#dog__domesticdog__Canis_familiaris  a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds; "the dog barked all night"
  supertype:  #canine__canid  any of various fissiped mammals with nonretractile claws and typically long muzzles
  part:  #flag.tail
  member of:  #genus_Canis  #pack.animal_group
  subtype:  #pooch__doggie__doggy__barker__bow-wow__bowwow  informal terms for dogs
  subtype:  #mongrel__cur  an inferior dog or one of mixed breed
     subtype:  #pariah_dog__pye-dog__pyedog__pie-dog__piedog  ownerless half-wild mongrel dog common around Asian villages especially India
  subtype:  #lapdog  a dog small and tame enough to be held in the lap
  subtype:  #toy_dog__toy  any of several breeds of very small dogs kept purely as pets
     subtype:  #Chihuahua  old breed of tiny short-coated dog with protruding eyes from Mexico held to antedate Aztec civilization
     subtype:  #Japanese_spaniel  breed of toy dogs originating in Japan having a silky black-and-white or red-and-white coat
     subtype:  #Maltese_dog__Maltese  breed of toy dogs having a long straight silky white coat
     subtype:  #Pekinese__Pekingese__Peke  a Chinese breed of small short-legged dogs with a long silky coat and broad flat muzzle
     subtype:  #Shih-Tzu  a Chinese breed of small dog similar to a Pekingese
     subtype:  #toy_spaniel__toyspaniel  a very small spaniel
        subtype:  #English_toy_spaniel  British breed having a long silky coat and rounded head with a short upturned muzzle
           subtype:  #Blenheim_spaniel  red-and-white variety of English toy spaniel
        subtype:  #King_Charles_spaniel  a toy English spaniel with a black-and-tan coat; named after Charles II who popularized it
        subtype:  #papillon  small slender toy spaniel with erect ears and a black-spotted brown to white coat
     subtype:  #toy_terrier__toyterrier  a small active dog
  subtype:  #hunting_dog__huntingdog  a dog used in hunting game
     subtype:  #Rhodesian_ridgeback  a powerful short-haired African hunting dog having a crest of reversed hair along the spine
     subtype:  #hound_dog__hounddog__hound  any of several breeds of dog used for hunting typically having large drooping ears
        subtype:  #Afghan_hound  tall graceful breed of hound with a long silky coat; native to the Near East
        subtype:  #basset_hound__basset  smooth-haired breed of hound with short legs and long ears
        subtype:  #beagle  a small short-legged smooth-coated breed of hound
        subtype:  #bloodhound__sleuthhound  a breed of large powerful hound of European origin having very acute smell and used in tracking
        subtype:  #bluetick  a very fast American hound; white mottled with bluish gray
        subtype:  #boarhound  large hound used in hunting wild boars
        subtype:  #coonhound  any of several breeds of hound developed for hunting raccoons
           subtype:  #coondog  any dog trained to hunt raccoons
           subtype:  #black-and-tan_coonhound__blackandtancoonhound  American breed of large powerful hound dogs used for hunting raccoons and other game
        subtype:  #foxhound  medium-sized glossy-coated hounds developed for hunting foxes
           subtype:  #American_foxhound  an American breed of foxhounds used for hunting both in packs and individually
           subtype:  #Walker_hound__Walker_foxhound__walkerfoxhound  an American breed of foxhound
           subtype:  #English_foxhound  an English breed slightly larger than the American foxhounds originally used to hunt in packs
        subtype:  #harrier.hound_dog  a hound that resembles a foxhound but is smaller; used to hunt rabbits
        subtype:  #Plott_hound  a brindle-coated American hound used in hunting bears and wild boars
        subtype:  #redbone  a speedy red or red-and-tan American hound
        subtype:  #wolfhound  the largest breed of dogs; formerly used to hunt wolves
           subtype:  #borzoi__Russian_wolfhound  tall fast-moving dog breed
           subtype:  #Irish_wolfhound  large breed of hound with a rough thick coat
        subtype:  #greyhound  a tall slender dog of an ancient breed noted for swiftness and keen sight; used as a racing dog
           subtype:  #Italian_greyhound  a toy dog developed from the greyhound
