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'C' Dog Breeds
Cairn Terrier

BREED GROUP: Terrier

WEIGHT: Male: 14; Female: 13 lbs

HEIGHT: Male: 10; Female: 9.5 inches

COLOR(S): any color but white; dark ears, muzzle, tail tip desired

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Cairnoodle

BREED GROUP: Not Akc Recognized

WEIGHT: 15-20 lbs

HEIGHT: 10-15 inches

COLOR(S): A varying mixture of cream, red, black, and gray.

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Canaan Dog

BREED GROUP: Herding

WEIGHT: Male: 45-55; Female: 35-45 lbs

HEIGHT: Male: 20-24; Female: 19-23 inches

COLOR(S): may be either predominantly white with mask with or without additional color patches, or solid color with or without white trim.

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Cane Corso Mastiff

BREED GROUP: Not AKC Recognized

WEIGHT: 80-140 lbs

HEIGHT: 22-28 inches

COLOR(S): black, black & tan, tan & fawn, red, chocolate, and brindle

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Cao De Castro Laboreiro

BREED GROUP: Not Akc Recognized

WEIGHT: Male: 66-88; Female: 44-66 lbs

HEIGHT: Male: 21.5-23.5; Female: 20.5-22.5 inches

COLOR(S): Any shade of gray, although wolf gray is the most common. There may or may not be a black mask. May also present in a brindle.

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Carolina Dog

BREED GROUP: Not Akc Recognized

WEIGHT: 30-44 lbs

HEIGHT: 17-24 inches

COLOR(S): Deep red with buff markings along the muzzle and over the shoulders; dark sabling over the back, tail, and loins.

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Catahoula Leopard Dog

BREED GROUP: Not Akc Recognized

WEIGHT: Male: 70-80; Female: 55-65 lbs

HEIGHT: Male: 22-26; Female: 20-24 inches

COLOR(S): Blue, Black, Red, Yellow, Brindle. There may or may not be white. The coat can be any pattern or color and is often brindled, leopard, or patchy.

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Caucasian Mountain Dog

BREED GROUP: Not Akc Recognized

WEIGHT: 100-150 lbs

HEIGHT: Males: 25.5; Females: 24 inches

COLOR(S): Piebald, brindle, white, cream, fawn, gray, red

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Cavachon

BREED GROUP: Not Akc Recognized

WEIGHT: 10-20 lbs

HEIGHT: 12-16 inches

COLOR(S): Black and white, red and white, sable and white; may also be solid or tri-color

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Cavalier King Charles Spaniel

BREED GROUP: Toy

WEIGHT: 10-18 lbs

HEIGHT: 11-13 inches

COLOR(S): black and tan or white, black and red or rich red or white and red

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Cavapoo

BREED GROUP: Not Akc Recognized

WEIGHT: 6-20 lbs

HEIGHT: 11-15 inches

COLOR(S): Red, apricot, black, cream, white, gray; may be patterned or blended.

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Central Asian Ovtcharka

BREED GROUP: Not Akc Recognized

WEIGHT: Male: 121-176; Female: 88-143 lbs

HEIGHT: Male: 27-32; Female: 24-27 inches

COLOR(S): Brindle, fawn, white, gray, black; solid, parti, or tri-colored.

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Cesky Terrier

BREED GROUP: Not Akc Recognized

WEIGHT: Male: 18; Female: 15.5 lbs

HEIGHT: Male: 11.8; Female: 11 inches

COLOR(S): Gray, gray-blue with tan, yellow or white furnishings, light mocha

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Chesapeake Bay Retriever

BREED GROUP: Sporting

WEIGHT: Mle: 65-80; Female: 55-70 lbs

HEIGHT: Male: 23-26 Female: 21-24 inches

COLOR(S): any color of brown, sedge, or deadgrass

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Chi-Poo - Chipoo

BREED GROUP: Not Akc Recognized

WEIGHT: 3-12 lbs

HEIGHT: 6-13 inches

COLOR(S): Variety of colors that include black, fawn, white, apricot, and brown.

