GENERAL APPEARANCE
Shoulder height: Minimum 70cm for dogs, 65cm for bitches.
Colour: White.
Coat: Hair falling in curly tassels and cords.
Gait: Light, free, and ground covering.
These dogs with their distinctive coats are noted for their strong guarding instincts. Beneath the hair which covers the entire head, the skull should be wide and the muzzle relatively short. The medium sized eyes are dark and the U shaped ears hang to the side of the cheeks. The strong neck runs into a body which is slightly longer than its height and has a deep, broad chest.
The long tail is curved at the tip and may be raised when excited. The fore and hindquarters are well angulated and the large feet are compact.
CHARACTERISTICS AND CARE
Like many herding and guard breeds, these dogs are wary of strangers and should always be treated with respect. They are devoted to their masters and will protect them against any sort of attack. Making use of this characteristic, the Hungarian shepherds used them more for guarding than herding. (See also Hungarian Puli). Being a big dog, they require plenty of exercise and a fair amount of space in which to roam. The cording tendency of the coat is natural from about nine months of age, however, in order to form individual cords rather than matted platelets, care should be taken to see that hairs from one cord do not knot up with those of an adjacent cord. Once this has been achieved, most coat care is limited to keeping the dog clean.
HISTORY
Looking like their smaller cousins the Hungarian Puli, this breed also has its origins in Asia, but differs in that their origins lie with the Asian mastiff family. Some theorists believe the Komondor, together with the white Kuvasz, are among the oldest European breeds. While the history is obscure, it is believed that the Komondor incorporates lines of the heavily built Russian Outcharka which arrived in Hungary during the 9th century. Their sheep-guarding skills are legendary and their long corded coats act as protection if attacked by other animals.

GENERAL APPEARANCE
Height at withers: Dogs 71-76 cm Bitches: 66-70 cm
Weight: Dogs: 48-62 kg Bitches: 37-50 kg
The dogs of this breed are strong and large and carry a dense, wavy, white coat. Their pleasing appearance radiates nobility and strength. The individual body parts fit together harmoniously, the limbs being neither too short nor too long. The bone structure is strong but not coarse. Well muscled, he shows a strong build, a lively temperament and great agility. 
The Kuvasz’s head is typically wedge shaped, in harmony with his body, pleasing, noble, and it shows a considerable strength. The Kuvasz can mainly be distinguished from other breeds by his head shape. The head is characteristically lean and dry. In dogs the head is slightly more massive than in bitches.
Seen from the side, the body forms a prone rectangle, only slightly differing from a square. The withers are long, rising markedly above the level of the back. The back is of medium length. Straight, broad, well muscled. The very dense coat gives the appearance of being slightly overbuilt.
CHARACTERISTICS AND CARE
The Kuvasz is brave and fearless. He defends the people entrusted to his care and his protection and their property, even with his life. He is self confident and may become aggressive if ill treated. He is faithful, dependable and loves his master and his surroundings. He needs plenty of exercise and must be kept busy. He is undemanding. His care is easy and he can stand very severe weather conditions. He appreciates any love and solicitude given to him. 
The coat is moderately harsh, wavy, slightly stiff, not tending to mat. Under the coarser topcoat, there is a finer downy undercoat. The head, ears and feet are covered by short (1-2 cm long) dense, smooth hair. The front and sides of the front legs as well as the hind legs below the stifles are covered by equally short (1-2 cm long) straight hair. On the body, upper thigh and upper arm, the coat is of medium length (4-12 cm long)
White, ivory colour is permitted. Noseleather, rim of eyelids and lips are black. Pads are black or slate grey. 
HISTORY
The Kuvasz is used as a watch and guard dog for houses, property and other valuables, as well as for people. He has also been used as a hunting and scenting dog. The Kuvasz is a long established, ancient Hungarian Shepherd Dog. His ancestors came
into the Carpathian basin at the time of occupation by the Magyars. These dogs were needed to watch and guard their flocks against beasts of prey and thieves. Because of his hunting instinct, the Kuvasz was the preferred hunting dog at the time of King Matthias Corvinus. Since the decline in stock-herding, he has much less been used for his original duties and he has settled in villages and later even in towns.

