Small white dogs are known to have existed in the Mediterranean countries for more than 2000 yea...

• Type:
• Pure Breed

The Boston Terrier is a relatively recent breed and its development is well documented starting ...

• Type:
• Bull Breed
• Pure Breed

Originating in Britain the ancestors of the Bulldog were the Mastiff and a type of terrier which...

• Type:
• Bull Breed
• Pure Breed

The Chow Chow is a member of the Spitz family of dogs and was developed and used in China as a v...

• Type:
• Pure Breed

The exact origin of the Dalmatian is uncertain and is the subject of speculation and dispute. Ma...

• Type:
• Pure Breed

Several theories exist regarding the origin of the French Bulldog, the most likely being that he...

• Type:
• Bull Breed
• Pure Breed

A descendant of the Rat Pinscher, which became extinct in the 1800s, the German Pinscher was pri...

• Type:
• Pure Breed

The Japanese Shiba Inu is the smallest of the Spitz-type dogs of Japan. Spitz dogs evolved in th...

• Type:
• Spitz Breed
• Pure Breed

Despite the fact that the breed is less than one hundred years old the origin of the Japanese Sp...

• Type:
• Spitz Breed
• Pure Breed

The Keeshond (pronounced ‘Kazehawnd’; plural Keeshonden) is a member of the northern Spitz famil...

• Type:
• Spitz Breed
• Pure Breed

The Lhasa Apso, also known as the Abso Seng Kye (Barking Lion Sentinal Dog) is one of the four a...

• Type:
• Pure Breed

Also known as the Little Lion Dog the Lowchen (pronounced lerv-chun) is an old breed believed to...

• Type:
• Pure Breed

Although the Poodle is thought of as a French breed it is by no means certain that it originated...

• Type:
• Pure Breed

Although the Poodle is thought of as a French breed it is by no means certain that it originated...

• Type:
• Pure Breed

The Schipperke (pronounced Skipper-key) originated in Belgium but whether it is a small shepherd...

• Type:
• Herding Breed
• Spitz Breed
• Pure Breed

A relative newcomer to the Western world the Shar Pei, (which translates as ‘sand-skin' in refer...

• Type:
• Pure Breed

The Shih Tzu (pronounced ‘shid-zoo’ or ‘sheed-zoo’) is believed to have been developed in southe...

• Type:
• Pure Breed

The Tibetan Spaniel originated in the Himalayan mountains of Tibet. The exact ancestry is somewh...

• Type:
• Pure Breed

Tibetan Terriers originated high in the Himalayan Mountains in the remote country of Tibet. Ther...

• Type:
• Pure Breed