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DogTypeByBreed-Pure pure breed A collection of collections, a specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rGwcsMFkIQdiMCLmJUEZ9IQ" class="cyc_term">DogTypeByBreed</a>. Each <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvxKgqZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">DogTypeByBreed_Pure</a> is a collection of dogs belong to a single pure breed, recognized conventionally. To be recognized as a pure breed, a group of dogs must be sufficiently similar in genetics and in comformation to an accepted breed standard that a mating of any two dogs belonging to the breed produces offspring who also conform to that standard. In general, popular acceptance of a group of dogs as a <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvxKgqZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">DogTypeByBreed_Pure</a> also depends on the recognition of the breed by some organization that has dog breeding and standards as its focus, such as the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvYDOU5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">AmericanKennelClub</a>. Except in unusually isolated environments, this type of genetic uniformity does not occur naturally in domestic dogs. Most instances of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvxKgqZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">DogTypeByBreed_Pure</a> are the result of intentional design and action by some <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rIcwFloGUQdeMlsOWYLFB2w" class="cyc_term">HomoSapiens</a>. breeds of dog pedigree breed dog breeds dog breed pure breeds breed of dog pedigree breeds pit bull Terrier-AmericanStaffordshire A collection of medium-sized dogs, also called the AmStaff. bull mastiff BullMastiff A collection of large dogs, originally resulting from a cross between the Mastiff and the Bulldog. BerneseMountainDog A collection of relatively large dogs. bernese mountain dog A collection of medium-sized dogs with short, thick fur. LabradorRetriever labrador retriever chihuahua A collection of very small dogs, usually 2 to 4 pounds in weight. Chihuahua-Dog Schipperke A collection of small, black, stocky dogs. Schipperke A collection of large dogs. BouvierDesFlandres Bouviers des Flandres otter hound Otterhound A collection of large dogs with webbed feet, bred in England. MiniatureSchnauzer A collection of small dogs. miniature schnauzer ChowChow Chow A collection of medium-sized dogs. Collie A collection of large dogs. There are two varieties: rough-coated and smooth-coated. collie A collection of small to medium-sized dogs with short fur and black muzzles. Pug-TheDog Pug A collection of large, white dogs, ancient in origin, going back at least 7000 years. A work dog. Kuvasz Kuvasz Newfoundland-TheDog A collection of large, web-footed dogs with thick coats. Newfoundland dog A collection of dogs. Anatolian shepherd AnatolianShepherd Keeshond Keeshond A collection of medium-sized dogs with very thick coats. Their colors are a combination of grey, black and cream. A collection of small dogs with white fur, also called the Westie. Terrier-WestHighlandWhite West Highland White terrier A collection of medium-sized dogs with thick, white coats. ClumberSpaniel Clumber spaniel BassetHound A collection of short-legged, sturdy hunting dogs. Basset golden retriever An instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rGwcsMFkIQdiMCLmJUEZ9IQ" class="cyc_term">DogTypeByBreed</a>, and a specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjiS5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Retriever_Dog</a>. Instances of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjBEZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">GoldenRetriever</a> are distinguished from other instances of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjiS5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Retriever_Dog</a> by their characteristic color. GoldenRetriever AustralianCattleDog A collection of medium-sized dogs. They make good working dogs. australian cattle dog Rottweiler Rottweiler A collection of medium-sized to large dogs that are robust and black. AlaskanMalamute Malamute A collection of relatively large, sled dogs. A collection of medium-sized dogs with long ears and a long coat. His colors are usually either liver and white or black and white. English Springer spaniel EnglishSpringerSpaniel Gordon setter GordonSetter A collection of large dogs, originally bred in Scotland. A collection of dogs. Bearded collie BeardedCollie Old English sheepdog A collection of medium-sized dogs with thick, shaggy coats. OldEnglishSheepdog A collection of small dogs with wiry, almost completely white fur. Terrier-Sealyham Sealyham terrier A collection of small dogs with very shiny, relatively long, silky fur. Once referred to as the Australian silky Terrier and the Sidney silky Terrier. Today they are also called by the name Silky. Sydney Silky terrier Terrier-Silky BrusselsGriffon A specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rT2xtan-1EdaAAAACs0uFOQ" class="cyc_term">ToyDog</a>. Members of this breed are descended from terriers. Brussels