           subtype:  #whippet  small slender dog of greyhound type developed in England
        subtype:  #Ibizan_hound__Ibizan_Podenco  breed of slender agile medium-sized hound found chiefly in the Balearic Islands; said to have been bred originally by the pharaohs of ancient Egypt
        subtype:  #Norwegian_elkhound__elkhound  breed of compact medium-sized dog with a heavy gray coat developed in Norway for hunting elk
        subtype:  #otterhound__otter_hound__otterhound  hardy British hound having long pendulous ears and a thick coarse shaggy coat with an oily undercoat; bred for hunting otters
        subtype:  #Saluki__gazelle_hound  old breed of tall swift keen-eyed hunting dogs resembling greyhounds; from Egypt and southwestern Asia
        subtype:  #Scottish_deerhound__deerhound  very large and tall rough-coated dog bred for hunting deer; known as the royal dog of Scotland
        subtype:  #staghound  a large heavy hound formerly used in hunting stags and other large game; similar to but larger than a foxhound
        subtype:  #Weimaraner  large breed of hound having a smooth grayish coat; originated in Germany
     subtype:  #dachshund__dachsie__badgerdog  small long-bodied short-legged German breed of dog having a short sleek coat and long drooping ears; suited for following game into burrows
        subtype:  #sausage_dog__sausagedog__sausage_hound__sausagehound  informal term
     subtype:  #terrier  any of several usually small short-bodied breeds originally trained to hunt animals living underground
        subtype:  #bullterrier__bull_terrier  short-haired terrier originated in England by crossing the bulldog with terriers
           subtype:  #Staffordshire_bullterrier  English breed of strong stocky dog having a broad skull and smooth coat
           subtype:  #American_Staffordshire_terrier__Staffordshire_terrier__American_pit_bull_terrier__pit_bull_terrier  American breed of muscular terriers with a short close-lying stiff coat
        subtype:  #Bedlington_terrier  a light terrier groomed to resemble a lamb
        subtype:  #Border_terrier  small rough-coated terrier of British origin
        subtype:  #Kerry_blue_terrier  an Irish breed of medium-sized terriers with a silky blue-gray coat
        subtype:  #Irish_terrier  medium-sized breed with a wiry brown coat; developed in Ireland
        subtype:  #Norfolk_terrier  English breed of small terrier with a straight wiry red-and-black-and-tan or grizzled coat and dropped ears
        subtype:  #Norwich_terrier  English breed of small short-legged terrier with a straight wiry red or gray or black-and-tan coat and erect ears
        subtype:  #Yorkshire_terrier  very small breed having a long glossy coat of bluish-gray and tan
        subtype:  #rat_terrier__ratterrier__ratter  any of several breeds of terrier developed to catch rats
           subtype:  #Manchester_terrier__black-and-tan_terrier__blackandtanterrier  breed of short-haired black-and-tan terrier developed in Manchester England
              subtype:  #toy_Manchester_terrier__toy_Manchester  breed of small Manchester terrier
        subtype:  #fox_terrier__foxterrier  small lively black-and-white terriers formerly used to dig out foxes
           subtype:  #smooth-haired_fox_terrier  a fox terrier with smooth hair
           subtype:  #wire-haired_fox_terrier  a fox terrier with wiry hair
        subtype:  #wirehair__wirehaired_terrier__wire-haired_terrier  a terrier with wiry hair
           subtype:  #Lakeland_terrier  breed of wire-haired terrier originally from the English Lake District used for hunting
           subtype:  #Welsh_terrier  wire-haired terrier resembling airedales but smaller; developed in Wales for hunting
              subtype:  #Sealyham_terrier__Sealyham  a Welsh terrier first bred in Sealyham (Wales)
        subtype:  #Airedale_terrier__Airedale  breed of large wiry-coated terrier bred in Yorkshire
        subtype:  #cairn_terrier__cairnterrier__cairn  small rough-haired breed of terrier from Scotland
        subtype:  #Australian_terrier  small grayish wire-haired breed of terrier from Australia similar to the cairn
        subtype:  #Dandie_Dinmont_terrier__Dandie_Dinmont  a breed of small terrier with long wiry coat and drooping ears
