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

• Type:
• Sight Hound
• Pure Breed

The Akita is one of the family of northern Spitz breeds and its development in Japan can be trac...

• Type:
• Spitz Breed
• 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 Anatolian Shepherd Dog (also known as the Anatolian Karabash or Coban Kopegi) originated in ...

• Type:
• Flock Guardian
• Pure Breed

The exact origins of this ancient breed is lost in time, but for millennia it has served the Tua...

• Type:
• Sight Hound
• Pure Breed

The Basset Hound originated in France (the French word ‘bas’ meaning low, therefore ‘low-set’), ...

• Type:
• Scent Hound
• Pure Breed

Also known as the Berger de Beauce (Shepherd of the Beauce) or the Bas Rouge (Red Stocking) for ...

• 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

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

• Type:
• Molosser
• Pure Breed

Dogs of the Bloodhound type have existed for millennia. Modern Bloodhounds are widely believed t...

• Type:
• Scent Hound
• 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

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

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

• Type:
• Bull Breed
• Molosser
• Pure Breed

The Canaan Dog is a recent breed developed from ancient Middle Eastern Pariah Dog stock. It is o...

• Type:
• Spitz Breed
• Pure Breed

It is believed that around 1100-1200 AD the Thule Inuit migrated throughout Canada’s Arctic Regi...

• Type:
• Spitz 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

The Deerhound is an ancient breed originating in Scotland and still known in some countries as t...

• Type:
• Sight Hound
• 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

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

• Type:
• Scent Hound
• Pure Breed

The German Shepherd Dog is probably the most recognisable dog breed in the world - which is quit...

• Type:
• Herding Breed
• Pure Breed