GENERAL APPEARANCE
Shoulder height: 54-57cm 
Colour: Black, yellow or liver/chocolate.
Coat: Short, straight, dense, hard outercoat with a thick undercoat.
Gait: Smoothly co-ordinated with a strong drive.
Labradors are strongly built, short coupled and very active dogs. The medium sized eyes and the pronounced stop are set mid-way between the broad skull and the powerful muzzle. The pendant ears are set rather far back on the head. The clean neck runs into a broad body with good fore and hind angulation. The ‘otter’ tail is a distinct characteristic of the breed; it must be thick at the base and covered with thick hair all round. In action it may be carried fairly high but should not curl over the back.
CHARACTERISTICS AND CARE
Due to their stable temperament, this breed is accepted universally as being good with children. Although not aggressive, they will bark at strangers. They are fun loving and adapt easily - a feature which makes them one of the prime breeds for service as guide dogs for the blind. In the field, they excel either working with the gun or retrieving. While being good in obedience trials, care should be taken to see they do not get too bored. Coat care is minimal and occasional brushing only is required.
HISTORY
The Labrador does not originate in Labrador as the name implies, but actually comes from Newfoundland. They possibly evolved from the St. Johns dog, a water spaniel not dissimilar to the Newfoundland (The St. Johns dog was victim of the stiff dog taxes of that time and ultimately became extinct).
In the early 1800s, these dogs caught the attention of water retrieving enthusiasts when it was found they would swim back to the fishermen’s boats carrying hooked fish. Eventually some of these retrievers arrived in Britain, where their virtues were retained through crossing them with other retrievers. This practise ceased once the breed was strong enough in numbers and quality to maintain the desired breed type.

GENERAL APPEARANCE
Dogs  43 - 48 cms (ideal height 46 cms). Bitches 41 - 46 cms (ideal height 43 cms).
Dogs 13 - 16 kgs, Bitches 11 - 14 kgs.
Small to medium-sized dog, well proportioned, powerfully built, of a rustic appearance, with a dense, curly coat of woolly texture.
CHARACTERISTIC AND CARE
A natural gift for searching and its very good nose has made the breed very efficient in truffle searching. 
The former hunting instinct has been modified by genetic selection; eliminated; hence his work is not distracted by the scent of game. The Lagotto is tractable, undemanding, keen affectionate, very attached to his owner and easy to train. He is also a very good companion and an excellent watch-dog.
The head viewed from above is trapezoidal in shape (a four sided shape with no two sides parallel) and moderately broad.
Coat is of woolly texture, never twisted to form thin cords, semi-rough on the surface, with tight, ring shaped curls, with visible undercoat. Curls must be evenly distributed all over the body and tail, except on the head, where the curls are not as tight forming abundant eyebrows, whiskers and beard. Even the cheeks are covered with thick hair. The topcoat and specially the undercoat are water-proof. 
Off-white solid colour, white with brown or orange patches, brown roan, brown (in different shades) with or without white, orange with or without white. Some dogs have a brown to dark brown mask. Tan markings (in different shades) allowed.
HISTORY
Ancient breed of retrieving water dogs in the lowlands of Comacchio and marshlands of Ravenna. During the centuries, the great marshlands were drained and turned into arable land. Subsequently the Lagotto changed from being a water dog to an excellent dog for searching truffles in the flat open country and in the hills of Romagna.

GENERAL APPEARANCE
Shoulder height: not to exceed 37cm (14½”).
Colour: Black/tan, blue/tan, red wheaten, red grizzle, liver, blue or black.
Coat: Dense, harsh, weather resisting outercoat with a thick undercoat.
Gait: All legs move straight with good propulsion.
The Lakeland is a sturdy workmanlike terrier with a chest that should never be so broad in the chest as to restrict its entry into burrows or through rocky crevasses. The flat refined skull is the same length as the powerful muzzle.
The small V shaped ears are carried erect with the tips falling forward. The moderately long neck runs into a strong, rather narrow body to the customarily docked and gaily carried tail. The legs are strong, with well bent stifles and small compact feet.
CHARACTERISTICS AND CARE
These energetic little fun loving clowns have a great affinity with children. As with most terriers, training must be both firm and kind, and with plenty of praise for being good. If not showing, the pet owner might be content with periodic clipping even though some of the colour might fade. However, if exhibiting, hand stripping will be necessary to retain a rich colour.
HISTORY
Being one of the oldest terrier working breeds and indigenous to the north of England Lake district, these dogs were previously known as the Fell or Patterdale Terrier. It is believed infusions of both Border and Bedlington Terriers are involved in the make up of the Lakeland. As the purpose of this breed lay in destroying foxes who attacked flocks of sheep, these game little terriers were expected to follow narrow bodied foxes into their lairs - this is the reason for the breed standard calling for the chest to be no wider than the head. Hunting otters was another duty and it has been recorded that they sometimes locked themselves onto their quarry in their burrows and remained there for days at a time. While most were safely extricated by their owners  unfortunately at other times some were not so lucky.