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Working Dogs, Working Dog Group
Working dogs are powerful intelligent dogs who were bred to perform a variety of tasks. Working dogs can be great companions for experienced owners who make training and socializing a priority. Working dogs are also dogs that are happiest doing meaningful work. Included in this group are guard dogs, police dogs, patrol dogs, sled dogs, and rescue dogs, among them are Alaskan Malamute, Boxer, Doberman Pinscher, Rottweiler, Akita, and Siberian Husky. Those used for guard work are territorial and bred for aggression. All require a strong hand and early training in order to develop into the loyal companions they were born to be.
Working dogs are great for a strong-minded person who can stay in control of his dog, though definitely a wrong choice for the physically fragile or elderly. They're simply too powerful. Breeds such as Rottweilers and Akitas, when properly socialized and trained, can be the most loyal and gentle of dogs. But, like all of this group, they require an authoritative owner and even then they'll constantly challenge that authority. These dogs won't accept orders from a tentative boss.
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Affenpinscher
Monkey pinscher, monkey dog, European breed of small dog resembling a terrier with dark wiry hair and a tufted muzzle.
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Australian Kelpie
An Australian sheepdog with pointed ears.
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Belgian Malinois
Fawn-colored short-haired sheepdog.
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Bernese Mountain Dog
Large powerful long-haired black-coated Swiss dog with deep tan or russet markings on legs and white blaze and feet and chest marking; formerly used for draft.
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Border Collie
Shepherd dog developed in the area between Scotland and England usually having a black coat with white on the head and tip of tail used for herding both sheep and cattle.
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Bouvier Des Flandres
Bouviers des Flandres, rough-coated breed used originally in Belgium for herding and guarding cattle.
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Boxer
A breed of stocky medium-sized short-haired dog with a brindled coat and square-jawed muzzle developed in Germany.
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Briard
Old French breed of large strong usually black dogs having a long tail and long wavy and slightly stiff coat.
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Bulldog
English bulldog, a sturdy thickset short-haired breed with a large head and strong undershot lower jaw; developed originally in England for bull baiting.
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Collie
A silky-coated sheepdog with a long ruff and long narrow head developed in Scotland.
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Dalmatian
Coach dog, carriage dog, a large breed having a smooth white coat with black or brown spots; originated in Dalmatia.
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Doberman Pinscher
Doberman, medium large breed of dog of German origin with a glossy black and tan coat; used as a watchdog.
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German Shepherd Dog
German shepherd, German police dog, alsatian, breed of large shepherd dogs used in police work and as a guide for the blind.
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Great Dane
Very large powerful smooth-coated breed of dog.
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Komondor
Hungarian breed of large powerful shaggy-coated white dog; used also as guard dog.
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Kuvasz
Long-established Hungarian breed of tall light-footed but sturdy white dog; used also as a hunting dog.
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Mastiff
An old breed of powerful deep-chested smooth-coated dog used chiefly as a watchdog and guard dog.
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Miniature Pinscher
Small German version of a Doberman pinscher.
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Old English Sheepdog
Bobtail, large sheepdog with a profuse shaggy bluish-grey-and-white coat and short tail; believed to trace back to the Roman occupation of Britain.
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Rottweiler
German breed of large vigorous short-haired cattle dogs.
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Saint Bernard
St Bernard, a Swiss alpine breed of large powerful dog with a thick coat of hair used as a rescue dog.
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Schipperke
Breed of small stocky black dogs originally used as watchdogs on boats in the Netherlands and Belgium.
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Shetland Sheepdog
Shetland sheep dog, Shetland, a small sheepdog resembling a collie that was developed in the Shetland Islands.
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Siberian Husky
Breed of sled dog developed in northeastern Siberia; they resemble the larger Alaskan malamutes.
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Tibetan Mastiff
Very large powerful rough-coated dog native to central Asia.
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