        subtype:  #Boston_bull__Boston_terrier  small pug-faced American terrier breed having a smooth brindle or black coat with white markings
        subtype:  #schnauzer  old German breed of sturdy black or grayish wire-haired terriers having a blunt muzzle ranging in size from fairly small to very large; used as ratters and guard dogs or police dogs
           subtype:  #miniature_schnauzer__miniatureschnauzer  a small schnauzer
           subtype:  #giant_schnauzer__giantschnauzer  a large schnauzer
           subtype:  #standard_schnauzer  a medium-sized schnauzer
        subtype:  #Scotch_terrier__Scottish_terrier__Scottie__scottie  old Scottish breed of small long-haired usually black terrier with erect tail and ears
        subtype:  #Tibetan_terrier__chrysanthemum_dog__chrysanthemumdog  breed of medium-sized terriers bred in Tibet resembling Old English sheepdogs with fluffy curled tails
        subtype:  #silky_terrier__silkyterrier__Sydney_silky  Australian breed of toy dogs having a silky blue coat
        subtype:  #Skye_terrier  Scottish breed of terrier with shaggy hair and long low body with short legs
           subtype:  #Clydesdale_terrier  selectively bred small Skye terrier with erect ears and a long silky coat
        subtype:  #soft-coated_wheaten_terrier  Irish breed of medium-sized terrier with an abundant coat any shade of wheat and very hairy head and muzzle
        subtype:  #West_Highland_white_terrier  small white long-coated terrier developed in Scotland
        subtype:  #Lhasa_apso__Lhasa  a breed of terrier having a long heavy coat raised in Tibet as watchdogs
     subtype:  #sporting_dog__gun_dog__gundog  a dog trained to work with sportsmen when they hunt with guns
        subtype:  #bird_dog  a gun dog trained to locate or retrieve birds
        subtype:  #water_dog__waterdog  a dog accustomed to water and usually trained to retrieve waterfowl
        subtype:  #retriever  a dog with heavy water-resistant coat that can be trained to retrieve game
           subtype:  #flat-coated_retriever  an English breed having a shiny black or liver-colored coat; retrieves game from land or water
           subtype:  #curly-coated_retriever  an English breed having a tightly curled black or liver-colored coat; retrieves game from land or water
           subtype:  #golden_retriever  an English breed having a long silky golden coat
           subtype:  #Labrador_retriever  breed originally from Labrador having a short black or golden-brown coat
           subtype:  #Chesapeake_Bay_retriever  American breed having a short thick oily coat ranging from brown to light tan
        subtype:  #Spanish_pointer__pointer  a strong slender smooth-haired dog of Spanish origin having a white coat with brown or black patches; scents out and points game
           subtype:  #German_short-haired_pointer  liver or liver-and-white hunting dog developed in Germany; 3/4 pointer and 1/4 bloodhound
           subtype:  #vizla__Hungarian_pointer  Hungarian hunting dog resembling the Weimaraner but having a rich deep red coat
        subtype:  #setter  a long-haired dog formerly trained to crouch on finding game but now to point
           subtype:  #English_setter  an English breed having a plumed tail and a soft silky coat that is chiefly white
           subtype:  #Irish_setter__red_setter__redsetter  an Irish breed with a chestnut-brown or mahogany-red coat
           subtype:  #Gordon_setter  a Scottish breed with a black-and-tan coat
        subtype:  #spaniel  any of several breeds of small to medium-sized gun dogs with a long silky coat and long frilled ears
           subtype:  #Brittany_spaniel  tall active short-tailed French breed of bird dog having a usually smooth orange- or liver-and-white coat
           subtype:  #clumber_spaniel__clumberspaniel__clumber  a thickset spaniel with longish silky hair
           subtype:  #field_spaniel__fieldspaniel  large usually black hunting and retrieving spaniel with a dense flat or slightly wavy coat; cross between cocker and Sussex spaniel
           subtype:  #springer_spaniel__springer  a large spaniel with wavy silky coat usually black or liver and white
              subtype:  #English_springer_spaniel__English_springer  a breed having typically a black-and-white coat
