The Afghan Hound is one of the ancient breeds of coursing hounds originating in the Middle East ...

• Type:
• Sight Hound
• Pure Breed

One of the oldest, and the largest, of the Arctic sled dogs the breed is named for the native Ma...

• Type:
• Nordic Breed
• Pure Breed

The Bearded Collie is an ancient breed, with Scottish records dating back to the sixteenth centu...

• Type:
• Herding Breed
• Pure Breed

It is said that Phoenician merchants arrived in Europe some two thousand years ago, bringing wit...

• Type:
• Herding Breed
• Pure Breed

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

• Type:
• Pure Breed

The Bolognese, also known as the Bichon Bolognese, is a member of the Bichon family and takes it...

• Type:
• Pure Breed

The Borzoi originated in Russia and is still known in some countries as the Russian Wolfhound. I...

• Type:
• Sight Hound
• Pure Breed

As the name indicates, the Bouvier Des Flandres originated in south-west Belgium and northern Fr...

• Type:
• Herding Breed
• Pure Breed

This ancient and majestic breed originates from the province of Brie in France. They were owned ...

• Type:
• Herding Breed
• Pure Breed

The Catalan Sheepdog (Gos d’Atura Catala) is similar to the sheepdogs of the Pyrenees, so it is ...

• Type:
• Herding 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 Collie's ancestors almost certainly came to Britain with the Romans around 500 B.C, and over...

• Type:
• Herding Breed
• Pure Breed

The Coton de Tulear (pronounced co-tonne der two-lee-are) originated on the island of Madagascar...

• Type:
• Pure Breed

The German Spitz is thought to be descended from the Northern sled and herding dogs which arrive...

• Type:
• Spitz Breed
• Pure Breed

The German Spitz is thought to be descended from the Northern sled and herding dogs which arrive...

• Type:
• Pure Breed

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

• Type:
• Herding Breed
• Pure Breed

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

• Type:
• Pure Breed

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

• Type:
• Flock Guardian
• 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

The Maltese is a breed so old that its exact origin is lost in time. Theories are that it was ca...

• Type:
• Pure Breed

No one is completely sure as to the origins of the Miniature Schnauzer but it is known that dogs...

• Type:
• Pure Breed

The exact origin of the Newfoundland is unclear and several conflicting theories exist, most of ...

• Type:
• Molosser
• Pure Breed