You could be forgiven for wondering how Norway's national dog came to be named after a North American animal, the elk. However, the breed name is a corrupted form of the word "Elghund...
Norwegian Lundehund is one of the most unique dogs in the world. These dogs originate from the island of Vaeroy, located in Norway. The main task that these dogs used to do was hun...
The Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever, as their name suggests, was created for waterfowl hunting purposes. These dogs are great hunters with a lot of energy to work tirelessly.&nb...
The Peruvian Inca Orchid is an affectionate and loyal dog breed developed in Peru. These dogs can come in two variants: hairless and coated, and in three sizes: small, medium, and...
Petit Bleu de Gascogne is a scenthound dog breed originating from France used for hunting. They share the same characteristics as the larger version of these dogs - Grand Bleu de G...
The Picardy Spaniel is a French hunting dog breed. Many canine historians believe this is one of the oldest field spaniels, and the Picardy Spaniel was extremely popular among the...
Podenco Canario (Canarian Warren Hound) is a medium-sized dog bred for hunting primarily for rabbit hunting. People often can’t recognize these dogs from Ibizan Hound and Pha...
The Polish Hound is a Polish hunting breed that comes from the scenthound family. As hunting slowly became a sport and not a necessity, these dogs started to play a different role; the role...
The Polish Hunting Dog (Gończy Polski) is a very old dog breed that belongs to the scent hound family. Unlike many other working scent hounds, this breed is known...
Polish Lowland Sheepdog is a lively, clever, and independent working dog with a shaggy coat. These are very obedient dogs but can be a bit stubborn. They were bred for working purp...
Pont-Audemer Spaniel is a rare gundog from France. This is a medium-sized dog with an athletic and muscular body that was traditionally used for hunting waterfowl. Although these a...
The Medium Poodle is the second-largest variety of the Poodle family. Like the other Poodle breeds, the Medium variety makes an excellent family pet. They love having an active lif...
Portuguese Podengo is an intelligent, alert, and playful dog from the hound family that originates from Portugal. These dogs are full of love for their family, they are watchful do...
The Portuguese Pointer is one of the best gundogs in the world. As its name suggests, they originated in Portugal, where they have served and worked alongside Portuguese hunters fo...
Portuguese Sheepdog is an intelligent and devoted shepherd bred for working purposes. These dogs come from Portugal, and they are known there as “cão da Serra de Aires...
The Portuguese Water Dog is a dog breed that was mostly used to help with fishing boats. They helped fishermen with their gear and were praised for herding fish into nets and retri...
Posavac Hound is an old hunting dog breed originating from Croatia. These dogs were used for small-game hunting. He is a loving and loyal dog that increasingly fills the role of a...
The Puli is famous worldwide for its distinctive, dreadlock-like coat. Their coat is by no means just a cosmetic characteristic. These dogs are popular Hungarian sheepdogs and had...
Pumi is a lively and energetic medium-sized dog originating from Hungary. These dogs are known for their intelligence and courage, and they were developed for herding livestock. To...
The longhaired Pyrenean Sheepdog is a medium dog breed originating from France, mostly used for herding purposes. There are two variants of Pyrenean Sheepdogs: longhaired and smoot...
Smooth-faced Pyrenean Sheepdog is a small dog breed originating from France mostly used for herding purposes. Pyrenean Sheepdogs come in two variants: longhaired and smooth-faced....
Schapendoes is a friendly and lively dog breed originating in the Netherlands. These dogs existed for centuries on Dutch farms, where they were used as herding and general farm dogs. Today t...
Segugio Italiano is a friendly and intelligent dog breed with two variants: shorthaired and wirehaired. Other than coat differences, these dogs are the same breed. Shorthaired Segu...
Segugio Italiano is a friendly and intelligent dog breed with two variants: shorthaired and wirehaired. Other than coat differences, these dogs are the same breed. Wirehaired Segug...
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