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Breed Afghan hound Description coming soon. View breed →

Breed American Mastiff Description coming soon. View breed →

Breed American Pitbull Description coming soon. View breed →

Breed Australian shepherd Description coming soon. View breed →

Breed Bakharwal Dog Ancient flock guardian from the northern mountain pastures. Independent, hardy, poorly suited to city life. View breed →

Breed Basenji Description coming soon. View breed →

Breed Beagle Description coming soon. View breed →

Breed Bedlington terrier dog Description coming soon. View breed →

Breed Belgian Malinois Working line favourite for security and detection. Needs a job or it invents one. View breed →

Breed Belgian Shepherd Description coming soon. View breed →

Breed Bloodhound Description coming soon. View breed →

Breed Border Collie The most trainable dog in the world and the least happy one when under-worked. View breed →

Breed Boxer Description coming soon. View breed →

Breed Bully Kutta Pakistani Mastiff. Large property and livestock guardian from the Punjab plains. Experienced handlers only. View breed →

Breed Cane Corso Italian guardian breed, increasingly common in Lahore and Karachi. Confident and trainable. View breed →

Breed Caucasian Shepherd Very large guardian, sold locally as the Russian dog. Serious commitment in both space and handling. View breed →

Breed Chihuahua Smallest of the toy breeds, well suited to flats, poorly suited to rough handling. View breed →

Breed Chow Chow Aloof and dignified. The double coat is a genuine problem outside the northern areas. View breed →

Breed Cocker Spaniel Description coming soon. View breed →

Breed Collie Description coming soon. View breed →

Breed Dalmatian Description coming soon. View breed →

Breed Desi Dog The local street dog. Heat adapted, disease resistant, cheap to keep, and most of our adoption listings. View breed →

Breed Doberman Description coming soon. View breed →

Breed French Bulldog Flat faced and apartment sized. Heat and humidity are a real health risk. View breed →

Breed German Shepherd Description coming soon. View breed →

Breed Golden Retriever Description coming soon. View breed →

Breed Great Dane Description coming soon. View breed →

Breed Gull Dong A cross of the Bully Kutta and Gull Terr. Powerful, and heavily dependent on the handler it grows up with. View breed →

Breed Gull Terr Lean, fast Pakistani terrier type with very high drive. Loyal to its handler, difficult with strangers. View breed →

Breed Japanese Chin Description coming soon. View breed →

Breed Labrador Retriever Description coming soon. View breed →

Breed Lake Land Terrier Description coming soon. View breed →

Breed Lhasa Apso Small Tibetan companion with a long coat that needs weekly work. View breed →

Breed Maltese Description coming soon. View breed →

Breed Other Description coming soon. View breed →

Breed Pointer Description coming soon. View breed →

Breed Pomeranian Description coming soon. View breed →

Breed Poodle Description coming soon. View breed →

Breed Pug Description coming soon. View breed →

Breed Rottweiler Description coming soon. View breed →

Breed Saint Bernard Gentle giant, and one of the worst matches for the climate in most of the country. View breed →

Breed Shih-Tzu Description coming soon. View breed →

Breed Siberian Husky Popular here despite the climate. Read the heat tolerance section before you buy. View breed →

Breed Tibetan Mastiff Heavy mountain guardian. Copes with cold far better than with a Punjab summer. View breed →

Breed Tibetan terrier Description coming soon. View breed →

Breed Vikhan Sheepdog Livestock guardian from the Chitral and Hindu Kush valleys. Rare outside its home region. View breed →

Breed Wolfdog Description coming soon. View breed →

Breed Yorkshire Terrier Description coming soon. View breed →

Breed African Grey Parrot Description coming soon. View breed →

Breed Alexandrine Parrot Description coming soon. View breed →

Breed Amazon Parrots Description coming soon. View breed →

Breed Australian Budgies Description coming soon. View breed →

Breed Cockatiel Parrots Description coming soon. View breed →

Breed Cockatoo Description coming soon. View breed →

Breed Eclectus Parrots Description coming soon. View breed →

Breed Indian Ringneck Description coming soon. View breed →

Breed Lovebirds Description coming soon. View breed →

Breed Macaw Description coming soon. View breed →

Breed Rainbow Lorikeet Description coming soon. View breed →

Breed Red Rumps Description coming soon. View breed →

Breed Rosa Burke Description coming soon. View breed →

Breed Rosella Description coming soon. View breed →

Breed Senegal Parrots Description coming soon. View breed →

Breed Sun Conure Description coming soon. View breed →

Breed Abyssinian Description coming soon. View breed →

Breed American Curls Description coming soon. View breed →

Breed American longhaired Description coming soon. View breed →

Breed American Shorthairs Description coming soon. View breed →

Breed Balinese Description coming soon. View breed →

Breed Bengal Description coming soon. View breed →

Breed Burmese Description coming soon. View breed →

Breed Devon Rex Description coming soon. View breed →

Breed Himalayan Description coming soon. View breed →

Breed Persian Description coming soon. View breed →

Breed Siamese Description coming soon. View breed →

Breed Turkish Cat Description coming soon. View breed →

Breed Amroha Aseel Old subcontinental line, still bred by a small number of specialists. View breed →

