The Finnish Spitz (also known as Suomenpystykorva) was declared the national dog of Finland in 1...

• Type:
• Spitz Breed
• Pure Breed

The Foxhound originated in Britain and is believed to have evolved from the crossing of local do...

• Type:
• Scent Hound
• 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 German Shepherd Dog is probably the most recognisable dog breed in the world - which is quit...

• Type:
• Herding Breed
• Pure Breed

The Giant Schnauzer is believed to have originated in the region of Munich, Germany from crossin...

• Type:
• Herding Breed
• Pure Breed

There is no consensus on the exact origin of the Great Dane. Dogs of comparable type are depicte...

• Type:
• Molosser
• Pure Breed

The Greenland Dog is a primitive Arctic breed originating along the coastal areas of Northern Si...

• Type:
• Nordic Breed
• Pure Breed

There is no definitive answer as to the origin of the Greyhound, which is regarded as the protot...

• Type:
• Sight Hound
• Pure Breed

The Griffon Bruxellois (also known as the Brussels Griffon or the Griffon Belge) originated, as ...

• Type:
• Pure Breed

The Havanese belongs to the Bichon family of dogs which originated from the small white dogs kno...

• Type:
• Pure Breed

The Hovawart is descended from a very old German working breed of a type found throughout middle...

• Type:
• Pure Breed

The Hungarian Kuvasz is an ancient breed, that actually originates from Turkey. The breed first ...

• Type:
• Flock Guardian
• Pure Breed

The Hungarian Puli is an ancient breed, who's origins actually come from central Asia. The breed...

• Type:
• Flock Guardian
• Pure Breed

The Ibizan Hound (also known as the Podenco Ibicenco, Ibizan Warren Hound and Ca Eivessenc) is a...

• Type:
• Sight Hound
• Pure Breed

The exact origin of this ancient breed is lost in time but the Irish Wolfhound is believed to be...

• Type:
• Sight Hound
• Pure Breed

The smallest of the ancient family of sight-hounds evidence of the existence of Italian Greyhoun...

• Type:
• Sight Hound
• Pure Breed

The Japanese Chin (also known as the Japanese Spaniel) is an old breed which has existed for at ...

• 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

It is believed that the original progenitors of the breed which came to be known as the King Cha...

• Type:
• Pure Breed

The origin of the Lancashire Heeler isn't very well documented, but the general consensus seems ...

• Type:
• Herding Breed
• Pure Breed

The development of the Leonberger is credited to Heinrich Essig, a citizen of Leonberg, Germany ...

• Type:
• Molosser
• 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