Griffon A collection of short-haired, medium-sized dogs. Each member of this breed is also a sighthound. Basenji Basenji black-and-tan terrier A collection small to medium-sized dogs with smooth, black fur. Terrier-Manchester Pekingese A collection of small, stocky dogs. Pekingese-TheDog A collection of dogs, the largest of any breed of Terriers, also called simply the Airedale. Terrier-Airedale Airedale terrier English collie BorderCollie A collection of medium-sized, sheep-herding dogs. Also called the Shepherd's Dog, the English Collie and the Working Collie. Maltese Maltese-TheDog A collection of very small dogs, ancient in origin. Their coats consist of long, silky, white hair. AmericanWaterSpaniel American Water spaniel A collection of dogs. Terrier-ParsonJackRussell Jack Russell terrier Nova Scotia Duck Tolling retriever A collection of medium-sized dogs. Members of this breed are also called Tollers or Duck Tollers. NovaScotiaDuckTollingRetriever Greyhound-Dog greyhound Terrier-Yorkshire Yorkshire terrier A collection of very small dogs, ideally around 7 lbs., called, affectionately, Yorkies. They generally have blue hair on their bodies with tan on their heads. Their fur is long and silky. Terrier-FoxSmooth Smooth Fox terrier A collection of small to medium-sized dogs with smooth but thick coats. Their coats are mostly white. gazelle hound One of the oldest breeds of dog. Of Arab origin. Saluki Terrier-Norfolk Norfolk terrier A collection very small dogs, with tough, wiry coats. A work dog. CockerSpaniel Cocker spaniel A collection of relatively small dogs, also called the American Cocker Spaniel or simply the Cocker. Pointer-GermanWireHaired A collection of medium-sized dogs. Generally known as the German Wire-Haired Pointer. German Pointer Lhasa Apso A collection of small dogs with coats of very long hair. LhasaApso Mastiff A collection of very large dogs with coats of short hair. Bred in England. mastiff A collection of very large dogs, and an ancient breed, dating as far back as 1000 B.C. In Europe they are called the Pyrenean Mountain Dog. Great Pyrenee GreatPyrenees GermanShepherd German shepherd Rhodesian Ridgeback RhodesianRidgeback A collection of large dogs with short, thick fur. A collection of small to medium-sized dogs. Poodles come in three different sizes: the toy poodle is less than ten inches tall (at the withers), the miniature poodle (also called the mini poodle) is between ten and fifteen inches, and the standard poodle is taller than fifteen inches. Poodle poodle Pembroke Welsh Corgi WelshCorgi-Pembroke A collection of dogs. A distinction feature of this breed is that they have no tails. Pharaoh hound A collection of dogs. PharaohHound Shih Tzu ShihTzu A collection of small dogs with very long fur. A collection of large sheepdogs. Briard Briard A collection of small to medium-sized dogs. ItalianGreyhound Italian greyhound GreatDane A collection of very large dogs, originally bred in Germany. Great Dane A collection of dogs. Curly Coated retriever CurlyCoatedRetriever Harrier-TheDog A collection of dogs. Harrier Weimaraner Weimaraner A collection of medium-sized dogs with very short fur, usually some shade of gray. Originally bred as hunting dogs. EnglishToySpaniel English Toy spaniel A collection of dogs. Bloodhound A collection of large dogs; considered among the most gentle and easy-going of dogs. Bloodhound husky SiberianHusky A collection of dogs. WelshCorgi-Cardigan Cardigan Welsh Corgi ScottishDeerhound Deerhound A collection of dogs. Affenpinscher A specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rT2xtan-1EdaAAAACs0uFOQ" class="cyc_term">ToyDog</a>. Affenpinschers are sometimes called &quot;monkey dogs&quot; because they have very monkey-like faces. Affenpinscher St. Bernard SaintBernard A collection of medium-sized dogs with blue-black tongues. Also called the Chinese Shar-Pei. Note that the natural language name for this dog is Shar-Pei, not Shar Pei. SharPei Chinese Shar-Pei A collection of small dogs. They come in three different varieties, the Longhaired, Smooth and Wirehaired, as well as two different sizes, Miniature and Standard. dachshund Dachshund EnglishSetter A collection of large dogs. English setter Vizsla Vizsla A collection of medium-sized dogs with smooth fur coats, used (at least in North America) primarily as bird dogs. At one time (in Hungary) they were known as the Yellow Pointer. His color is usually some shade of golden rust. Ibizan hound A collection of medium-sized to large dogs, an ancient breed. They have two types of coats: the smooth coat and the wire coat. IbizanHound A collection of small dogs. There are both hairless and coated varieties. ChineseCrested Chinese crested Samoyed-TheDog A collection of medium-sized, usually white, biscuit, or cream colored dogs with dark eyes. Samoyed Dalmatian A collection of medium-sized, white dogs with either black or liver spots. Their fur is short and dense. They have many other names: English Coach Dog, Carriage Dog, Plum Pudding Dog, Firehouse Dog and Spotted Dick. Dalmatian A collection of medium-sized dogs. Their coats will be either liver or blue colored. Bedlington terrier Terrier-Bedlington Shetland A