GENERAL APPEARANCE
Shoulder height: 71-76cm.
Colour: Dark blue/grey, grey, brindle, red or fawn with black points.
Coat: Harsh shaggy coat 7-10cm long.
Gait: Springy and free flowing with plenty of drive. 
These tall sighthounds are built on racy lines with heads carried high. The soft dark eyes are set midway in the long skull -the muzzle has a good moustache and some beard. The velvety ears are normally rose shaped but may be erect when excited. Although the body is similar to the general conformation of a greyhound, the Deerhound’s body is larger with more bone.
The hindlegs are well bent at the stifle and have great length from hip to hock and well knuckled compact feet. Like the greyhound, the tail is very long reaching, almost to the ground when stationary.
CHARACTERISTICS AND CARE
Gentle sighthounds like these are extremely easy to live with and need plenty of exercise either playing with another dog, or running in the park.
They make excellent companions for joggers. Possessing deep intuition as to what is right or wrong, they adapt easily to different situations; however, they will not respond to harsh discipline. Their shaggy coats need periodic brushing to remove dead hair and prevent shedding in the house.
HISTORY
The origins of the Deerhound lie in the history of Scotland and presumably evolved from crosses of the greyhound to rough coated local dogs. For centuries they were highly ‘valued by Scottish chieftains for stalking, hunting and holding deer. The human association has resulted in their close affinity to people, but for a while the possessivenes of their Scottish owners almost made it extinct. However in 1825 after the author Sir Walter Scott had described Deerhounds as being “The most perfect creature in
Heaven”, coupled with the artist Landseer depicting them in many of his paintings, the breed was re-established and these dogs were restored to their rightful place in the canine aristocracy. 

GENERAL APPEARANCE
Shoulder height: 65-69cm
Colour: Black, brown blue or fawn - all with tan in designated areas.
Coat: Smooth, short, hard and close lying.
Gait: Fore and hindlegs move straight with the important and distinctive rotary hind action.
These bold muscular dogs with their proud head carriages are capable of great speed. The almond shaped eyes and the slight stop are set midway in the clean cut wedge shaped head. The nose and eye colour tone in with the body colour. The high set ears drop to the side of the head, or in countries which permit cropping, they are erect. The long neck runs smoothly into a straight topline that slopes slightly to the customary docked tail. The well angulated fore and hind quarters finish with small cat like feet.
CHARACTERISTICS AND CARE
Many feel that as guard dogs, Dobermanns are second to none as they combine both loyalty with courage. Easily trained, they are popular as police dogs. Care should be taken to select a puppy from lines with sound temperaments. Making excellent family companions, they do need to live with their owners rather than being shut out in a yard. Coats need practically no additional care.
HISTORY
Although their ancestry is rather obscure, it was Louis Dobermann, the keeper of a dog pound in Germany, who decided to breed a larger, stronger dog than the pinschers and terriers that were currently popular. In order to retain the terrier agility and spirit, Dobermann crossed some of these dogs with Rottweilers and German Shepherds. Otto Goeller completed the evolution of the breed by adding some Manchester Terrier bloodlines. The final experiment was immediately successful and the breed has become widely popular.

GENERAL APPEARANCE
Typical concave lined brachycephalic mollossoid (short-headed Mastiff type). 
The Dogue de Bordeaux is a very powerful dog, with a very muscular body yet retaining a harmonious general outline. He is built rather close to the ground, the distance sternum to ground being slightly less than the depth of the chest. Stocky, athletic, imposing, he has a very dissuasive aspect. 
The length of the body, measured from the point of the shoulder to the point of the buttock, is greater than the height at the withers, in the proportion of 11:10. 
The depth of the chest is more than half the height at the withers. 
The length of the muzzle varies between one third and one quarter the length of the head, with the ideal being between these two.
The head of the Dogue De Bordeaux is described as voluminous, angular, broad and rather short. 
In the male, the circumference of the skull measured at the level of its greatest width corresponds roughly to the height at the withers.  In bitches, it may be slightly less. 
CHARACTERISTICS & CARE
The undershot bite is a characteristic of the breed. 
Bitches have identical characteristics as males but less pronounced.
Temperament: An ancient fighting dog, the Dogue de Bordeaux is gifted for guarding, which he assumes with vigilance and great courage, but without aggressiveness. A good companion, very attached to his master and very affectionate. Calm, balanced with a high stimulus threshold. The male normally has a dominant character.
Height: Should more or less correspond to the perimeter of the skull. 
Dogs: 60-68 cm at the withers. 
Bitches: 58-66 cm at the withers.
Self-coloured, in all shades of fawn, from mahogany to lightish fawn with  or without a black or brown mask A good pigmentation is desirable. Limited white patches are permissible on the chest and the extremities of the limbs.
HISTORY
1863 saw the first canine exhibition held in Paris and the breed was given the name of the capital of their region of origin. To this day the breed is still called the Dogue de Bordeaux. A distinctly recognisable type of the Bordeaux Dog did not exist before about 1920 but after that you could see uniformity. The Dogue de Bordeaux shares the same common links as all modern molossers.
The breed was devastated during World War II with as few as three breeding pairs remaining.  The breed was re-established during the 1960’s with Dr Raymond Triquet heading the rebuilding.  The breed was recognised in Australia in 1995 with 15 imported Dogues initially re-registered. 

