The smallest of the ancient family of sight-hounds evidence of the existence of Italian Greyhoun...

• Type:
• Sight Hound
• Pure Breed

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

• Type:
• Spitz Breed
• Pure Breed

The Japanese Chin (also known as the Japanese Spaniel) is an old breed which has existed for at ...

• Type:
• 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

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

It is believed that the original progenitors of the breed which came to be known as the King Cha...

• Type:
• Pure Breed

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

• Type:
• Molosser
• 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

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

• Type:
• Molosser
• Pure Breed

The Mexican Hairless is one of the most ancient and rare breeds and its history of development i...

• Type:
• 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 Norwegian Elkhound is descended from the ancient Spitz family of dogs which evolved thousand...

• Type:
• Spitz Breed
• Pure Breed

The Otterhound originated in Great Britain, its purpose being to control the number of otters wh...

• Type:
• Scent Hound
• Pure Breed

The Papillon (also known as the Continental Toy Spaniel) probably evolved in Spain and Italy, it...

• Type:
• Pure Breed

As indicated by its name the Pekingese originated in China where diminutive breeds have existed ...

• Type:
• 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

The Pomeranian is a member of the ancient family of Spitz dogs which originated in the Arctic re...

• Type:
• Spitz Breed
• Pure Breed

Although the Poodle is thought of as a French breed it is by no means certain that it originated...

• Type:
• Pure Breed

Although the Poodle is thought of as a French breed it is by no means certain that it originated...

• Type:
• Pure Breed