              subtype:  #Welsh_springer_spaniel  a red-and-white breed slightly smaller than the English springer spaniel
           subtype:  #English_cocker_spaniel__cocker_spaniel__cocker  a small breed with a wavy silky hair originally developed in England
           subtype:  #Sussex_spaniel  an English breed with short legs and a golden liver-colored coat
           subtype:  #water_spaniel__waterspaniel  any dog of two large curly-coated breeds (the Irish and the American) used for hunting waterfowl
              subtype:  #American_water_spaniel  breed of medium-sized spaniels originating in America having chocolate or liver-colored curly coat
              subtype:  #Irish_water_spaniel  breed of large spaniels developed in Ireland having a heavy coat of liver-colored curls and a topknot of long curls and a nearly hairless tail
        subtype:  #wire-haired_pointing_griffon__griffon  breed of medium-sized long-headed dogs with downy undercoat and harsh wiry outer coat; originated in Holland but largely developed in France
  subtype:  #working_dog__workingdog  any of several breeds of usually large powerful dogs bred to work as draft animals and guard and guide dogs
     subtype:  #watchdog__guard_dog__guarddog  a dog trained to guard property
        subtype:  #kuvasz  long-established Hungarian breed of tall light-footed but sturdy white dog; used also as a hunting dog
        subtype:  #attack_dog  a watchdog trained to attack on command
        subtype:  #housedog  a dog trained to guard a house
        subtype:  #schipperke  breed of small stocky black dogs originally used as watchdogs on boats in the Netherlands and Belgium
        subtype:  #pinscher  any of three breeds of dogs whose ears and tail are usually cropped
           subtype:  #Doberman_pinscher__Doberman  medium large breed of dog of German origin with a glossy black and tan coat; used as a watchdog
           subtype:  #miniature_pinscher__miniaturepinscher  small German version of a Doberman pinscher
           subtype:  #affenpinscher__monkey_pinscher__monkey_dog  European breed of small dog resembling a terrier with dark wiry hair and a tufted muzzle
     subtype:  #shepherd_dog__sheepdog__sheep_dog__sheepdog  any of various usually long-haired breeds of dog reared to herd and guard sheep
        subtype:  #Belgian_sheepdog__Belgian_shepherd  hardy working dog developed in Belgium for herding sheep
           subtype:  #groenendael  black-coated sheepdog with a heavily plumed tail
           subtype:  #malinois  fawn-colored short-haired sheepdog
        subtype:  #briard  old French breed of large strong usually black dogs having a long tail and long wavy and slightly stiff coat
        subtype:  #kelpie  an Australian sheepdog with pointed ears
        subtype:  #komondor  Hungarian breed of large powerful shaggy-coated white dog; used also as guard dog
        subtype:  #Old_English_sheepdog__bobtail  large sheepdog with a profuse shaggy blue-gray-and-white coat and short tail; believed to trace back to Roman occupation of Britain
        subtype:  #Shetland_sheepdog__Shetland_sheep_dog__Shetland  small sheepdog developed in the Shetland Islands and resembling a collie
        subtype:  #collie  a silky-coated sheepdog with a long ruff and long narrow head developed in Scotland
        subtype:  #Border_collie  developed in the area between Scotland and England usually having a black coat with white on the head and tip of tail used for herding both sheep and cattle
        subtype:  #Bouvier_des_Flandres__Bouviers_des_Flandres  rough-coated breed used originally in Belgium for herding and guarding cattle
        subtype:  #Rottweiler  German breed of large vigorous short-haired cattle dogs
        subtype:  #German_shepherd_dog__German_shepherd__German_police_dog__alsatian  breed of large shepherd dogs used in police work and as a guide for the blind
     subtype:  #police_dog  any dog trained to assist police especially in tracking
     subtype:  #Bernese_mountain_dog  large powerful long-haired black-coated Swiss dog with deep tan or russet markings on legs and white blaze and feet and chest marking; formerly used for draft
