Question about dog species

[poli]

I've barely mastered Pig Latin.

I have a question about dog species
French poodle - perro de lanas, perro francés, caniche (I've heard that in Argentina nowhere else.)
Bull dog - perro bull dog - there's got to be a better one than that
Dalmatian-- dálmata
Blood hound -- sabueso

Any addition or corrections?

[Tomisimo]

Poli,

I took the liberty to split this post off and start a new thread with it, since it's a new topic. Keeps thing nice and tidy, plus it helps others be able to search and find the information they are looking for.

David.


labrador - labrador/golden retriever (I think )

[Alfonso]

I can only add that caniche and bull dog are also used in Spain.
And, for a dog of unknown origin, we say chucho. This is the kind of dogs I like most .

[Rusty]

Small correction:

And, for a dog of unknown origin, we say chucho.

Chucho is also used in Central America.

[Iris]

The English for chucho is mongrel.

[Rusty]

Or mutt.

[Alfonso]

Thanks a lot, Rusty, for your correction.

I like very much these words: mongrel and mutt. Thanks Iris and Rusty.

Some other dog species in Spanish are: perro lobo, mastín, dogo but I don't know how to say these words in English.

[Rusty]

Mastín translates to mastiff in English, which describes any of the large dogs used as guard dogs, like the Saint Bernard.

Perro lobo is wolfdog in English. This is not a dog species, but describes a hybrid breed created by mating a wolf with a German Shepard, a Huskie, or a Malamute.

Dogo is apparently Dogo in English, but I admit that I've never heard of one before today.

[gomey]

Hi,
En Hawaii le dicen a los "mutts" un "poi dog". En Puerto Rico les dicen "sato". I personally love chihuahuas and that is the type of dog I have. Feisty little things.

gomey

[Tomisimo]

Aguas con la palabra chucho cuando estén en México ya que se les dice Chucho a los hombres que se llaman Jesús.

[Alfonso]

David, creo que te refieres a Chechu, igual que en España.

If I'm right that's you who should be careful not to call chucho a Chechu.
Pls, tell me if you are positive Chechus are Chuchos. It would be really funny.

¿Qué significa aguas aquí?

Originally Posted by Tomisimo

Aguas con la palabra chucho cuando estén en México ya que se les dice Chucho a los hombres que se llaman Jesús.

[Elaina]

Estoy de acuerdo con David. En Mexico, a los hombres que se llaman Jesus les pueden apodar chucho or chuy. The name chucho for Jesus was made famous by a character in a soap opera, "Chucho el Roto".

Elaina

[Elaina]

No le dicen a los bull-dogs.....perros chatos? Lo he escuchado anteriormente.

German Shepherd - pastor alemán (in some places: perro policia)

A mi, como a Gomey, también me gustan los Chihuahuas aunque en verdad no sirven para nada....solo son de lujo.

Elaina

[Alfonso]

Thanks a lot, Elaina. It sounded a little strange to me. So... Spanish is not the same everywhere. I think we should retain this. Sometimes we speak about our peculiar way of talking as it was the only existing one. And it's not.

[Elaina]

Amen!

Elaina

[Elaina]

En la respuesta de David él usó la palabra "aguas"......esta palabra se usa para indicar - be careful - beware - look out - and other similar words. En Español sería - cuidado, precaucion, etc.

Elaina

[Alfonso]

Yes, it's. I realised after asking that ¡Agua! is used by illegal sellers and cheaters to warn their mates when the police is near. So here in Spain it's only used in crime environments. This is a zero register expression. But it's useful to get away from police.

[poli]

Aguas con la palabra chucha tambien. Puede ser un apodo, una perra, pero en algunos paises caribeños una vulva.

Poli

[Tomisimo]

Originally Posted by Alfonso

Yes, it's. I realised after asking that ¡Agua! is used by illegal sellers and cheaters to warn their mates when the police is near. So here in Spain it's only used in crime environments. This is a zero register expression. But it's useful to get away from police.

Interesting, I didn't know that. In Mexico, ¡Aguas! is always used in the plural, AFAIK.