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The high popularity of the Lab as a dog breed is due in large part to its great versatility combined with a typically easygoing, amiable temperament.
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Small, soft and cheerful, the Bichon Frise (pronounced BEE-shon free-ZAY) is a companion dog through and through.
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The Westie is a "small, game, well-balanced, hearty-looking terrier, exhibiting good showmanship, possessed with no small amount of self-esteem, strongly built, deep in chest and back ribs, [with a] straight back and powerful hindquarters on muscular legs, and exhibiting in marked degree a great combination of strength and activity."
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From working-class stiff to designer-clad lap dog, the only rodent these dynamos are likely to get close to today is the mouse their urban owners double-click.
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Raised a working-class tough guy from Boston, our leading dog—upon being recognized for his intellect, dashing good looks, and utter potential—earns a place on the right side of the proverbial tracks.
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"He is happy, he is a clown, and he is eager to please." Bred for centuries to be the perfect lap dog, Maltese love people.
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A favourite of the Chinese Imperial Court, the Pekingese was first bred to represent the spirit of Buddha and the dogs were frequently given titles such as "Viceroy" or "Imperial Guardsman."
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Unmatched in brains, instinct, and endurance, these dogs can do just about anything—and do it superbly.
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Traditionally, in Tibet, the Shih Tzu's birthplace, dogs were held in such high esteem that they were never sold, but only given as gifts.
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Despite his love of running, the Greyhound is essentially a couch potato.
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