Top 7 Most Elegant Dog Breeds
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#1 Beaglier
Beaglier is voted the first most elegant dog breeds with 281 votes.
Beaglier
The Beaglier is a designer breed, the offspring of a Beagle and a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel. The Beaglier became particularly popular through crossbreeding programs in Australia during the 1990s. The dog was developed because of affection for the Cavalier King Charles Spaniel and the Beagle breeds; the breeders were looking for a healthy, energetic small dog with a less active scent drive than that of the Beagle.
#2 Dorgi
Dorgi is voted the second most elegant dog breeds with 280 votes.
Dorgi
Crossbreed dogs or designer dogs are dogs which have been intentionally bred from two or more recognized dog breeds and not from dogs with no purebred ancestors, but have not been artificially bred to each other enough to breed true and be recognized as a breed in their own right. Several unofficially recognized crossbreed types date from the 14th century or earlier, such as the lurcher or the longdog. The Encyclopædia Britannica traces the term "designer dog" to the late 20th century, when breeders began to cross purebred poodles with other purebred breeds in order to obtain a dog with the poodles' hypoallergenic coat, along with various desirable characteristics from other breeds.The primary identifying mark of a crossbred "designer dog" is that the resulting puppies are called by a portmanteau word made up of syllables (or sounds) from the breed names of the two purebred parents, such as Schnoodle (Schnauzer and poodle cross).
#3 American Water Spaniel
American Water Spaniel is voted the third most elegant dog breeds with 267 votes.
American Water Spaniel
The American Water Spaniel, (often abbreviated to AWS), is a breed of spaniel which originated in the United States. Developed in the state of Wisconsin during the 19th century from a number of other breeds, including the Irish and English Water Spaniels. The breed was saved by Dr.
#4 Miniature Bulldog
Miniature Bulldog is voted the fourth most elegant dog breeds with 202 votes.
Miniature Bulldog
#5 Australian Bulldog
Australian Bulldog is voted the fifth most elegant dog breeds with 180 votes.
Australian Bulldog
#6 Spanish Water Dog
Spanish Water Dog is voted the sixth most elegant dog breeds with 176 votes.
Spanish Water Dog
The Spanish Water Dog (perro de agua español) breed dates back several hundred years and has its origins most likely in Turkey from where it was imported into Spain as a general purpose sheepdog and guard. It is also used sometimes as a gundog, and is skilled at retrieval from water. The SWD has strong genetic links to other ancient water breeds such as the Portuguese Water Dog, the French Barbet and the Irish Water Spaniel.
#7 American White Shepherd
American White Shepherd is voted the seventh most elegant dog breeds with 174 votes.
American White Shepherd
The White Shepherd emerged from white-coat lines of the German Shepherd dog in Canada and the United States and from European imports. The German Shepherd and the white German Shepherd are the same dog, though their coat colors vary. The White Shepherd breed was officially recognized by the United Kennel Club on April 14, 1999.