I keep struggling on what some of the abbreviations that's used for the dog breeds on here.  I worked out jack russels (JT/JTR) and presume everyone owns a german shepherd (GSD) if that's what it is ofcourse.

Any one care to list any they know.

It can be quite amusing sometimes reading about some breeds and having an imagination.  Feel very thick at times.

BC - border collie
BT - Border terrier or bull terrier
JR - Jack russell
GR - Golden retriever
OES - old english sheepdog

SCWT- Soft coated wheaten terrier :)
ACD- Australian Cattle Dog
PMD- Pyrenean Mountain Dog
IWH- Irish Wolf hound
BGV- Basset Griffon Vendeen
CKCS- Cavalier King Charles Spaniel
KCS- King Charles Spaniel
KBT- Kerry Blue Terrier
WHWT- West Highland White Terrier

GSP-German Shorthaired Pointer
TT-Tibetan Terrier
DDB-Dogue de Bordeaux
CKC-Cavalier King Charles Spaniel

BSD= Belgian Shepherd Dog

> Feel very thick at times.

No your not, I've just had to Google LOL!
BH - Basset Hound

Thanks for the replies, there's lot lol. I definitely wouldn't have worked some of them out.

What confuses me is when people write GS. Do they mean German Spitz or Giant Schnauzer? Could make a big difference LOL.

BMD = Bernese Mountain dog
PMD = Pyrenean mountain Dog (SP ?)

What gets me is when people write Border, do they mean BT or BC

Also
GSD - German Shepherd Dog
BFDB - Basset Fauve de Bretagne
IW - Irish Wolfhound

and already mentioned
GBGV or BGVG - Grand
PBGV or BGVP - Petit

then of course there are the abbreviations such as P. Pod and Ibi,

Ummm...
Leo= Leonberger :-)

I tend to write Mittel or Klien if i am referring to German Spitz..... that said, I get annoyed when people just say Spitz given that a "spitz" isn't actually a breed but a type.

Don't forget the PAPS! - Papillons!!!

Pom's Pomeranians
SWD Spanish Water Dog    PDAE - Perro de Agua Espanol.

Newf - Newfoundland
Dobe - Doberman
I think Rottie, Lab and Goldie(GR) are self explanataory?
Dane - Great Dane
Saint - St Bernard
Flattie - Flatcoat Retriever

We could almost have a list for most breeds

Swissy - Greater Swiss Mountain Dog

NSDTR - Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever

>What confuses me is when people write GS. Do they mean German Spitz or Giant Schnauzer? Could make a big difference LOL.

I always see GS as Gordon Setter ;-)

I suppose it depends on the group you are talking about :-p

LM Large Munsterlander
ES English Setter
ESS English Springer Spaniel
OES Old English Sheepdog

I always see GS as Gordon Setter ;-)


Aaarrggh now there's 3!! ;)

RR - Rhodesian Ridgeback :)

that said, I get annoyed when people just say Spitz given that a "spitz" isn't actually a breed but a type.

Same when people say Retriever -that really irritates me. I always feel like asking whether they mean Golden, Labrador, Flat Coat, Curly Coat, Chesapeake Bay or Nova Scotia Duck Tolling! In fact I have done and that shut them up LOL.

Chi = chihuahua

I confess I am a culprit using Spitz I now consider myself corrected and will use correct term in future lol

i suppose its the same when people say collie, i automatically assume border but it could also be rough, smooth or bearded!

Well, as the owner of a Spitz I am always half relieved if my hounds are called Spitz rather than GSD or Wolf. Don't really mind that they do not know which breed.

> Spitz rather than GSD

Ahh so not a shepherd. lol.  What does the 'd' stand for.  I always think it's just dog lol.

It does stand for dog!

Apart from labradors and I may be wrong most of the retrievers names are reduced to the letters so FCR is Flatcoated Retriever or like Labradors reduced to Labs.
Wss = Welsh Springer Spaniel
Ess = English Springer Spaniel
Fields =  Field Spaniels
OES  = Old English Sheep dog

PGBV = Petit Basset Griffon Vendeen The small basset breeds like this one always confuse me!

peke = pekingese

Quote Polly - Petit Basset Griffon Vendeen The small basset breeds like this one always confuse me!


Why Polly?

HWV - Hungarian Wirehaired Vizsla (or WHV Wirehaired Vizsla)
GSP - German Shorthaired Pointer
GWP - German Wirehaired Pointer

HPR - Hunt Point Retrieve - a sub group of gundogs

WSD - Working sheep dog

> Why Polly?

Because I can never remember what the letters stand for early in the morning before my brain is in gear!!! lol

I was thinking about a show I stewarded years ago not feeling great and had just completed a two hour drive to get there and the first breed in the ring was the PBGV, then the bigger version and followed by Fauve then the basset...... too many basset types too early! lol

Is see, a bit like me when I am trying to remember what a Field Spaniel looks like, suppose it depends on what group you are most familiar with I am not phased by the basset group but the retrievers cause me to think hard and I still make mistakes.

PP   Pesky Pointer

DD  Dopey Dallie

Sorry, I could not resist..... that is the main abbreviations used in our house :-)

I was talking about my GSP to another doggie lady, our lovely little office girl thought I had a German Shepherd Pup   ;-)

TM Tibetan Mastiff

Peanuts

SBT - Staffordshire Bull Terrier .......... but of course :)  (Not a staff, staffie or staffy in sight! tee hee).

TRD - Thai Ridgeack Dog :-)

Sibe - Siberian Husky

TT - Tibetan terrier

ADT - Airedale Terrier

> PGBV = Petit Basset Griffon Vendeen The small basset breeds like this one always confuse me!
>

PBGV :-D not PGBV :-D and you should see the looks we get when we tell people what breed ours is :-) . We usually end with 'big name for a wee dog' and 'its a French hound' , followed by blank look and 'Oh' from questioner, quickly followed by 'she is sooooo cute' :-D :-D

:-D :-D :-D !!!! lol See even the initials confuse me! lol

I use BC Border Collie and CS Cocker Spaniel.

Just found another one lol.

PYR=?

Pyranean(sp) Mountain Dog..> PYR=?

I thought that but then thought had it wrong. now that's sneaky using the beginning fo the breed. I'll never catch on lol.

When people use the abbreviation 'springer' I often feel like asking if they mean English or Welsh ;-)

And then there's Welshie, or Border. Which do they mean? Welsh Springer/Terrier or Border Collie/Terrier?

I think we are just supposed to stay confused :-p

Ooo heck.  Now there's a GDV.  Which one's this. lol.

GDV? Isn't that an abbreviation for 'Gastric Distension and Volvulus'; ie bloat?