The British people love dogs. Nearly one in four households (24 per cent, to be exact) have one - which means there are some 9 million canines around the UK. Cats? Only 7.9 million.
Canine fans the country over have long suffered with a unique frustration: a distinct lack of pooch emoji. The latest Unicode emoji range contained only a small pack of dog emoji, a linguistic constriction on communicating your dog-related thoughts that has compelled the Dogs Tust to lend a hand. Or paw.
The dog welfare charity has created its very own dog emoji keyboard, with a range of 23 of the most popular breeds around the UK (yes, of course there's a pug). Here's the list in full, which you can browse in the gallery above:
1) Beagle
2) Bischon Frise
3) Border Collie
4) Boxer
5) Chihuahua
6) Cocker Spaniel
7) Crossbreed
8) Dachshund
9) Dalmatian
10) English Sheepdog
11) French Bull Dog
12) German Shepherd
13) Great Dane
14) Greyhound
15) Husky
16) Jack Russell Terrier
17) Labrador
18) Pug
19) Rottweiler
20) Shar-Pei
21) Shih Tzu
22) Staffordshire Bull Terrier
23) Yorkshire Terrier
The keyboard is free to download for both Apple and Android users (sorry Windows).
Finally, a chance to give your canine companion a presence on your dog and bone.
