Portal talk:Dogs

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Expand and improve citations: Akita (dog), American Bully, Artois Hound, Azawakh, Barbet (dog), Basset Fauve de Bretagne, Bavarian Mountain Hound, Bearded Collie, Beauceron, Berger Picard, Black and Tan Terrier, Black Norwegian Elkhound, Border Collie, Border Terrier, Bouvier des Ardennes, Bouvier des Flandres, Braque du Bourbonnais, Brazilian Terrier, Briquet Griffon Vendéen, Brittany (dog), Bullenbeisser, Bull Terrier, Ca de Bou, Cairn Terrier, Cardigan Welsh Corgi, Campeiro Bulldog, Central Asian Shepherd Dog, Chilean Terrier, Chow Chow, Colombian Fino Hound, Corsican Dog, Cretan Hound, Croatian Sheepdog, Czechoslovakian Wolfdog, Danish Spitz, Dingo, Dobermann, Dogue Brasileiro, Dunker, East Siberian Laika, English Cocker Spaniel, English Foxhound, English Toy Terrier (Black & Tan), Erbi Txakur, Estonian Hound, Estrela Mountain Dog, Finnish Lapphund, Flat-coated Retriever, French Bulldog, Galgo Español, Gaucho sheepdog, German Hound, German Shepherd, German Wirehaired Pointer, Glen of Imaal Terrier, Gordon Setter, Great Dane, Greek Harehound, Griffon Bruxellois, Guatemalan Dogo, Gull Dong, Halden Hound, Hamiltonstövare, Hanover Hound, Havanese dog, Hokkaido (dog), Hovawart, Ibizan Hound, Icelandic Sheepdog, Indian Spitz, Irish Setter, Irish Terrier, Irish Water Spaniel, Istrian Coarse-haired Hound, Jagdterrier, Jämthund, Kai Ken, Karakachan dog, Karelian Bear Dog, Karst Shepherd, Keeshond, Kokoni, Kooikerhondje, Koolie, Kuchi dog, Kuvasz, Labrador Retriever, Large Münsterländer, Lucas Terrier, Magyar Agár, Miniature Bull Terrier, Miniature Fox Terrier, Mongrel, Mountain Cur, Northern Inuit Dog, Norwegian Elkhound, Norwich Terrier, Old Danish Pointer, Old English Bulldog, Old English Sheepdog, Pastor Garafiano, Pastore della Lessinia e del Lagorai, Patterdale Terrier, Pekingese, Perro Majorero, Peruvian Hairless Dog, Petit Basset Griffon Vendéen, Pharaoh Hound, Plummer Terrier, Plott Hound, Polish Greyhound, Porcelaine, Portuguese Water Dog, Pudelpointer, Rajapalayam dog, Rat Terrier, Saarloos wolfdog, Sabueso Español, Saint Miguel Cattle Dog, Šarplaninac, Schipperke, Serrano Bulldog, Shikoku dog, Skye Terrier, Sloughi, Slovak Cuvac, Small Münsterländer, Smithfield (dog), Smooth Collie, South Russian Ovcharka, Spanish Water Dog, Standard Schnauzer, Swedish Vallhund, Tatra Shepherd Dog, Terceira Mastiff, Thai Bangkaew Dog, Tibetan Mastiff, Tibetan spaniel, Tornjak, Weimaraner, Welsh Hound, Welsh Terrier, West Siberian Laika, Westphalian Dachsbracke, Xoloitzcuintle, Xigou
Stub class articles in need of development: Alapaha Blue Blood Bulldog, Argentine pila dog, Armant (dog), Assyrian Mastiff, Banjara Hound, Billy (dog), Braque Dupuy, Bruno Jura Hound, Bulgarian Scenthound, Ca Rater Mallorquí, Calupoh, Campeiro Bulldog, Can de Chira, Cane Paratore, Cantabrian Water Dog, Chortai, Córdoba fighting dog, Denmark Feist, East European Shepherd, English Shepherd, Faroese Sheepdog, Gończy Polski, Grand Griffon Vendéen, Gull Dong, Hanover Hound, Hygen Hound, Japanese Terrier, Kaikadi (dog), Kars dog, Koyun dog, Kunming dog, Kurdish Mastiff, Levriero Sardo, Mahratta Hound, Majorca Ratter, Maneto, Markiesje, Molossus (dog), Montenegrin Mountain Hound, Rampur Greyhound, Romanian Mioritic Shepherd Dog, Sapsali, Sarabi dog, Schweizer Laufhund, Segugio Maremmano, Segugio dell'Appennino, Sinhala Hound, St. Hubert Jura Hound, Taigan, Tatra Shepherd Dog, Tazy, Toy Bulldog, Treeing Cur, Vikhan Sheepdog, Westphalian Dachsbracke, White Shepherd
Suggested Featured Articles due for re-assessment: Beagle (2007)
Suggested Good Articles due for re-assessment: Swift fox (2008); Cavalier King Charles Spaniel (2009); Clumber Spaniel (2009); Russian Spaniel (2009); Sussex Spaniel (2009)
Requested images: Briquet de Provence, Denmark Feist, Erbi Txakur, Jeju dog, Kaikadi (dog), Kars dog, Koyun dog, Levriero Sardo, Liangshan Dog, Perdigueiro Galego, Segugio dell'Appennino, St. Hubert Jura Hound, Tarsus çatalburun, Tibetan Kyi Apso, Vikhan Sheepdog, Villanuco de Las Encartaciones