collection of small to medium-sized dogs, also known as Shelties. Related to the Collie. ShetlandSheepdog A collection of small dogs. Very similar to the Doberman, but smaller. miniature pinscher MiniaturePinscher Whippet A collection of fast, medium-sized dogs, capable of reaching speeds up to 35 mph. Sometimes called 'the poor man's race horse.' Whippet A collection of medium-sized, smooth-coated dogs. Sometimes called the Staffie. Terrier-StaffordshireBull Staffordshire Bull terrier Havanese-TheDog A specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rT2xtan-1EdaAAAACs0uFOQ" class="cyc_term">ToyDog</a>. The Havanese is the the national dog of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjl7JwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Cuba</a>. Havanese Irish wolfhound IrishWolfhound A collection of dogs. Boxer A collection of medium-sized, short-haired dogs. Boxer-TheDog Afghan hound AfghanHound A collection of large dogs with long-haired coats. A collection of medium-sized dogs. The Norwegian Elkhound is the national dog of Norway. NorwegianElkhound Elkhound DobermanPinscher Doberman Pinscher Terrier-FoxWire Wire Fox terrier A collection of small to medium-sized dogs with wiry, thick coats. The coat is mostly white. Border terrier A collection of small, agile dogs. Terrier-Border ChesapeakeBayRetriever Chesapeake Bay retriever A relatively large dog with a thick coat. Also referred to as the Chessy. Bichon Frise BichonFrise A collection of small, white dogs. This breed was formally called the Teneriffe. The plural of Bichon Frise is Bichons Frises. A collection of large, robust dogs with wiry coats. giant schnauzer GiantSchnauzer PortugueseWaterDog A collection of medium-sized dogs. Able to swim and dive well. portuguese water dog Bull terrier Terrier-Bull Borzoi Borzoi A collection of large dogs. Before 1936 in North America he was known as the Russian Wolfhound. A collection of medium-sized dogs with thick coats. Also called the Aussie. Australian shepherd AustralianShepherd Bulldog bulldog A collection of medium-sized, stocky dogs (the male weighs around 50 lbs). Also called the English Bulldog. A collection of medium-sized dogs with soft, blue-gray coats. Their young have black coats until about 18 months. Kerry Blue terrier Terrier-KerryBlue A collection of medium-sized to large dogs with short, thick fur. Pointer-TheDog pointer Brittany-TheDog Brittany A collection medium-sized dogs. He is called the Brittany Spaniel in Canada and was also so called in the United States before 1982. A collection of very small dogs. Norwich terrier Terrier-Norwich Terrier-Australian Australian terrier A collection of dogs. Akita-TheDog A collection of large dogs. Primarily used as working dogs. Akita Skye terrier A collection of small dogs with long, straight hair. Terrier-Skye Beagle The collection of all beagles. A type of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjaoJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Dog</a>. <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwQCaNZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Beagle</a> is a <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvxKgqZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">DogTypeByBreed_Pure</a>. beagle Lakeland terrier Terrier-Lakeland A collection of small dogs with hard, dense fur. A collection of medium-sized dogs. Pointer-GermanShorthaired German Pointer A collection of large dogs, deep red in color. IrishSetter red setter Pomeranian-TheDog A collection of very small dogs. Pomeranian A collection of medium-sized dogs. In Canada, this breed name includes four varieties: Groenendael, Tervuren, Malinois and Laeken or Laekenois. In the US, these are considered four separate breeds (with the Groenendae being the same as the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwVRvH5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">BelgianSheepdog</a>) , though the Laeken is not yet recognized. BelgianSheepdog Belgian sheepdog A collection of small dogs with wiry fur. A working Terrier. Terrier-Scottish Scottish terrier Terrier-Boston Boston bull A collection of smooth-coated, small dogs with short tails. There are three different sizes of instances of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvnWO6pwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Terrier_Boston</a>: less than 15 lbs., between 15 and 20 lbs. and between 20 and 25 lbs. A collection of medium-sized dogs, with wiry coats. Irish terrier Terrier-Irish Papillon Papillon A collection of small dogs. Terrier-SoftCoatedWheaten soft-coated wheaten terrier A collection of medium-sized dogs with a soft, silky fur coat. A collection of dogs. Puli Puli Terrier-Cairn A collection of small dogs, the most famous being Toto. Amanda has one, called Zebediah. Cairn terrier The collection of all specializations of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rHIBS0h_TEdaAAABQ2rksLw" class="cyc_term">FirstOrderCollection</a>, that is, of all collections of (first-order) collections, and an instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rHUFI8h_TEdaAAABQ2rksLw" class="cyc_term">ThirdOrderCollection</a>. Instances