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35:German Spitz
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1647:Jagdterrier
1370:(Wolfspitz)
1280:Donggyeongi
1151:Pungsan dog
850:12 November
712:Giant Spitz
683:Description
545:Other names
445:Other names
354:Mittelspitz
345:Other names
245:Other names
200:Grey-shaded
151:Other names
53:Other names
1818:FCI breeds
1797:Categories
1761:Rottweiler
1756:Leonberger
1736:Great Dane
1685:Pomeranian
1634:Earth dogs
1601:Weimaraner
1420:Guejae Gae
1387:Schipperke
1374:Pomeranian
1315:Ryukyu dog
1265:Bắc Hà dog
1176:Taiwan Dog
991:Spitz-type
751:References
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739:Pomeranian
650:Pomeranian
554:Zwergspitz
530:Pomeranian
454:Kleinspitz
135:Wolfsspitz
1711:Dobermann
1642:Dachshund
1430:HĂĽtespitz
1270:Chow Chow
1161:Shiba Inu
1131:Kishu Ken
1033:Eurohound
1000:Sled dogs
524:Dog breed
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324:Dog breed
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1741:Hovawart
1716:Eurasier
1662:Toy dogs
1368:Keeshond
1358:Eurasier
1320:Shar Pei
1310:Nureongi
1300:Jeju dog
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673:guarding
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103:standard
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1775:Extinct
1548:Gundogs
1507:Germany
1186:Zerdava
1166:Shikoku
1116:Kai Ken
1053:Samoyed
1023:Chinook
702:withers
669:herding
656:History
71:Germany
1694:Others
1586:Poodle
1515:Hounds
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581:Weight
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566:Traits
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68:Origin
58:German
1706:Boxer
1464:Tugou
1460:Laika
1456:Husky
1260:Akita
1111:Jindo
838:(PDF)
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993:dogs
927:ISBN
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852:2020
794:ISBN
743:The
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612:Dog
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