The Portuguese Water Dog is a breed of working dog originally from the Portuguese region of the Algarve. These fisherdogs almost disappeared in the early 20th century as fishing became more modernized...
The Pudelpointer is a hunting dog breed from Germany. This breed came from a cross between the German hunting poodle and the English Pointer. In 19th century, German breeder worked on producing his i...
The Istrian Coarse-haired Hound is a breed of dog from Croatia, developed in the around 1850s for hunting foxes, rabbits, hares and wild boars. It is a rough-coated breed from the scenthound family an...
The Redbone Coonhound is an American dog breed primarily kept and bred for hunting purposes. It is a descendant of the Bloodhounds and the Fox hounds. It is registered with the UKC and the AKC since 1...
The Giant Schnauzer is a working dog breed developed in the 1600s somewhere in Germany. It is the biggest of the three Schnauzer breeds, the other two breeds are the Standard and the Miniature Schnauz...
The Saluki was originally bred in the Fertile Crescent. From Iran, such dogs are mentioned in the poetry of Khaghani, depicted in miniature paintings of hunting scenes. The modern breed is typically...
The Scent Hound from the Save Valley is a sound yet rare hunting breed from Croatia where it has existed for hundreds of years. There is a description of this hound in a manuscript from the 1719 of th...
The exact origins of the Schillerstovare breed are unknown but it is thought that his predecessors hunted the forests of Sweden as far back as the Middle Ages. The Schillerstovare was developed in Swe...
Scottish Deerhound also known as “Royal Dog of Scotland”, is a large breed of hound and its original purpose was to hunt and bring down the Scottish roe deer, a magnificent beast twice or more their s...
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...
The Swiss Hound has been around since the Middle Ages in Switzerland. In the 15th century, this breed was sought after by Italian dog lovers and in the 18th century by the French for its exceptional a...
The Small Swiss Hound is a smaller version of the Swiss Hound originating in Switzerland. There are four varieties of the Small Swiss Hound which vary only in color: Small Bernese Hound, Small Jura Ho...
The Segugio Maremmano is a breed of dog from the coastal plains of Maremma, in Tuscany. It is widely used for hunting wild boar because these dogs bark keeping still. The breed is recognized 2018. by...
Also known as the Balkan Hound, the Serbian Hound is a medium-sized hound that originated in the Balkans. It is one of many scent hounds that have lived in the Balkans for many years. First record of...
The Sloughi is a North African breed of dog. It is found mainly in Morocco, Tunisia, Libya and Algeria. This breed was favored because of its intense desire to chase as well as its hunting capabilitie...
The Slovakian Wirehaired Pointer is a Slovakian breed developed in the aftermath of World War II. His name is very similar to that of the Wirehaired Pointing Griffon but they are two separate breeds c...
This breed dates back to the 1600s when hounds similar to present day Smålandsstövares were bred to European hounds from Poland, Germany and Baltic regions after The Great War. They were mostly develo...
The first description of Iberian scenthounds was mentioned in 14th century. During 15th, 16th and 17th centuries Spanish scenthounds of the type that would become the Sabueso were used mainly in brown...
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...
Spanish Greyhound or Galgo is an ancient breed, named for the Gauls, a Celtic tribe that lived in the Iberian Peninsula the sixth century BC. The breed was originally brought to Spain by noble persons...
The Styrian Coarse-haired Hound is one of the breeds known as Grand Brackes. Primarily developed to hunt in the mountainous areas of Austria, from Hanoverian Scenthound and the Istrian Hound. The Styr...
The Barak or Bosnian Coarse-Haired Hound is a hunting breed of dog from the scenthound family that was first developed in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The breed was originally used to hunt large game due t...
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 dachshund (English: badger dog; also known as the sausage dog or wiener dog) is a short-legged, long-bodied, hound-type dog breed. It comes in three varieties as stated by the FCI; Standard #14...
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