GENERAL APPEARANCE
A medium sized, middle weighted, well-muscled dog of powerful and well-balanced structure. A dog with lots of endurance, a lively temperament and an intelligent expression. Depending on the coat the breed is distinguished in the following varieties; short, long and wire haired.
The length of the body (from point of shoulder to point of buttock) exceeds the height at the withers at a ratio of 10.9 as suits a trotting dog.
Height at the withers (shoulders); Dogs: 57-62 cm: Bitches: 55-60 cm
Short Hair: All over the body, quite hard, close-fitting, not too short coat, with woolly undercoat. 
Long Hair: All over the body, long, straight well fitting, harsh to touch, without curl or waves and with a woolly undercoat. 
Wire Hair: Dense, harsh tousled coat and a woolly, dense undercoat all over the body except for the head. 
The coat should be close.  
Colour: Brindle: The basic colour is golden or silver. Golden can vary from light sand-coloured to chestnut red, The brindle is clearly present all over the body, in the ruff, breeches and tail. Too much black is undesirable. A black mask is preferable. Heavy white markings on chest or feet is not desirable.
CHARACTERISTICS & CARE
In a modern family environment he needs regular exercise.  He is very loyal and reliable, always alert, watchful, active, independent, with persistence, intelligence, prepared to be obedient and gifted with true shepherding temperament. The Dutch Shepherd Dog works willingly together with its owner and deals independently with any task which is assigned to him. When herding larger flocks he must have the capacity to work together with several other dogs. 
HISTORY
Originally the main function of the Dutch Shepherd Dog was that of a shepherd’s dog in the countryside. From early times, the Dutch had an arable culture that was, among other things, maintained by flocks of sheep. The dogs had to keep the flocks away from crops, which they did by patrolling the borders of the road and the fields. They also accompanied the flocks on their way to the common meadows, markets and ports.
At the farm, they kept the hens from the kitchen garden; they herded the cows together for milking and pulled the milk carts. They also alerted the farmers if strangers entered the farmyard. Around 1900, sheep flocks had for the greater part disappeared in the Netherlands. The versatile skills of the Dutch Shepherd Dog made him suitable for dog training, which was then starting to become popular. Thus he started on a new career as a police dog, as a search and tracking dog and as a guide dog for the blind. He is however, still capable of herding sheep. The breed’s first standard dates from 12 June 1898. 

GENERAL APPEARANCE
Shoulder height: 61-68 cm
Colour: Belton (mingling of white and coloured hairs) in blue, orange, lemon and liver.
Coat: Slightly wavy, long and silky with feathering.
Gait: Free with a good drive and a high head carriage.
Elegant in both appearance and movement, English Setters are the quiet natured members of the Gundog group. The oval eyes are set midway in the smoothly chiselled skull - the head has a prominent occiput and a square lipped muzzle. The low set ears hang in folds close to the cheek. The slightly arched long neck runs into a level topline, slightly sloping croup and a feathered tail. The chest is deep and fore and hindquarters are well angulated.
CHARACTERISTICS AND CARE
'Once a setter person, always a setter person’ is a maxim that has stood the test of time. More distinctive in colouring than the red Irish Setter and the black/tan Gordon Setter cousins, the English Setter is renowned for being calm, friendly and amenable with people. While not being a guard dog, they are prepared to give a warning bark at intruders. Periodic grooming is required to keep the Setter in good condition - if being shown, a small amount of scissoring might be needed to keep a neat and tidy appearance.
HISTORY
It is believed this breed is the result of a number of Spaniel Pointer crosses - namely the original English Springing Spaniel, the Water Spaniel and the Spanish Pointer. For over 400 years the English Setter has been used as a bird dog in Britain, but breed conformity was only achieved in the early to mid 1800s. The first breeder Edward Laverack spent about 30 years developing pure lines and breeding for both conformation and beauty. A second breeder, a Welshman called Llewellyn was interested in breeding for working qualities, and by crossing some of Laverack’s setters with his own, he scored with progeny which displayed both hunting abilities and beauty.