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

• Type:
• Pure Breed

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

• Type:
• Molosser
• Pure Breed

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

• 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 exact origin of the Dalmatian is uncertain and is the subject of speculation and dispute. Ma...

• Type:
• Pure Breed

The Korean Jindo is a very ancient breed which, until recently, was found only in its place of o...

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

• Type:
• Flock Guardian
• Pure Breed

The Norwegian Elkhound is descended from the ancient Spitz family of dogs which evolved thousand...

• Type:
• Spitz Breed
• Pure Breed

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

• Type:
• Bull Breed
• Pure Breed