The Black and Tan Coonhound is a hunting dog breed. First bred in the United States by crossing the Bloodhound and the Black and Tan Virginia Foxhound, this black and tan hound follows its prey entire...
Die Shetland Sheepdogs halfen schottischen Bauern jahrhundertelang bei der Aufzucht und Pflege von Schafen und Geflügel. Sie wurden nach den Shetland-Inseln benannt, die ihr u...
The Shiba Inu originated in Japan along with the Akita, Shikoku, Kai Dog, Hokkaido and Kishu which are all Japan’s native breeds. All these breeds are larger than the Shiba Inu. It was primarily used...
A Shih Tzu, also known as the Chrysanthemum Dog, is a toy dog breed developed for royalty in China during the Ming Dynasty. The breeds name means ˝little lion˝ comes from thought that he originated in...
The Siberian Husky is a medium size working dog breed that originated in Northeast Asia and belongs to the Spitz family. The original Siberian Huskies were bred by the Chukchi people, whose hunter-gat...
Skye Terrier is among the oldest of small plucky terriers in Scotland. The breed was developed along the west coastal area to hunt fox and otter. Skye Terriers were first described in the sixteenth ce...
The Spanish Water Dog is an ancient breed and there are many different theories about its origin and history. In Spain, the Water Dog was primarily used for herding sheep and goats. They are known to...
The St. Bernard or St Bernard is a large working dog from the western Alps in Italy and Switzerland. They were originally bred for rescue by the hospice of the Great St Bernard Pass on the Italian-Swi...
The Sussex Spaniel is a breed of dog developed in Sussex in southern England to flush birds into the air for hunters. The breed was developed in the 18th century. The Sussex Spaniel faced extinction d...
The Tibetan spaniel is a breed originating over 2,500 years ago in the Himalayan mountains of Tibet. The Tibetan Spaniel is one of the most cat-like dog breeds. Tibetan Spaniels are a social breed tha...
The Tibetan Terrier is a medium-size breed of dog that originated in Tibet. The Tibetan name for the breed, Tsang Apso, translates to shaggy or bearded dog. The history of the Tibetan Terrier dates ba...
The Cesky Terrier or Czech terrier is a small dog breed of the terrier type originating in the former country of Czechoslovakia. It was created by the Czech breeder by crossing the Sealyham Terrier an...
The Hungarian or Magyar Vizsla are sporting dogs and loyal companions. This is a suitable breed for kids and is known to be playful. Vizsla needs plenty of opportunity to run and if these dogs are all...
The Lagotto Romagnolo is a dog breed that comes from the Romagna region of Italy. The name derives from Romagnol can lagòt, meaning "water dog". It was usually kept as a gundog, specifically a water r...
The Weimaraner is a large dog that was originally bred for hunting in the early 19th century. Early Weimaraners were used by royalty for hunting large game such as boar, bear and deer. These are power...
The breed, as its name suggests, is a type of herding dog developed in Switzerland in the twentieth century. The Berger Blanc Suisse is a herding dog which has emerged from white lines of the German S...
The Cardigan Welsh Corgi is one of the oldest breeds of the British Isles. The word "corgi" is derived from the Welsh: cor gi, which means "dwarf dog". They are known to be an extremely loyal dog bree...
The Pembroke Welsh Corgi ("dwarf dog") is a cattle herding dog breed which originated in Pembrokeshire, Wales. It is known as a Welsh Corgi. The corgi is one of the smallest dogs in the Herding Gro...
The West Highland White Terrier, commonly known as the Westie, is a breed of dog from Scotland. The modern breed is descended from a number of breeding programs of white terriers in Scotland before th...
Whippets were originally greyhounds that were deemed unsuitable for hunting because of their size. They were returned to their peasant breeders after being maimed so that they could not be used to hun...
The Yorkshire Terrier is a small dog breed of terrier type, developed during the 19th century in Yorkshire, England. A popular companion dog, the Yorkshire Terrier has also been part of the developmen...
The Miniature Pinscher is a small breed of dog originating from Germany. The breed's earliest ancestors may have included the German Pinscher mixed with Italian greyhounds and dachshunds. Historical a...
The Miniature Schnauzer is a breed of small dog of the Schnauzer type that originated in Germany in the mid-to-late 19th century. Miniature Schnauzers may have been developed from the smallest specime...
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