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 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

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

• Type:
• Bull Breed
• Molosser
• Pure Breed

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

• Type:
• Spitz Breed
• 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 Entlebucher (Sennenhund), first documented in 1889, takes its name from Entlebuch, a valley ...

• Type:
• 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

Note: The Kennel Club and the Federation Cynologique Internationale have recognized differences ...

• Type:
• Spitz Breed
• 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

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

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 Portuguese Water Dog, or Cao de Agua, is an old breed of a type first documented in 1297 AD....

• Type:
• 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

The Siberian Husky belongs to the ancient family of Arctic sled dogs. He originated in the extre...

• Type:
• Nordic Breed
• Pure Breed

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

• Type:
• Molosser
• Pure Breed

The Tibetan Mastiff is an ancient breed dating back at least 3,000 years and is one of the proge...

• Type:
• Molosser
• Pure Breed