Breed Aseel Pakistan oldest fowl. Kept for conformation and line rather than for eggs or meat. View breed →

Breed Australorp Heavy black dual purpose breed, a reliable layer in local conditions. View breed →

Breed Brahma Very large feather legged breed, calm and slow growing. View breed →

Breed Cochin Heavily feathered ornamental breed, popular in show pens. View breed →

Breed Desi Murgi The local free range chicken. Hardy, disease resistant, and the standard backyard bird. View breed →

Breed Fayoumi Egyptian breed known for disease resistance and early laying. View breed →

Breed Golden Misri Improved dual purpose layer developed for backyard and small farm conditions. View breed →

Breed Goose Kept for meat, eggs and as a guard bird on rural properties. View breed →

Breed Guinea Fowl Loud, semi wild and an effective alarm bird on a smallholding. View breed →

Breed Java Aseel Large framed strain kept mainly for show conformation. View breed →

Breed Kulang Very tall long legged Aseel type of central Asian origin. View breed →

Breed Lakha Aseel Aseel strain identified by its reddish plumage. Among the most sought after lines. View breed →

Breed Mianwali Aseel Tall, heavy boned strain from the Mianwali district. View breed →

Breed Muscovy Duck Large perching duck, quiet and a strong forager. View breed →

Breed Mushki Aseel Dark plumaged strain, the name refers to the colour. View breed →

Breed Naked Neck The gala munda. Featherless neck gives it an advantage in extreme heat. View breed →

Breed Pekin Duck White meat duck, the most common domestic duck in the country. View breed →

Breed Peshawari Aseel Northern strain associated with Peshawar and the surrounding districts. View breed →

Breed Plymouth Rock Barred dual purpose breed, steady layer and good forager. View breed →

Breed Quail The bater. Fast growing, small footprint, kept for eggs and meat. View breed →

Breed Rhode Island Red Dual purpose standard, widely available and easy to start with. View breed →

Breed Silkie Ornamental breed with hair like plumage. Kept for show and for broodiness. View breed →

Breed Sindhi Aseel Southern strain, generally lighter framed than the Punjab lines. View breed →

Breed Sussex Dual purpose English breed, docile and productive. View breed →

Breed Turkey Kept for meat and increasingly for show. Needs more space than chickens. View breed →

Breed White Leghorn Commercial layer. High output, light frame, not a meat bird. View breed →

Breed Bansi Slim flying type kept for long duration flights. View breed →

Breed Barb Description coming soon. View breed →

Breed Birmingham Roller Performance breed judged on the speed and depth of its backward roll. View breed →

Breed Capuchine Description coming soon. View breed →

Breed Cumulet Description coming soon. View breed →

Breed Danish Tumbler Description coming soon. View breed →

Breed Dragoon Description coming soon. View breed →

Breed English long face Description coming soon. View breed →

Breed English Magpie Description coming soon. View breed →

Breed fantail pigeons Description coming soon. View breed →

Breed frillback Description coming soon. View breed →

Breed German Beauty homer Description coming soon. View breed →

Breed Ghent Cropper Description coming soon. View breed →

Breed Gola Traditional Punjabi flying pigeon judged on stamina and homing. View breed →

Breed Helmets Description coming soon. View breed →

Breed Indian Fantail Larger, feather legged cousin of the fantail. Common in show lofts here. View breed →

Breed jacobin Description coming soon. View breed →

Breed Kabuli Large, calm and feather footed. Popular in the north and in Peshawar. View breed →

Breed Kasuri Regional flying strain associated with Kasur and the surrounding districts. View breed →

Breed king Description coming soon. View breed →

Breed Lahore Description coming soon. View breed →

Breed Lark Description coming soon. View breed →

Breed lilly pouter Description coming soon. View breed →

Breed Madni Ornamental breed named for its origin story rather than a region. View breed →

Breed Modena Description coming soon. View breed →

Breed Mookie Description coming soon. View breed →

Breed Mukhi Marked flying breed named for the facial pattern. View breed →

Breed Nun Description coming soon. View breed →

Breed Oriental Frill Short faced ornamental breed with a curled chest frill. View breed →

Breed Pakistani Highflyer The teddy. Bred for endurance flying, the backbone of kabootar bazi across Punjab. View breed →

