Seven year old Hungarian herding dog Derci runs along the Olympiaberg hill during stormy weather in Munich, southern Germany, Monday, January 4, 2016. (Photo by Matthias Balk/DPA via AP Photo)
View of a raccoon dog or Tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides) at the Chapultpec Zoo in Mexico City on August 06, 2015. This species is native from Japan and China. (Photo by Alfredo Estrella/AFP Photo)
A contestant holds three Pomeranians during the FCI-CACIB Zakarpattia 2021 International Dog Show at the Avanhard Stadium, Uzhhorod, Zakarpattia Region, western Ukraine on September 19, 2021. (Photo by Ukrinform/Rex Features/Shutterstock)
A man walks his dog through Los Berros Mountain in El Paso with the Cumbre Vieja volcano in the background, on the Canary Island of La Palma, Spain, October 24, 2021. (Photo by Borja Suarez/Reuters)
An alpaca Satsuki looks at a pet dog at a park while Alpaca Fureai Land's staffs walk the alpaca during early morning in Tokyo, Japan on June 21, 2023. (Photo by Kim Kyung-Hoon/Reuters)
Artem, a serviceman of infantry battalion of the 61st mechanised brigade, pets a dog in a trench at a position near the frontline, in Kharkiv region, Ukraine on January 6, 2024. (Photo by Sofiia Gatilova/Reuters)
A boy takes his basset hound for a walk with a difference in Noosa, Australia on Saturday, March 9, 2024, during the annual Surf Dog Championships. (Photo by Roberta Holden/Solent News)
Models play with a dog backstage at the Missoni Spring/Summer 2020 show during the Milan Fashion Week on September 21, 2019 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Rex Features/Shutterstock)