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Barbet
French Water Dog
France12-14 yr lifespanThe Barbet is a rustic French water dog with a dense curly coat, sociable temperament, and strong aptitude for retrieving, swimming, and family life.
Basenji
Congo Dog
Democratic Republic of the Congo13-14 yr lifespanThe Basenji is a small Central African hound, famous for its barkless yodel, clean short coat, curled tail, and independent hunting-dog mind.
Basset Bleu de Gascogne
Blue Gascony Basset
France10-14 yr lifespanThe Basset Bleu de Gascogne is a low French scent hound with a blue-ticked coat, long ears, and an active, affectionate hunting temperament.
Basset Fauve de Bretagne
No widely used alternate names recorded
France11-14 yr lifespanThe Basset Fauve de Bretagne is a small rough-coated French scent hound from Brittany, lively, affectionate, and tenacious on scent.
Basset Hound
No widely used alternate names recorded
France10-12 yr lifespanThe Basset Hound is a low, heavy-boned scent hound with long ears, a powerful nose, friendly temperament, and serious weight-management needs.
Bavarian Mountain Scent Hound
Bayerischer Gebirgsschweisshund, Bavarian Mountain Hound
Germany10-14 yr lifespanThe Bavarian Mountain Scent Hound is a specialized German tracking hound, bred to follow wounded game calmly and accurately through mountain terrain.
Beagle
No widely used alternate names recorded
United Kingdom10-15 yr lifespanThe Beagle is a small British scent hound, merry, food-motivated, pack-friendly, and famous for following its nose and using a carrying hound voice.
Beagle Harrier
No widely used alternate names recorded
France12-14 yr lifespanThe Beagle Harrier is a medium French pack scent hound, larger than a Beagle and built for endurance, sociability, and serious nose work.
Bearded Collie
Beardie
United Kingdom12-14 yr lifespanThe Bearded Collie is a lively Scottish herding dog with a long shaggy coat, upbeat personality, and real need for exercise, grooming, and training.
Beauceron
Berger de Beauce, Beauce Sheepdog
France10-12 yr lifespanThe Beauceron is a large French shepherd and guardian, powerful, intelligent, self-assured, and recognized for black-and-tan or harlequin color and rear double dewclaws.
Bedlington Terrier
Bedlington
United Kingdom11-16 yr lifespanThe Bedlington Terrier is a graceful Northumberland terrier with a lamb-like coat, lively hunting roots, and an important breed risk for copper toxicosis.
Belgian Sheepdog
Chien de Berger Belge, Belgian Shepherd
Belgium12-14 yr lifespanThe Belgian Sheepdog is the long black Belgian Shepherd variety known as the Groenendael: intelligent, watchful, sensitive, and highly trainable.