Poodles are a group of formal dog breeds, the Standard Poodle, Medium Poodle, Miniature Poodle and Toy Poodle. The origin of the breed is still discussed, with a prominent dispute over whether the poo...
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 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 Rhodesian Ridgeback is a dog breed developed in the Southern Africa region. The Rhodesian Ridgeback's distinguishing feature is the ridge of hair running along its back in the opposite direction f...
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 Rottweiler were known in German as Rottweiler Metzgerhund, meaning Rottweil butchers' dogs. Although still used to herd stock in many parts of the world, Rottweilers are now also used as search an...
The Russian-European Laika is a Spitz type hunting dog originating from taiga regions of European Russia and Finland. This dog is a descendant of the Karelian Bear Laika, which doesn’t exist today in...
The Saarloos Wolfdog as their name suggests are very wolf like. They were bred by crossing a German Shepherd Dog with a European Wolf. Saarloos Wolfdogs are known for their natural behaviors. This bre...
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 Samoyed is a breed of large herding dog, from the spitz group. These dogs lived as part of the family in the hide tents of their families, where one of their “jobs” was to keep the children warm i...
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...
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 Jämthund, also called the Swedish Elkhound/Moosehound, is a dog breed of the Spitz family that have origins in Scandinavian part of Europe. The Jämthund was named after Jämtland, a historical par...
The Shar-Pei is a breed of dog known for its deep wrinkles and blue-black tongue. The breed originates from Canton, China and original Shar-Pei from China may have looked very different from the breed...
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...
The Slovensky Cuvac is a Slovak breed of dog, bred as a livestock guard dog. This breed is a good watchdog, guard, shepherd and companion, the Cuvac proved itself also in watching cattle, turkeys and...
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...
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 South Russian Ovcharka, also known as a Ukrainian Shepherd Dog, or South Russian Sheepdog, is a sheepdog from the Ukrainian steppes between the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov. Those dogs were used...
The Polish Tatra Sheepdog is a dog breed brought into the Tatra Mountains of Southern Poland by Vlachian shepherds. This breed are primarily considered as livestock guardian dogs. Their instinct, thro...
The origin of the Thai Ridgeback is undocumented, but the breed was developed in eastern Thailand. The Thai Ridgeback is one of only three breeds that has a ridge of hair that runs along its back in t...
Transmontano Mastiff oder Cão de Gado Transmontano ist eine Hunderasse, die aus Portugal stammt. Diese Hunde wurden zu Schutzzwecken eingesetzt. Im Jahr 2020 wurden sie von der FCI vorlä...
Treeing Tennessee Brindle is a dog breed of the scenthound type originating in the USA in the area around Appalachian and Ozark Mountains. They are very similar to the Plott hound, only smaller in siz...
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