Name That Gathering Of Dogs
By Kate An Hunter, D.V.M. & Mic Hunter, Psy.D.
Throughout history humans have given specific and attractive names to groups of animals. Everyone has heard of a school of fish and a pride of lions. Then there are the more obscure terms such as a gang of elk, a wilderness of monkeys, a cete of badgers, a murder of crows, a drift of swine, a business of ferrets, a sounder of boar, and an exaltation of larks. Pity the poor neglected dog that can gather in nothing more appealing than a pack. Anyone who has ever seen a group of pugs playing together can immediately see that it is a different event than a gathering of basset hounds. Doesn’t a group of our canine companions deserve a designation with more character than pack? We think so. We believe when dogs of the same breed are gathered together there ought to be a unique term to describe the occasion. We playfully propose the following terms be adopted.
A barrel of Affenpinschers
A sultry of Afghans
A hip-hop of Aussies
A choir of Bassett Hounds
A hoedown of Blood Hounds
A union of Border Collies
A tea party of Boston Terriers
A boogie of Boxers
A ballet of Borzois
A rally of Brittanies
A waddle of Bulldogs
A convention of Bull Terriers
A conspiracy of Cairn Terriers
A closet of Cardigan Corgis
A chic of Chihuahuas
A chill of Chinese Cresteds
A lumber of Clumbers
A charm of Cockers
A chorus of Collies
A confederacy of Coon Hounds
A zoom of Corgies
A premiere of Dobermans
A staccato of Doxies
An episode of Elkhounds
A fling of Flat Coated Retrievers
A turnout of Fox Hounds
A flirt of French Bulldogs
A production of German Shepards
A grande’ of Great Danes
A hedgerow of Great Pyrenees
A race of Huskies
A salsa of Irish Setters
A quarrel of Jack Russell Terriers
A garden of Japanese Chin
A realm of King Charles Spaniels
A stampede of Labs
A landslide of Lancashire Heelers
A pride of Lowchens
A marathon of Malamutes
A melodrama of Maltese
A march of Mastiffs
A minuet of Min Pins
A splash of Otter Hounds
A flutter of Papillons
A gang of Pit Bulls
A tour of Pointers
A puff of Pomeranians
A strike of Poodles
A pluck of Pugs
A dangle of Pulik
A revolt of Rhodesian Ridgebacks
A wrestle of Rottweilers
A revolution of Russian Terriers
An avalanche of Saint Benards
A swift of Salukis
A blizzard of Samoyeds
A shipload of Schipperkes
A syndication of Schnauzers
A loch of Scottish Deer Hounds
A scene of Scotties
A furrow of Shar-Pei
A scamper of Shelties
A breeze of Shih Tzu
An uprising of Springer Spaniels
A stunt of Staffies
A torrent of Tibetan Terriers
A riot of Westies
A windfall of Whippets
A bolero of Xolo
A yap of Yorkies
Kate An Hunter, D.V.M. is the founder of Carver Lake Veterinarian Center in Woodbury, Minnesota. Mic Hunter, Psy.D., works as a psychotherapist and has authored numerous books.
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