of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rHQdVmB_TEdaAAABQ2rksLw" class="cyc_term">SecondOrderCollection</a> are collections of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rHIBS0h_TEdaAAABQ2rksLw" class="cyc_term">FirstOrderCollection</a>s. Any instance of any instance of any instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rHQdVmB_TEdaAAABQ2rksLw" class="cyc_term">SecondOrderCollection</a> is an <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjaApwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Individual</a>. SecondOrderCollection second-order Cyc collection subspecies A specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVji6JwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">BiologicalTaxon</a> whose instances are more restrictive than those of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjK65wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">BiologicalSpecies</a>. Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwLYiK5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">BiologicalSubspecies</a> is a specialization of some instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjK65wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">BiologicalSpecies</a>. Members of different subspecies of the same species can produce fertile offspring by interbreeding; but such offspring are not members of either of the parental subspecies, although they are members of the common species. All instances of a given biological subspecies have significant traits or collections of traits in common that are not shared by all other members of the subsuming species. <p/> A <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwLYiK5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">BiologicalSubspecies</a> is formed by inbreeding of a restricted group of members of the same species. This can happen naturally through geographic isolation or intentionally through controlled reproduction to create, for example, dog breeds or crop strains. BiologicalSubspecies The collection of all types of organism, bred or otherwise developed by people. A type of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjf5JwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">OrganismClassificationType</a>. The concept <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rVVUrkLe9QdeCAbkh7EW9wQ" class="cyc_term">DevelopedOrganismType</a> is a <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rv93EfJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">SetOrCollectionType</a>. DevelopedOrganismType developed organism type breed DogTypeByBreed A collection of collections. Each <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rGwcsMFkIQdiMCLmJUEZ9IQ" class="cyc_term">DogTypeByBreed</a> is a collection of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjaoJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Dog</a>s with a common history of development. Generally, instances of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rGwcsMFkIQdiMCLmJUEZ9IQ" class="cyc_term">DogTypeByBreed</a> are also instances of one of its specializations: <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvxKgqZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">DogTypeByBreed_Pure</a>, <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rHKYq3FkIQdidCbQu1bdTeQ" class="cyc_term">DogTypeByBreed_Wild</a>, and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4r_TD-_lkPQdiQXYctlLeJ3Q" class="cyc_term">DogTypeByBreed_Mix</a>. Because of the historical development of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjaoJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Dog</a>s with specific traits useful to <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rIcwFloGUQdeMlsOWYLFB2w" class="cyc_term">HomoSapiens</a> (task-suitable temperament, behavior, and physical form), classification of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjaoJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Dog</a>s according to <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rGwcsMFkIQdiMCLmJUEZ9IQ" class="cyc_term">DogTypeByBreed</a> is common even when that ancestry is not restricted to an identifiable pure breed or wild type. Mixed-breed dogs, for example, are often classified by the types of dogs they appear to have as close ancestors. NonAbducibleCollection The collection <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4roVp5xVzKEdiLrQAH6RYvVA" class="cyc_term">NonAbducibleCollection</a> is a sub-collection of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjl_ZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">SetOrCollection</a>. Abductive inferences sometimes involve hypothesizing the existence of entities as part of the explanation of some assertion or set of assertions. Cyc will not hypothesize the existence of instances of the collections that are instances of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4roVp5xVzKEdiLrQAH6RYvVA" class="cyc_term">NonAbducibleCollection</a>. Roughly, abductive inferences consume conceptual / theoretical knowledge rather than produce it. So, <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rHQdVmB_TEdaAAABQ2rksLw" class="cyc_term">SecondOrderCollection</a> is an instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4roVp5xVzKEdiLrQAH6RYvVA" class="cyc_term">NonAbducibleCollection</a> because Cyc should be employing existing theoretical knowledge about instances of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rHQdVmB_TEdaAAABQ2rksLw" class="cyc_term">SecondOrderCollection</a> rather than hypothesizing new instances. non abducible collection DogTypeByBreed-Pure A collection of collections, a specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rGwcsMFkIQdiMCLmJUEZ9IQ" class="cyc_term">DogTypeByBreed</a>. Each <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvxKgqZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">DogTypeByBreed_Pure</a> is a collection of dogs belong to a single pure breed, recognized conventionally. To be recognized as a pure breed, a group of dogs must be sufficiently similar in genetics and in comformation to an accepted breed standard that a mating of any two dogs belonging to the breed produces offspring who also conform to that standard. In general, popular acceptance of a group of dogs as a <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvxKgqZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">DogTypeByBreed_Pure</a> also depends on the recognition of the breed by some organization that has dog breeding and standards as its focus, such as the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvYDOU5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">AmericanKennelClub</a>. Except in unusually isolated environments, this type of genetic uniformity does not occur naturally in domestic dogs. Most instances of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvxKgqZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">DogTypeByBreed_Pure</a> are the result of intentional design and action by some <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rIcwFloGUQdeMlsOWYLFB2w" class="cyc_term">HomoSapiens</a>. pure breed DisjointCollectionType A collection of collections of collections and a specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViA4pwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">SiblingDisjointCollectionType</a> (q.v.). A disjoint collection type is such that its instances are collections that are all disjoint from one another. That is, each instance <code><b>DISCOLTYPE</b></code> of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvWPoRpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">DisjointCollectionType</a> is a collection whose instances are mutually disjoint collections: no two instances of <code><b>DISCOLTYPE</b></code> have any instances in common. Instances of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvWPoRpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">DisjointCollectionType</a> include <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjK65wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">BiologicalSpecies</a> and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwKJAl5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">SportsTeamTypeBySport</a>. disjoint classification scheme Pretty String (<a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwLSVCpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">prettyString</a> TERM STRING) means that STRING is the English word or expression (sequence of words) commonly used to refer to TERM. The predicate <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwLSVCpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">prettyString</a> is used by the code which generates CycL to English paraphrases, but its applicability is not restricted to this use. prettyString DogTypeByBreed-Pure A collection of collections, a specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rGwcsMFkIQdiMCLmJUEZ9IQ" class="cyc_term">DogTypeByBreed</a>. Each <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvxKgqZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">DogTypeByBreed_Pure</a> is a collection of dogs belong to a single pure breed, recognized conventionally. To be recognized as a pure breed, a group of dogs must be sufficiently similar in genetics and in comformation to an accepted breed standard that a mating of any two dogs belonging to the breed produces offspring who also conform to that standard. In general, popular acceptance of a group of dogs as a <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvxKgqZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">DogTypeByBreed_Pure</a> also depends on the recognition of the breed by some organization that has dog breeding and standards as its focus, such as the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvYDOU5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">AmericanKennelClub</a>. Except in unusually isolated environments, this type of genetic uniformity does not occur naturally in domestic dogs. Most instances of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvxKgqZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">DogTypeByBreed_Pure</a> are the result of intentional design and action by some <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rIcwFloGUQdeMlsOWYLFB2w" class="cyc_term">HomoSapiens</a>. pure breed