     subtype:  #boxer  a breed of stocky medium-sized short-haired dog with a brindled coat and square-jawed muzzle developed in Germany
     subtype:  #mastiff  an old breed of powerful deep-chested smooth-coated dog used chiefly as a watchdog and guard dog
        subtype:  #Tibetan_mastiff  very large powerful rough-coated dog native to central Asia
     subtype:  #bull_mastiff  large powerful breed developed by crossing the bulldog and the mastiff
     subtype:  #English_bulldog__bulldog  a sturdy thickset short-haired breed with a large head and strong undershot lower jaw; developed originally in England for bull baiting
        subtype:  #French_bulldog  small stocky version of the bulldog having a sleek coat and square head
     subtype:  #Great_Dane  very large powerful smooth-coated breed of dog
     subtype:  #guide_dog__guidedog__seeing-eye_dog  a dog trained to guide the blind
     subtype:  #hearing_dog__hearingdog  dog trained to assist the deaf by signaling the occurrence of certain sounds
     subtype:  #Saint_Bernard__St_Bernard  a Swiss alpine breed of large powerful thick-coated dog used as a rescue dog
     subtype:  #sled_dog__sledge_dog  a dog trained to draw a sled usually in a team
        subtype:  #Alaskan_malamute__malamute__malemute  breed of sled dog developed in Alaska
        subtype:  #Siberian_husky  breed of sled dog developed in northeastern Siberia; they resemble the larger Alaskan malamutes
     subtype:  #Eskimo_dog__husky  breed of heavy-coated Arctic sled dog
  subtype:  #dalmatian__coach_dog__coachdog__carriage_dog  a large breed having a smooth white coat with black or brown spots; originated in Dalmatia
     subtype:  #liver-spotted_dalmatian__liverspotteddalmatian  a brown-spotted dalmatian
  subtype:  #basenji  small smooth-haired breed of African origin having a tightly curled tail and the inability to bark
  subtype:  #pug-dog__pugdog__pug  small compact smooth-coated breed of Asiatic origin having a tightly curled tail and broad flat wrinkled muzzle
  subtype:  #Leonberg  a large dog (usually with a golden coat) produced by crossing a St Bernard and a Newfoundland
  subtype:  #Newfoundland  breed of very large heavy usually black dogs developed in Newfoundland; highly intelligent and vigorous swimmers
  subtype:  #Great_Pyrenees  bred of large heavy-coated white dogs resembling the Newfoundland
  subtype:  #spitz  any of various stocky heavy-coated breeds of dogs native to northern regions having pointed muzzles and erect ears with a curled furry tail
     subtype:  #Samoyede__Samoyed  Siberian breed of white or cream dog of the spitz family
     subtype:  #Pomeranian  breed of very small compact long-haired dogs of the spitz type
     subtype:  #chow_chow__chow  breed of thick-coated medium-sized dogs with fluffy curled tails and distinctive blue-black tongues; believed to have originated in north China
     subtype:  #keeshond  a spitz-type dog having a shaggy grayish coat and tightly curled tail originating in Holland
  subtype:  #Brussels_griffon__griffon__Belgian_griffon  breed of various very small compact wiry-coated dogs of Belgian origin having a short bearded muzzle
     subtype:  #Brabancon_griffon  a variety of Brussels griffon having a short smooth coat
  subtype:  #Welsh_corgi__corgi  either of two Welsh breeds of long-bodied short-legged dogs with erect ears and a fox-like head
     subtype:  #Pembroke_Welsh_corgi__Pembroke  the smaller and straight-legged variety of corgi having pointed ears and a short tail
     subtype:  #Cardigan_Welsh_corgi__Cardigan  slightly bow-legged variety of corgi having rounded ears and a long tail
  subtype:  #poodle_dog__poodle  an intelligent dog with a heavy curly solid-colored coat that is usually clipped; an old breed sometimes trained as sporting dogs or as performing dogs
     subtype:  #toy_poodle__toypoodle  the smallest poodle
     subtype:  #miniature_poodle__miniaturepoodle  a small poodle
     subtype:  #standard_poodle  a medium-sized poodle
     subtype:  #large_poodle__largepoodle  the largest poodle
  subtype:  #Mexican_hairless  any of an old breed of small nearly hairless dogs of Mexico
  subtype:  vicki#smart_dog__smartdog
     instance:  vicki#Mindy

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