Breed Racing Homer Purpose bred for competitive racing. Sold by ring number and pedigree. View breed →

Breed Rock Pigeon Description coming soon. View breed →

Breed Runt Description coming soon. View breed →

Breed Shirazi Heavily feathered show pigeon, one of the most kept fancy breeds in the country. View breed →

Breed Short face tumbler Description coming soon. View breed →

Breed Show Homer Description coming soon. View breed →

Breed Sialkoti Regional strain from the Sialkot area, kept both for flying and for show. View breed →

Breed Silky Tailmark Description coming soon. View breed →

Breed Sporting pigeons Description coming soon. View breed →

Breed Straser Description coming soon. View breed →

Breed tailmark fantails Description coming soon. View breed →

Breed Tippler Endurance flyer, competitions are timed rather than judged on style. View breed →

Breed African Cichlid Rift lake fish kept in colourful mixed groups. Needs hard alkaline water. View breed →

Breed Angelfish Tall bodied cichlid, peaceful until it pairs off and spawns. View breed →

Breed Arowana Large surface predator, expensive, and a serious long term commitment. View breed →

Breed Bala Shark The silver shark. Sold small, grows large, and is usually rehomed too late. View breed →

Breed Betta The fighter. Males must be housed alone. Popular and often badly kept. View breed →

Breed Blood Parrot Cichlid Hybrid cichlid with a permanently open mouth. Peaceful for its size. View breed →

Breed Convict Cichlid Easy to breed, hard to stop breeding. Territorial when spawning. View breed →

Breed Corydoras Catfish Small bottom dwelling catfish, sociable and useful in a community tank. View breed →

Breed Discus Demanding and expensive. Water quality is the whole game with this fish. View breed →

Breed Flowerhorn Hybrid cichlid bred for the head hump. Aggressive, usually kept alone. View breed →

Breed Goldfish The starting point for most aquarium keepers. Hardy and long lived when not overcrowded. View breed →

Breed Guppy Small, colourful and breeds readily. The usual first tropical fish. View breed →

Breed Koi Pond fish rather than tank fish. Grows large and needs serious filtration. View breed →

Breed Molly Peaceful livebearer, tolerant of a wide range of water conditions. View breed →

Breed Neon Tetra Small schooling fish. Buy six or more or they will not settle. View breed →

Breed Oranda Goldfish Hooded variety with a fleshy head growth. Needs cleaner water than a plain goldfish. View breed →

Breed Oscar Large, intelligent and messy. Needs a big tank and strong filtration. View breed →

Breed Pearl Gourami Calm labyrinth fish that can breathe surface air. Good for warmer tanks. View breed →

Breed Platy Hardy livebearer, good for a community tank. View breed →

Breed Plecostomus Algae eating catfish. Sold as a cleaner, grows far bigger than most buyers expect. View breed →

Breed Swordtail Livebearer named for the extended lower tail fin on males. View breed →

Breed Zebra Danio Fast, hardy schooling fish. Forgiving of a new keeper mistakes. View breed →

Breed Californian White with dark points. Meat breed that also makes a steady pet. View breed →

Breed Desi Rabbit The local mixed rabbit. Hardier and cheaper than any imported breed. View breed →

Breed Dutch Rabbit Compact and distinctively marked. A good first rabbit for children. View breed →

Breed Dwarf Hamster Smaller and faster than the Syrian. Can sometimes be kept in same sex pairs. View breed →

Breed English Angora Wool breed. The coat needs grooming every few days without exception. View breed →

Breed English Lop Very long eared breed. The ears need checking for injury and infection. View breed →

Breed Flemish Giant The largest breed. Needs dog sized housing and a matching food bill. View breed →

Breed French Angora Coarser coated angora, slightly less demanding than the English. View breed →

Breed Guinea Pig Sociable and vocal. Should be kept in pairs, never alone. View breed →

Breed Holland Lop Small lop eared breed, popular and usually the most expensive on the site. View breed →

Breed Lionhead Small breed with a wool mane around the head. Popular as an indoor pet. View breed →

Breed New Zealand White The commercial standard. Large, calm and the most available rabbit here. View breed →

Breed Rex Rabbit Plush velvet coat. Sensitive footpads, so wire floors are not suitable. View breed →

Breed Syrian Hamster The standard pet hamster. Solitary and must be housed alone. View breed →

Breed Awassi Imported fat tailed dairy sheep, used to improve local milk yields. View breed →

Breed Balochi Sheep Fat tailed breed adapted to the dry Balochistan rangelands. View breed →

Breed Barbari Compact, short eared and efficient. Suits stall feeding and small spaces. View breed →

Breed Beetal The major Punjab dairy and meat goat. Large, long eared and highly valued at Eid. View breed →