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Featured portal tips

Please add any tips here on how this page can be improved to Featured portal status. Thanks. Rfrisbie^talk 18:19, 8 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Note: Related comments at Portal talk:Cats also apply here. Rfrisbie^talk 03:33, 9 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

A few suggestions:

Selected picture should be resized, or placed in left-hand column if you don't want to resize. On my computer with Firefox, it looks really distorted and extends way out of the box parameters.
Things you can do-Make a template for that and follow a format similarly to to Template:Bizetasks.
You should also have a link for other users to make suggestions for future featured articles. Also required is an archive for DYK, featured picture, featured article, and featured breed.
I don't know if the purge button is really necessary. It's just my opinion, but it just appears redundant since there already is a purge at the bottom of the portal.

Overall, it looks great so far. =) A few minor tweaks and it can make it to FP. Nishkid 64 21:49, 8 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Selected breed format

I've noticed that on subpage 21 and after the "read more" link floats in the image unless the image is resized. Any way to fix that? Also, what about dropping "the (breed) is a breed of dog" part. Because of the context it seems kind of redundant to me. --Pharaoh Hound (talk) 20:20, 10 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Oops, forget that thing about the floating text, I was looking at it on the subpage rather than on the main portal page. --Pharaoh Hound (talk) 20:22, 10 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Okay, one fix down. ;-) I also like the idea of trimming the wording. Rfrisbie^talk 20:34, 10 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Great, I'll start the re-wording. --Pharaoh Hound (talk) 20:36, 10 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

DYK criteria

One of the members of WikiProject Dogs has expressed interest in what the criteria for DYK inclusion are, and I can't find any specific info on the nominations page. It might be useful to define what the criteria for inclusion are there. Thanks. Badbilltucker 17:27, 18 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Done. Rfrisbie^talk 22:47, 18 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Selected breed criteria

Since there's no defined criteria for selected breeds, I though I would suggest two:

No stubs
Good photo (which I would define as being similar to this: undistracting background, the dog "pops" nicely out of the photo and is the centre of attention)

Unfortunately, the "no stubs" requirement would disqualify the miniature australian shepherd, but I'm sure it will be easy to find a replacement breed. --Pharaoh Hound (talk) 12:35, 25 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Of interest to Wikipedia Dog Portal

Contributors to the Wikipedia Dog Portal should be informed about a blog post which is highly critical of some Wikipedia dog pages. The blog raises issues we may need to address: http://sruv-pitbulls.blogspot.com/2011/08/wikipedia.html This note is also posted to the WikiProject Dogs page. Thanks. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 199.127.255.205 (talk) 03:31, 3 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Parti-colored?

What is "parti-colored coat" regarding dogs? I see this referred to on the article for a breed but the only definition I can find of parti-colored is brightly colored. Can you tell me a dog breed where this is the standard coloring and not just a variation? Thanks! Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 20:56, 25 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Dogs in Film

I was surprised to see extensive articles on Wolves in Film, Coyotes in Film, other animals in film, but the one for Dogs in Film, which should be enormous, is just pitiful. It's a subsection of another article. I think an entire article devoted to this is warranted. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 16:25, 7 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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