The types of dogs are
Companion dogs
- Companion dogs
- Lapdogs
- "Maltese dogs"
- Bichon
- Designer dogs also (Poodle crosses)
- German Spitz
- Chihuahua
Guard dogs
- Guard dogs
- Mastiff
- Bull and Terrier
- Bulldogs
- Bandogs
- Fighting dogs
- Molossers
- Rottweiler
- Pinschers
- Pit Bulls
- Schnauzers
Hunting dogs
- Hunting dogs
- Bird dogs
- Gun dogs
- Spaniels including Cocker Spaniels
- Münsterländers
- Water dogs
- Retrievers
- Setters
- Pointers
- Curs
- Dachshund
- Feist
- Hounds
- Scent hounds
- Coonhounds
- Foxhounds
- Sighthounds
- Lurcher (also Longdog)
- Laika
- Terriers
- Fell Terrier
- Fox Terrier
Working dogs
- Working dog
- Tibetan Mastiffs
Pastoral dogs
- Pastoral dogs
- Herding or stock dogs, swift, handler-dependent dogs
- Livestock guardian dogs, who often live with the flocks and guard them from predators
- Drovers
- Welsh Corgi
- Collies
- Farm collie
- Sennenhunds (Swiss Mountain Dogs, Swiss Cattle Dogs)
Sled dogs
- Sled dogs
- Huskies from Arctic regions
- Mackenzie River Huskies
- Eurohound
- Spitz
- German Spitz
- Eskimo dog
