If Geese Come in a Gaggle, What Do Breeds of Dogs Come In? - Family - Pets

You're getting ready to select a dog for yourself or your family. You're wondering what breed of dog would be best for you. Large or small? Short-coated or shaggy? Should you go to the shelter or contact a breeder? Do you already know how to care for and train a puppy, or will this be a learning experience for you? Do you have enough yard to let a big dog or a small, frisky pup expend his energy (without tearing your house apart? There are a lot of questions to answer. All puppies are cute, but it pays to select the dog who will fit easily into your household. Nothing is more traumatic than returning a puppy to the breeder or the dog pound because he's too big, wild or 'sharp' to keep. As you investigate the dog breeds available to you, keep in mind this burning question....

If a group of aardvarks is (this is true) called an aarmory, a bunch of otters is a raft, and hyenas come in a charm, what are groups of different breeds of canine called? Sure, you could say that dogs come in a pack, but that's not very descriptive. So here's some more specific terminology for dog lovers.

English Sheep Dogs come in a vicar.Pomeranians travel in tassels.Collies come in a lint or a tuft.Golden Retrievers come in a bearhug.Dachshunds come in a bun.Chocolate Labradors come in hersheys.A herd of Irish Setters is a neurosis.Anatolian Shepherds run around in a yodel.Basset Hounds are correctly measured not by the number of individual dogs, but by ear-yardage.A bunch of Australian Shepherds is called a Dontmakemecomeoverthere. Dobermans travel in patrols.Brittany Spaniels come in a splash.A group of Poodles is referred to as a ringlet. Great Danes come in a Hamlet.Greyhounds come in a swift or a blur. Sometimes it's hard to see just how many of them there are.Pugs come in a Pugsley.Bloodhounds come in a sniff.A Rat Terrier pack is a gnaws.German Shorthaired Pointers make an autobahn. Jack Russell Terriers come in a bounce.Yorkshires come in a pudding.Dalmatians come in a Rorschach.Mexican Hairless dogs come in an SPF 15.Cockapoosit doesn't matter what you call them ; just don't call them Poodcocks.Pekingese come in a pompom. A group of Irish Wolfhoundis a pub.Chihuahuas come in a taco (and sometimes a purse).A herd of Afghan Hounds is a crochet.Rottweilers come in a grim.Saint Bernards come in an swig.Portuguese Water Dogs, like otters, come in a raft.Bijon Frisse come in a Dijon.ChowChows come in a chewchew.Toy poodles Come in a Playskool.