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6 Popular Dog Breed Names (in Nigeria) You're Probably Mispronouncing by pmadise(m): 5:31pm On Aug 25, 2015
6 Dog Breed Names In 9ja You’re Probably Mispronouncing

We all love dogs, but with so many breeds coming from all over the world, it can be difficult to figure out how to pronounce their names properly. It helps if we know the language of the country they came from, but we often don’t even know that! And even if we do, many people aren’t even close to being bilingual. We’ve compiled a list below of some breeds we think you might be mispronouncing, but if you’ve got them all right – you’re on the right

#1 - GERMAN SHEPHERD
The German Shepherd (German: Deutscher Schäferhund, is a breed of large-sized working dog that originated in Germany. The breed's officially recognized name is German Shepherd Dog in the English language, sometimes abbreviated as "GSD", and was also formerly known as the Alsatian and Alsatian Wolf Dog in Britain. Pronounced jur-muhn shep-urd.

#2 - ROTTWEILER
Rottweilers were originally bred to drive cattle to market. Later they were used to pull carts for butchers and t. They were among the earliest police dogs and serve with honor in the military. Most important, they are popular family guardians and friends. Pronounced rot-why-lahr.

#3 - BOERBOEL
The South African Boerboel is the official farm dog of South Africa . "Boer," pronounced “Bo Er “is a  Dutch/Africaans term meaning farmer and "Boel" pronounced “Bowl” means dog, so together what you have is the farmer’s dog. Similar to other farm dogs Boerboels are all around work dogs that may can perform a variety of tasks in a day. S.A. Boerboels are utility dogs that have been bred so that they are strong and smart enough to do it all.

#4 - CAUCASIAN OVCHARKA
Ovcharka means "Shepherd"in Russian. The "Caucasian Ovcharka" is a Rusian dog. Another name for it is the "Caucasian Shepherd" and that is just the english meaning. Pronounced Co-Kay-Shian

#5 - CANE CORSO
This Italian Mastiff is growing in popularity and it’s no surprise as to why; they are a loyal, devoted, and loving breed. Keeping in mind their Italian origin, make sure to pronounce the name CAH-né Corso.

#6 – MALINOIS
The Belgian Malinois is perhaps the most versatile working dog in existence today, but his name tends to confuse those not familiar with French. Malinois is pronounced Mal-in-WA, and not surprisingly comes from the French-speaking regions of Belgium where he originated as a herding dog.

Re: 6 Popular Dog Breed Names (in Nigeria) You're Probably Mispronouncing by pmadise(m): 5:32pm On Aug 25, 2015
Cane and Mali

Re: 6 Popular Dog Breed Names (in Nigeria) You're Probably Mispronouncing by donholy28(m): 5:44pm On Aug 25, 2015
Bullmanstiff
Re: 6 Popular Dog Breed Names (in Nigeria) You're Probably Mispronouncing by Omololu007(m): 9:51pm On Aug 25, 2015
7..AJA-the AJA is not a large dog,is called "aja" by pple from south western part of Nigeria,a lot of Nigerians and foreigners can't pronounce it

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Re: 6 Popular Dog Breed Names (in Nigeria) You're Probably Mispronouncing by olisafincy(m): 2:47pm On Aug 28, 2015
i need a malinois, who got any for sale?

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