Dog Breeds

Maremma Sheepdog
Maremma Sheepdog
Dog Breeds

The Maremma Sheepdog, or the Maremmano-Abruzzese as scholars who have researched the origins of the breed refer to the dog, is a breed of livestock guardian dog that originated in central...

Field Spaniel
Field Spaniel
Dog Breeds

The Field Spaniel is a medium-sized breed of dog. It is one of several spaniel breeds which can serve as gundogs. The Field Spaniel is 17–19 inches (43–48 cm) tall at the withers. Its long...

Landseer
Landseer
Dog Breeds

The Landseer is a dog breed. Many kennel clubs consider the Landseer to be simply a black-and-white variant of the Newfoundland, but the Fédération Cynologique Internationale recognizes it...

Hovawart
Hovawart
Dog Breeds

The Hovawart is a German dog breed. The name of the breed means "an estate guard dog," which is the original use for the breed. The breed originated in the Black Forest region and was first...

Hungarian Vizsla
Hungarian Vizsla
Dog Breeds

The Vizsla (English pronunciation: /ˈviːʃlə/ VEESH-lə, Hungarian: [ˈviʒlɒ]; English plural: Vizslas Hungarian plural: vizslák) is a dog breed originating in Hungary. The Hungarian or Magyar...

Blue Lacy
Blue Lacy
Dog Breeds

The Blue Lacy is a breed of working dog that originated in Texas in the mid 1800s, the only dog breed to have originated in that state. The Lacy was first recognized in 2001 by the Texas...

Pudelpointer
Pudelpointer
Dog Breeds

A Pudelpointer is a versatile hunting dog breed from Germany. They are a pointing breed that came from a cross between the German hunting poodle (pudel) and the English Pointer. The breed...

Anatolian Shepherd Dog
Anatolian Shepherd Dog
Dog Breeds

The Anatolian Shepherd Dog also known as Karabash (Turkish literal meaning: blackhead) is a breed of dog which originated in Anatolia (central Turkey). The Anatolian Shepherd Dog is...

Löwchen
Löwchen
Dog Breeds

The Löwchen (German: "little lion") is breed of dog that once had the dubious distinction, like the Portuguese Water Dog and the Havanese, of being the rarest dog in the world. Even today...

Toy Manchester Terrier
Toy Manchester Terrier
Dog Breeds

The Toy Manchester Terrier is a breed of dog, categorized as a terrier. The breed was bred down in size in North America from the Manchester Terrier, and is placed in the Toy Group by the...

Silken Windhound
Silken Windhound
Dog Breeds

The Silken Windhound is a rare American breed of dog, a member of the sighthound family. The Silken Windhound is a graceful, small to medium-sized sighthound with a moderately long silky...

Lurcher
Lurcher
Dog Breeds

The lurcher is a type of dog. Not a pure breed, it is a hardy, crossbred sighthound, generally a cross between a sighthound and any other breed, usually a pastoral dog or terrier. Collie...

Boxer
Boxer
Dog Breeds

Developed in Germany, the Boxer is a breed of stocky, medium-sized, short-haired dog. The coat is smooth and fawn or brindled, with or without white markings. Boxers are brachycephalic (they...

Tosa
Tosa
Dog Breeds

The Tosa (土佐, also called the Tosa Ken) is a breed of dog of Japanese origin that is considered rare. It was originally bred in Tosa (present day Kochi) as a fighting dog and still is...

Alapaha Blue Blood Bulldog
Alapaha Blue Blood Bulldog
Dog Breeds

The Alapaha Blue Blood Bulldog (ABBB) or Otto is an American rare dog breed, developed in the Alapaha River region of Southern Georgia. Displaying an unexaggerated and natural bulldog type...

Miniature Siberian Husky
Miniature Siberian Husky
Dog Breeds

The Miniature Siberian Husky is often mistaken for the Alaskan Klee Kai, with whom it shares similar qualities. However, the Alaskan Klee Kai was bred from the Alaskan Husky, Schipperke, and...

Shikoku
Shikoku
Dog Breeds

The Shikoku (四国犬, Shikoku-inu, alternative names: Kochi-ken, Mikawa Inu) is a native, primitive Japanese breed of dog from Shikoku island that is similar to a Shiba Inu. The Shikoku is not a...

Dutch Shepherd Dog
Dutch Shepherd Dog
Dog Breeds

The Dutch Shepherd Dog is a breed of dog. The breed is an old herding breed of Dutch origin. In the old days shepherds and farmers needed a versatile dog, a jack-of-all-trades, with few...

Russell Terrier
Russell Terrier
Dog Breeds

The Russell Terrier is a predominantly white working terrier with an insatiable instinct to hunt formidable quarry underground. The breed was derived from the Reverend John Russell's fox...

Mexican Hairless Dog
Mexican Hairless Dog
Dog Breeds

The Mexican Hairless Dog is a rare, hairless breed of dog whose size varies greatly. It is also known as Xoloitzcuintli or Xoloitzcuintle (English pronunciation: /ʃoʊloʊ.iːtsˈkwiːntliː...

English Foxhound
English Foxhound
Dog Breeds

The English Foxhound is one of the four foxhound breeds of dog. They are scent hounds, bred to hunt foxes by scent. The English Foxhound is about 21-25 inches tall to the withers, and weighs...

French Brittany
French Brittany
Dog Breeds

The French Brittany (French: Épagneul Breton)is a breed of gun dog bred for bird hunting. Of French origin and more precisely, from the centre of Brittany. At present, in first place...

New Guinea Singing Dog
New Guinea Singing Dog
Dog Breeds

The New Guinea Singing Dog or Singer is an ancient, rare type of primitive wild dog that hails originally from New Guinea. Hardly anything is known about the life, genetic status, social...

Entlebucher Mountain Dog
Entlebucher Mountain Dog
Dog Breeds

The Entlebucher Sennenhund or Entlebucher Mountain Dog is the smallest of the four Sennenhunds, a dog type that includes four regional breeds. The name Sennenhund refers to people called...

Valley bulldog
Valley bulldog
Dog Breeds

The Valley Bulldog is a mixed breed of Bulldog and Boxer, found most commonly in the Annapolis Valley of Nova Scotia, Canada. It is a common conception that Valley Bulldog originated in the...

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