Large Dog Breeds

Presa Canario

The Presa Canario (Perro de Presa Canario) is a relatively rare, large-sized, robust, and well-proportioned dog that is part of the Molosser family. They are...
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Pudelpointer

The Pudelpointer is a diverse hunting dog breed that originated in Germany. As their name clearly suggests, these dogs were created by mixing and crossbreeding the German hunting P...
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Redbone Coonhound

The Redbone Coonhound is a medium-sized dog breed that is most famous for its rich red coat and its impeccable hunting skill. They are certainly a great hunting breed, but the Redb...
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Rhodesian Ridgeback

The Rhodesian Ridgeback is a dog breed developed in South Africa called „African Lion Dog“and „African Lion Hound“. The breed was first found in the 16th ce...
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Romanian Mioritic Shepherd Dog

Romanian Mioritic Shepherd Dog is an independent and loyal dog breed that originates from the Carpathian Mountains. They were used for guarding livestock for centuries. These dogs...
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Rottweiler

Rottweiler is a loyal, loving, and confident dog breed that was primarily bred for working purposes. He is descended from the mastiff dogs. Other names for this dog breed are Rott...
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Russian-European Laika

The Russian-European Laika is the smallest of the Laika family of dog breeds. These dogs were mostly used for hunting purposes and were praised for their ability to tree prey. The...
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Saarloos Wolfdog

The Saarloos Wolfdog is one of several dog breeds that have wild wolf blood in their immediate heritage. It was created by a Dutch breeder by the name of Leendert Saarloos, and he...
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Saint Miguel Cattle Dog

Saint Miguel Cattle Dog is a molosser-type dog originating from Portugal. These dogs were helping farmers to protect their livestock and to keep them in line. These dogs are sturdy...
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Saluki

Saluki is one of the oldest dog breeds in the world, and its roots can be traced back to ancient Egypt, Greece, Persia, and the Middle East. The breed was named after the town of S...
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Samoyed

Samoyed is a friendly and gentle dog breed originally bred to herd reindeer, hunt and haul sleds. Common nicknames for this dog are Smiley and Sammy. This is one of the most elegan...
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Schillerstovare

Schillerstovare or Schiller Hound is a scent hound dog originating from Sweden. They were developed in the late 1800s. This is a hunting dog that is best suited for active families...
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Shar Pei

Shar-Pei is an independent, calm, and loyal dog breed that has been around for hundreds of years. These dogs are famous for their ...
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Sloughi

The Sloughi is a North African dog breed mostly found in Marocco. Unlike other hounds, this dog breed is energetic and relatively active. It can run at incredible speeds and was mostly used...
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Slovakian Wirehaired Pointer

Slovakian Wirehaired Pointer is a working dog breed developed in the 1950s by crossing Weimaraner, German Wirehaired Pointer, and Český Fousek. Breeders wanted to create an...
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Slovensky Cuvac

Slovensky Cuvac is an alert and courageous dog breed used as a livestock guardian. They are fearless and always ready to fight any intruder. To distinguish these dogs from predator...
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South Russian Ovcharka

South Russian Ovcharka is a large herding dog known for its profuse woolly coat. They were used for protecting flocks from threats. They are very protective dogs that will not hesi...
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Spanish Greyhound

Spanish Greyhound (Spanish galgo) is an ancient dog breed from the Sighthound family. They were bred from the beginning for hunting purposes, even today they are used for hunting p...
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Spanish Hound

Spanish Hound - Sabueso Español is a dog breed from the Iberian Peninsula. They were bred for working purposes, to hunt hares, wild boars, bears, wolves, deer, and foxes. Th...
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Spinone Italiano

The Spinone Italiano is a medium-to-large Italian-bred dog breed whose main purpose is assisting hunters and hunting waterfowl. Today, most of these dogs are family pets and compan...
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Thai Ridgeback

The Thai Ridgeback is a fairly old breed that originated in Thailand, as their name clearly suggests. It belongs to the primitive, Spitz-type dog breeds and is mostly known for the...
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Tornjak

The Tornjak is a fairly large breed developed in the mountainous region of Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina. You can easily recognize these dogs because of the thick, wooly c...
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Transmontano Mastiff

Transmontano Mastiff or Cão de Gado Transmontano is a dog breed that originates from Portugal. These dogs were used for guarding purposes. In 2020 they were recognized by th...
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Transylvanian Hound

The Transylvanian Hound is an old Hungarian dog breed that was mostly used by Hungarian hunters for over a thousand years. There were originally two strains of these dogs, the tall...
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