Breed Buchi Short eared Punjab sheep, compact and hardy. View breed →

Breed Damani Breed of the Dera Ismail Khan area, dual purpose and heat tolerant. View breed →

Breed Dera Din Panah Tall black goat from the Muzaffargarh area, kept for milk and meat. View breed →

Breed Gulabi Large Sindhi breed, sometimes called the Pak Gulabi. Long ears and a heavy frame. View breed →

Breed Hissardale Fine wool breed developed in the subcontinent from Merino crosses. View breed →

Breed Kachhi Sindhi sheep breed kept across the lower Indus. View breed →

Breed Kaghani Mountain breed from the Kaghan and Hazara region, adapted to cold and rough grazing. View breed →

Breed Kajli Major Punjab sheep breed, black around the eyes, kept for meat and coarse wool. View breed →

Breed Kamori Sindhi dairy breed with long ears and a distinctive spotted coat. Commands high prices. View breed →

Breed Lohi Dual purpose Punjab sheep, one of the better milk producers among local sheep. View breed →

Breed Makhi Cheeni Speckled Sindhi breed named for its fly like markings. View breed →

Breed Nachi Known for its high stepping gait, which is what the name refers to. Kept for show as much as meat. View breed →

Breed Pateri Sindhi dairy type, closely related to the Kamori. View breed →

Breed Rajanpuri Large framed goat from the southern Punjab, kept mainly for meat. View breed →

Breed Tapri Small hardy Sindhi goat suited to arid grazing. View breed →

Breed Teddy Small, fast growing and very prolific. The most kept goat in Punjab backyards. View breed →

Breed Thalli Sheep of the Thal desert, tolerant of heat and sparse grazing. View breed →

Breed African Silverbill Finch Description coming soon. View breed →

Breed Bengalese finches Description coming soon. View breed →

Breed Blue capped Cordon Bleu Finch Description coming soon. View breed →

Breed Gouldian Finch, Lady Gouldian Description coming soon. View breed →

Breed Java Finches(Nargis) Description coming soon. View breed →

Breed king finch Description coming soon. View breed →

Breed Society Finch Description coming soon. View breed →

Breed Spice Finch Description coming soon. View breed →

Breed star finch Description coming soon. View breed →

Breed Zebra Finch Description coming soon. View breed →

Breed Golden Pheasant Description coming soon. View breed →

Breed Impeyan Pheasant Description coming soon. View breed →

Breed Kalij Pheasant Description coming soon. View breed →

Breed Lady Amherst's Pheasant Description coming soon. View breed →

Breed Ring-necked Pheasant Description coming soon. View breed →

Breed Silver Pheasant Description coming soon. View breed →

Breed Achai Small hardy cattle of the northern KP valleys, well suited to steep terrain. View breed →

Breed Azi Kheli Buffalo of the Swat valley, smaller framed and adapted to the hills. View breed →

Breed Bhagnari Heavy draught breed from the Balochistan and Sindh border areas. View breed →

Breed Cholistani Desert adapted cattle of the Cholistan, closely related to the Sahiwal. View breed →

Breed Dajal Draught breed of the Dera Ghazi Khan area. View breed →

Breed Dhanni Draught and dual purpose breed of the Pothohar plateau. View breed →

Breed Holstein Friesian Cross The standard commercial dairy cross. High yield, low heat tolerance. View breed →

Breed Jersey Cross Smaller dairy cross, richer milk and easier to manage than the Friesian. View breed →

Breed Kundi Sindhi dairy buffalo, curled horns and a strong milk record. View breed →

Breed Nili Ravi The premier dairy buffalo of Punjab. Most of the country milk comes from this animal. View breed →

Breed Red Sindhi Heat tolerant dairy breed from Sindh, widely used to improve tropical herds. View breed →

Breed Sahiwal Pakistan best known dairy cattle breed and an export success in its own right. View breed →

Breed Tharparkar Dual purpose breed of the Thar desert, hardy on poor grazing. View breed →

Breed Anglo Arab Thoroughbred and Arabian cross. Speed with more stamina than either parent. View breed →

Breed Arabian Endurance breed, refined and long lived. Popular with serious riding clubs. View breed →

Breed Baluchi Horse Hardy desert horse of Balochistan, used for riding and endurance work. View breed →

Breed Desi Horse The country bred local horse. The animal behind most tent pegging teams. View breed →

Breed Donkey Working equine, traded widely and rarely listed on pet sites. Included for completeness. View breed →

Breed Kathiawari Distinctive inward curving ears. Found across the Sindh and Gujarat corridor. View breed →

Breed Pony Local small horse types used for light work and for children learning to ride. View breed →

Breed Thoroughbred Racing breed, and the usual base for competitive tent pegging crosses. View breed →