Sturdily built, robust, sinewy, nearly square, (length of body equal to height at shoulders).
Samoyed
Medium sized Spitz breed, erect, pricked ears and a tail curling over its back.
Rottweiler
Medium to large, compact dogs known for their solid black, flat-lying coats with clearly defined rust-coloured markings.
Rhodesian Ridgeback
The Rhodesian Ridgeback should represent a well balanced, deep chested strong muscular, agile and active dog capable of endurance and a fair amount of speed.
Pyrenean Mountain Dog
The Pyrenean is a dog of great size, imposing and strongly built, yet elegant and without any suggestion of heaviness. NB well made double double dewclaws on the hind legs.
Pug
Square and compact in either solid black or Fawn (all shades) with Black mask/ears. Reknown for their large round wrinkled head and twisted tail.
Poodle
Squarely built, and well proportioned. The ears should fold over close to the head, set at, or slightly below, eye level. The coat should be of naturally curly texture, dense throughout, although most have a lion-cut or other, similarly shaven look.
Old English Sheepdog
Long, shaggy coats covering thickset bodies. Their eyes appear to be totally covered but their vision is never impaired.
Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever
Powerful fox-like appearance with a broad head and strong, deep chest.
Neapolitan Mastiff
A heavy, massive, thick-set dog of great size, whose length of body exceeds its height at the withers.