There is no consensus on the exact origin of the Great Dane. Dogs of comparable type are depicte...

• Type:
• Molosser
• Pure Breed

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

• Type:
• Pure Breed

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

• Type:
• Pure Breed

The Tibetan Spaniel originated in the Himalayan mountains of Tibet. The exact ancestry is somewh...

• Type:
• 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

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 Newfoundland is unclear and several conflicting theories exist, most of ...

• Type:
• Molosser
• 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

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

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

• Type:
• Herding Breed
• Pure Breed