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Chihuahua

BREED GROUP: Toy

WEIGHT: 6 lbs

HEIGHT: 6-9 inches

COLOR(S): any

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Chinese Chongqing Dog

BREED GROUP: Not Akc Recognized

WEIGHT: Male: 44-54; Female: 33-44 lbs

HEIGHT: Male: 16-19.5; Female: 14-16 inches

COLOR(S): Solid brown or dark brown

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Chinese Crested

BREED GROUP: Toy

WEIGHT: 5-12 lbs

HEIGHT: 11-13 inches

COLOR(S): any

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Chinese Foo Dog

BREED GROUP: Not Akc Recognized

WEIGHT: Toy: 10-20; Miniature: 21-50; Standard: 51 and up lbs

HEIGHT: Toy: 10; Miniature: 10-15; Standard: 15-18 inches

COLOR(S): Black and tan, blue, black, blue and brown, fawn, red, orange, cream and sable, wolfgray

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Chinese Shar-Pei

BREED GROUP: Non-Sporting

WEIGHT: 45-60 lbs

HEIGHT: 18-20 inches

COLOR(S): any solid color including sable

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Chinook

BREED GROUP: Miscellaneous Class

WEIGHT: Male: 70; Female: 55 lbs

HEIGHT: Male: 23-27; Female: 21-25 inches

COLOR(S): Tawny to Reddish Gold

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Chow Chow

BREED GROUP: Non-Sporting

WEIGHT: 45-70 lbs

HEIGHT: 17-20 inches

COLOR(S): solid red, black, blue, cinnamon, and cream

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Cirneco dell Etna

BREED GROUP: Not Akc Recognized

WEIGHT: Male: 26-30; Female: 18-26 lbs

HEIGHT: Male: 18-20; Female: 16.5-18 inches

COLOR(S): Fawn; with or without white chest markings. White; with or without orange markings.

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Clumber Spaniel

BREED GROUP: Sporting

WEIGHT: Male: 70-85; Female: 55-70 lbs

HEIGHT: Male: 19-20; Female: 17-19 inches

COLOR(S): white dog with lemon or orange markings (thefewer the markings on body, the better)

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Cockabichon

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Cockapoo

BREED GROUP: Not AKC Recognized

WEIGHT: 6-19 lbs

HEIGHT: 14-15 inches

COLOR(S): white, cream, tan and all combinations of these

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Cocker Spaniel

BREED GROUP: Sporting

WEIGHT: 24-28 lbs

HEIGHT: Male: 14.5-15.5; Female: 13.5-14.5 inches

COLOR(S): Black variety: solid black or black and tan; ASCOB variety: cream, red, brown, and brown with tan points; Particolor variety: any color with white

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Collie

BREED GROUP: Herding

WEIGHT: Male: 60-75; Female 50-65 lbs

HEIGHT: Male: 24-26; Female 22-24 inches

COLOR(S): sable and white; tricolor, blue merle; white (predominantly white, preferably with markings)

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Corgi

BREED GROUP: Herding

WEIGHT: Male: 25-30; Female: 24-28 lbs

HEIGHT: 10-12 inches

COLOR(S): Sable, fawn, red, black and tan with or without white markings.

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Coton De Tulear

BREED GROUP: Not AKC Recognized

WEIGHT: 12 - 15 lbs

HEIGHT: 10 - 12 inches

COLOR(S): White or white and black. White is preferred.

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Curly Coated Retriever

BREED GROUP: Sporting

WEIGHT: Male: 80-100; Female: 70-90 lbs

HEIGHT: Male: 25-27; Female: 23-25 inches

COLOR(S): Black or Liver

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Czechoslovakian Wolfdog

BREED GROUP: Not Akc Recognized

WEIGHT: Male: 54; Female: 44 lbs

HEIGHT: Male: 26; Female: 24 inches

COLOR(S): Gray, Silver-Gray, Yellow-Gray

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