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 Grand Bleu de Gascogne (also known as the Large Blue Gascony Hound) is one of the ancient ho...

• Type:
• Scent Hound
• Pure Breed

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

• Type:
• Molosser
• 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 Hamiltonstovare (also known as the Hamilton Hound) originated in Sweden in the 19th century....

• Type:
• Scent Hound
• 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 smallest of the ancient family of sight-hounds evidence of the existence of Italian Greyhoun...

• Type:
• Sight Hound
• Pure Breed

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

• Type:
• Herding Breed
• Pure Breed

Known also as the English Mastiff or Old English Mastiff this is one of the most ancient of bree...

• Type:
• Molosser
• Pure Breed

Contrary to appearances the Miniature Pinscher, developed in Germany, is not a small-scale versi...

• Type:
• Pure Breed

The Neapolitan Mastiff, or Mastino Napoletano, is a native of Southern Italy. Of ancient lineage...

• Type:
• Molosser
• Pure Breed

The Pharaoh Hound originated on the islands of Malta where it is known as the Kel tal-Fenek (Rab...

• Type:
• Sight Hound
• Pure Breed

Most authorities are in agreement that the Pug originated in China some 2,500 years ago. This su...

• Type:
• Bull Breed
• Pure Breed

The Rhodesian Ridgeback did not, as the name suggests, originate in Rhodesia but in South Africa...

• Type:
• Scent Hound
• Sight Hound
• Pure Breed

The Rottweiler is believed to be descended from the dogs used by the ancient Romans to drive the...

• Type:
• Molosser
• Pure Breed

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

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

The Segugio Italiano is an old breed whose likeness is to be found in ancient sculptures and in ...

• Type:
• Sight Hound
• Pure Breed

The Sloughi (pronounced sloo-gee) is one of the breeds which developed from the Greyhound family...

• Type:
• Sight Hound
• Pure Breed

Dogs similar to Whippets are depicted on ancient artefacts and in 12th and 13th century works of...

• Type:
• Sight Hound
• Pure Breed