cover the mandible so lips could determine the lower profile of its muzzle. They possess large, curved and thick jaws. Tails are set fairly high and never curled nor erect. Their hair is short and shiny very dense with light undercoat.

Temperament: Cane Corso Italiano is very protective and dominant that made them a perfect guard dog, extremely responsive and agile yet very responsive too that could be responsible especially to strangers that would invade the house or property of its owner. They have a stable balanced temperament that makes this breed a perfect companion and protector but very gentle. They could also be sociable its family, children and other dogs as long as they are trained to socialize from their puppy stage. Moreover, they are very loyal and could be a good pet at home too and not just a guard dog. When it comes to trainings, they are very attentive and willing to learn. For this breed, an experienced owner for them to know the basics of its training and obedience should be imposed. Their ears were originally cropped to help them ward off livestock hence, it is very sensitive than its other body parts and they are resistant to pain that makes them more strong to fight any other electrical invisible fence.

Activity: Corso could be fine indoors but they are a very athletic dog so they require daily exercise. They could be a good jogging companion. They should be taken for a daily brisk walk or jog. To help them maintain its good behavior and attitude as well as for a healthy growth.
Grooming: They don’t require heavy grooming because they just have short hair and not a heavy shedder. An occasional combing to remove dead hair would be fine.

Health Problems: A typical bone and joint problems. Their life span is about 10 to 11 years.

Breed Group: Mastiff, Guard Dog
Color: Black, plumb-gray, slate, light gray, blue/gray, light fawn, deer fawn, dark fawn and tubby (very well marked stripes on different shades of fawn and gray)
Height: Males 24-27 inches (64-68 cm.) Females 23-25 inches (60-64 cm.)
Weight: Males 99-110 pounds (45-50 kg.) Females 88-99 pounds (40-45 kg.)
Country Of Origin:Italy

Dynamics:
- Corso breed is guard dog and very loyal to its owner but could be gentle and be calm at home. If trained properly, they could also be sociable to others and other dogs too. They are very athletic so they enjoy being outdoor for a walk or jog.

AKA: Qimmiq, Canadian Inuit Dog
Description: This breed is one of the five indigenous dogs that canada is proud to call as their own. They are called “Qimmiq” which simply means dog. They are very popular in most arctic groups since they could pull the heaviest load on the greatest distance with just little amount of food intake. This is because they are born a working dog to pull. They are extremely a versatile dog, that is used for transportation,hauling sleds and packing. They also help in hunting activities near the arctic cirlce. Canadian Eskimo dog is powerfully built that had big bones on its body. Strong built capable for a working dog. They have long coat,thick and straight, that its outer layer is waterproof, variable in color and serves as protection against temperatures that fall below freezing.

Temperament: They require firm training that has a hard earned instinct for survival. But they are also a gentle and affectionate companion. They do not usually bark but howls like a fox.They could be friendly to children and other dogs if properly socialized.

Activity: They needed a lot of exercise because they are a working dog. They pull sleds for transportation. Lack of exercise could lead them to boredom and would cause destructiveness. They can catch an 18-inch frozen fish and down it completely in two bites. It happens so fast, the fish never even touches the ground.

Grooming:Once a week brushing to help stimulate new growth of hair and be done once a day if they are shedding.

Breed Group: Working Dog
Color: Variety of colors. The most common include: black, white, red, grey, silver, and cinnamon.
Height: 20-27 inches
Weight: 60 – 105 lbs
Country Of Origin: Canada

Dynamics:
- Canadian Eskimo Dogs are a hard working dog since they are born to be trained to pull sleds. They are also gentle as companion that needs a lot of exercise always to be fit for work.

AKA: Bichon Bolognese

Description: The Bolognese is a small and compact dog with long and fluffy hair. Its hair is long all over the body, though shorter on the muzzle. The hair is in flocks and never form fringes. The body of the Bolognese is squarely. The neck is without dewlap. The tail is carried curved over its back.

The head of the Bolognese has an accentuated stop. It is slightly egg-shaped with the upper part flat. The nose is large and black. The jaw forms a scissors bite, although some has a pincer bite. The eyes are dark and round. The ears are set high on the head and long, hanging down.

Dynamics: The Bolognese is not a very active breed though it likes to play. It is serious, reserved, and shy. It enjoys the company of people, though, and is very attached and devoted to its owner and family. With its family and loved ones, it is playful and cheerful. It may sometimes sulk and howl mournfully when it is not given attention.

The Bolognese is very obedient and eager to please. It is timid with strangers but is generally a friendly dog. It gets along well with other animals, too.

Breed Group: Toy, Companion Dog

Weight: 4.5-9 lbs (2.5-4 kg)

Height: males 10.5-12 inches (27-30 cm), females 10-11 inches (25-28 cm)

Color: The Bolognese has a coat color of pure white. No other color patches and no other shade of white.

Country of Origin: The Bolognese comes from Italy, where it has been known since the Roman era. It is sometimes confused with the Maltese but is really more closely related to the Bichon Frise and Havanese.
Activities: The Bolognese has energy enough for a lot of play sessions. This breed generally serves as a toy or companion dog.

Other Info: The Bolognese has a life expectancy of 14 years. It is suited to live in an apartment so long as it is taken outdoors occasionally. In grooming the Bolognese, daily brushings and monthly grooming sessions are recommended.