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.

GENERAL APPEARANCE
Shoulder height: Large variety - 58-61cm (23”-24”).
Small variety 44-47cm (17½”-18½”).
Colour: Large variety — Black head with white blaze and a black body which is white ticked or flecked. Small variety - Brown head with or without tan markings, body brown with white ticks or flecks.
Coat: Smooth on the head and body coat long and dense. Gait: Free flowing, springy with fore and hindlegs reaching well out.
These workmanlike members of the gun dog group have their dark brown eyes set midway between the slightly rounded skull and a strong jaw. The high set ears hang to the side of the cheek. The slightly arched neck runs into well laid back shoulders and the topline slopes from the shoulders towards the well feathered tail. Docking of one or two joints from the tip of the tail is optional. Strong fore and hind quarters with good angulation are required and the feet should be tight and round.
CHARACTERISTICS AND CARE
This multi purpose German gundog with its excellent nose, is ideal for the rough shooter. They excel in staying power and work equally well in water or on land. Being loyal, affectionate, trustworthy and easily taught, they make excellent family companions. They are adaptable and live happily in either kennel or the home. In order to remain happy and healthy, they need plenty of exercise. Coat care is minimal with only periodical grooming.
HISTORY
Munsterlanders are one of the more recent pointing and retrieving gundogs in Germany. They were once known as Long Haired German Pointers and when the German Kennel Club first recognized them, only the brown and white puppies were accepted. This resulted in the rejected black and white puppies being given away.Ultimately it was found that so many of these rejected black and white dogs excelled in field trials that they had to be recognised. The Small Munsterlanders (sometimes called Moorland Spaniels) were recognised at the turn of the 20th century, following crossing with Brittany Spaniels and Long Haired German Pointers.

GENERAL APPEARANCE
Shoulder height: 65-70cm (26”-32”).
Colour: Light yellow, golden to red-brown. Black mask.
Coat: Medium length - thick undercoat. Good mane on the neck and chest and the tail is bushy. Gait: Strong,firm with a good drive.
This big dog is extremely muscular but at the same time elegant. The skull is moderately domed but in size must never approach the length and depth of the head of the St. Bernard. The muzzle is moderately deep and the skin on the whole head should never be wrinkled nor carry dewlap. The eyerims should be tight, medium sized and dark. The high set ears lie close to the cheek. The body is slightly longer than the height at the shoulder and the chest reaches below the elbow. Well angulated fore and hindquarters and the legs should be parallel and end with tightly webbed feet. The bushy tail is carried at half mast and must never be carried over the back.
CHARACTERISTICS AND CARE
Like so many of the larger breeds, the Leonberger is a faithful, amenable and intelligent dog. He is neither timid nor aggressive and never appears to be in a hurry. This breed was developed from other caring or guarding breeds and as such makes a good protector of people or stock. The coat will need periodic brushing with a firm brush that reaches through to the thick undercoat, in order that it not become tangled or too curly.
HISTORY
The Leonberger is a breed evolved through selective breeding by Herr Essig, a resident in the town of Leonberg in Wurttemberg, Germany. The breed’s origins lie with the St. Bernard, the ancient Tibetan Mastiff and possibly with an infusion of some Pyrenean Mountain Dog and Newfoundland. Due to the difficulty in establishing a distinctive breed type the first official breed standard was not published until 1949.