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FIGURE 6.6 Terrier group: (a) American Staffordshire, (b) Tibetan, and (c) West Highland White Terrier. Source: Wikimedia Commons. Used
under CC BY‐SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Roc_1_copie.jpg; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:American_
Staffordshire_Terrier.jpg; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tibetan_Terrier_Image_001.jpg.

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FIGURE 6.7 Working group: (a) Alaskan Malamute, (b) St. Bernard, and (c) Bullmastiff. Note the sickle tail on the Malamute, the flews on the
St. Bernard and the Bullmastiff, and the brindle hair color of the Bullmastiff. Source: Wikimedia Commons. Used under CC BY‐SA 3.0, https://
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Alaskanmalamute0b.jpg; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:St_Bernard_Dog_001.jpg; https://
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bullmastiff_Junghund_1_Jahr.jpg.

(Scotty), and the Cairn Terriers. They all have a similar Working Group
profile with medium to long hair coats that require
professional grooming, and weigh about 14–24 lb. Tails The working group of dogs was developed to assist
are often docked on Terriers and they either have an humans in various ways. One group was developed to
erect, bat ear, or a cropped ear. Examples of long‐haired pull carts and/or sleighs, another was developed for res-
terriers are the Tibetan and Bedlington. Some of the cuing people in snow, water, or rough terrain, and the
dogs in this group have gotten a bad name because of third was developed for protection or police work.
indiscriminate breeding and little to no socialization or Generally, these dogs are large breeds and have short to
training. Those breeds are the “pit bull” type of dog that long double coats depending on the job they were bred
include the Staffordshire, American Staffordshire, and to perform (Figure 6.7). The sled dogs are Huskies,
the American Pit Bull Terriers. All three make good pets Malamutes, and Samoyeds to name a few. All have sim-
with careful socialization and training. They do have the ilar body types: prick ears, ring, sickle, or squirrel tails,
instinct to chase and kill but virtually all Terriers do, so and double hair coats. They range in weight from 60 to
concentrating on training to “leave it” and “drop it” for 90 lb. It may take time to make friends with these dogs
all Terriers is a must. The reason Pit Bull Terriers get into but once you do you are a friend for life. The rescue dogs
trouble is they are medium to large‐sized dogs that weight include St. Bernards, Newfoundlands, and Great
between 35 and 70 lb and can do a lot of damage in a Pyrenees. These dogs can weigh well over 100 lb, have
short period of time. double coats and large heads and long lips called flews.