The phrase "a type of dog" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when categorizing or describing a specific breed or classification of dogs.
Example: "The Labrador Retriever is a type of dog known for its friendly and outgoing nature."
Alternatives: "a breed of dog" or "a category of dog".
"Marcos often refers to him as Croquetas Arbores, croquetas being a type of dog food".
One day he'll lead the resistance against the humans, partly as a reaction to their arrogance and cruelty, but mainly because he's been named after a type of dog food.
In 1995, she purchased a Samoyed — a type of dog originally from Siberia that is often used in sled dog races — and hitched it up to a toy sled.
For the press conference, she wore jeans and a cotton T-shirt that said "Purina ProPlan," which is a type of dog food put out by one of her sponsors.
Perhaps because he's a pit bull -- a type of dog that can have a notoriously tough time finding a home.
The first written English use of the word whippet with regard to a type of dog was in 1610.
Bad breeding is a problem for any type of dog, and rescuing dogs should always be a priority.
Like any type of dog, greyhounds' personalities vary from individual to individual.
The ferrets also seem to have overcome the problems of disease and low prey availability (their main food source, a type of prairie dog, is not very abundant and hibernates in the winter).
(A ripper is also a type of hot dog that is popular in New Jersey, don'tchaknow?) There is the unadulterated joy of watching Paul Lambert's Aston Villa side face Swansea as they continue their brave attempt to provide the world with the first ever football-based example of stage three simulacra (the Villa are off to their worst ever start to a Premier League campaign with the exception of 1997-98).
A type of water dog, the breed was not well known outside the local area.
