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Dog breed classification using dogcode

There are 400 dog breeds which most people are not familiar with.
It is often the case that you see a dog somewhere and wonder what breed it belongs to.
Its not always possible to ask so it is handy to have a means of finding out simply and
quickly which breed it is. Dog ID could be a good way of making people, who are fascinated, 
better acquainted with the variety of dog breeds and at the same time make dogs
more popular as pets.
 
One possible means could be to put the dog ID on the collar or at
eye level on the lead so that you don’t have to get too close to the dog .
You can then simply read the information. One problem is that some
names are rather long and don’t necessarily fit on a dog lead!
Not to mention how unsightly it might look! That is one of the reasons
why a dogcode has been developed by us.  Each breed is given a code
made up of three letters. As time goes on more identification codes will
be made known.
The identification code system represents a compromise, making the code
easier to read. Of course not every breed can be identified in this way,
but still it is an interesting way of identifying dog breeds.
One advantage would be to have a small cheque-card size ID
which you can put in your wallet or purse and produce at any time.                               .

                                                 dogcode

Often the identification can vary from country to country, the dogcode is based
on the original identification of a breeds country of origin
i.e. German Boxer (German), Old English Sheepdog (England), Komondor (Hungarian) etc.
The code for each dog breed is made up of three letters.

If the name is made up of three words (Old English Sheepdog)
the code includes the first letter of each name : i.e. OES.

If the name is made up of two words (German Boxer)
the code includes the first two letters from the first word,
the first letter being capitalised: Ge.
Plus the first letter of the second name i.e. GeB

If the name is made up of one word (Komondor)
the code includes the first three letters,
the first letter being a capital letter :Kom

Exceptions:

1. It is very rare that the name of a dog breed is made up of
four or more words i.e. Bosanski Ostrodlaki Gonic Barak.
In this case the code is made from the first three words;
BOG, for example.

2. Breeds which start with the same  initials for example,
i.e. Griffon Belge (Belgian Terrier)and  Griffon Bruxellois (Brussels Terrier)
are given different codes : Griffon Belges (GBe) and  Griffon Bruxellois (GBr.)

3. In very seldom cases a breed could have the same code :
i.e. Schipperke, Schapendoes, Schillerstövare.
The code is formed by the first two letters  Sc and the third letter underlined
is added to clarify that the letter is not the third letter in the name.
i.e. Schipperke, Sck, Schapendoes Scd, and Schillerstövare Scv.
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Of course it is possible to produce national dog breed codes
based on other languages such as English or German for example.
However, this is not advisable as dog breeds are international.
Some breeds have different variations ; short hair, long hair, plain,
big, small etc.
It is possible to add a number to the code indicate such variety. .