The Affenpinscher originated in 17th century Germany but its exact history is obscure. It is bel...

• Type:
• Pure Breed

The Anatolian Shepherd Dog (also known as the Anatolian Karabash or Coban Kopegi) originated in ...

• Type:
• Flock Guardian
• Pure Breed

The Bernese, one of the four breeds known as the Swiss Sennenhunde, was developed in the Berne r...

• Type:
• Molosser
• Pure Breed

Developed in Germany in the 1830s from the mastiff-type Bullenbeissers and the English Bulldog t...

• 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 Bullmastiff originated in England in the mid-19th century. The breed was developed by estate...

• Type:
• Bull Breed
• Molosser
• Pure Breed

In the latter part of the 19th century Louis Dobermann, of Apolda, Germany, determined to produc...

• Type:
• Pure Breed

Originating in France more than 600 years ago, the Dogue de Bordeaux is believed to be descended...

• Type:
• Molosser
• Pure Breed

The Estrela Mountain Dog (also known as the Cão da Serra da Estrela in its homeland, Portugal) i...

• Type:
• Flock Guardian
• Molosser
• Pure Breed

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

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

• Type:
• Pure Breed

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

• Type:
• Molosser
• 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

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

• Type:
• Pure Breed

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

• Type:
• Molosser
• Pure Breed

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

• Type:
• Molosser
• Pure Breed

The Pyrenean Mastiff is believed to be descended from dogs brought from Sumeria and Assyria to S...

• Type:
• Flock Guardian
• 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 Russian Black Terrier is a very young breed which was created during the mid-20th century by...

• Type:
• Pure Breed

German in origin, the Schnauzer’s ancestors date back to the Middle Ages and dogs bearing a stro...

• Type:
• Pure Breed

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

• Type:
• Pure Breed

The St. Bernard is believed to have developed from Asiatic mastiff-type guard dogs brought to Sw...

• Type:
• Molosser
• Pure Breed