Small pointing dog first bred to work with hawks The Portuguese Pointer is one of the smallest pointing breeds, more heavily boned than the Pointer and with a broader head. It is thought that the Span...
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Glamorous, elegant sighthound of the Afghan desert Elegance in movement and carriage topped by a glamorous coat typify the sighthound from Afghanistan. The size range covers the different types used f...
Rabbit hunter from Portugal also known as the 'warren hound' The breed bears some common ancestry with the Pharaoh hounds, brought into the Mediterranean by Phoenician sailors. Podengo means 'rabbit h...
Active and amenable, popular as a herder and family companion Originating in North Eastern Spain as a sheepdog in the Spanish Pyrenees, the breed is still widely used as the flock herd and guard in th...
A rugged Australian with British roots The breed was probably developed from native British terriers taken to Australia by settlers in the 19th century – It is thought that the Scottish Terrier, Skye ...
Silky toy terrier with roots in the Yorkshire cotton mills The breed owes its origins to the old working Black and Tan Terrier with infusions of Maltese and Skye Terrier blood. It is thought that Scot...
Though to be the ancestor of all the mastiff breeds This is the largest of the Tibetan breeds, and is regarded by some as one of the world's most ancient breeds, and as the ancestor of all the mastiff...
Versatile worker ideally suited to the Arctic regions of Siberia Originating from the Arctic regions of North Eastern Siberia, the Samoyed was a breed developed to help his owners – nomadic tribes of ...
Powerful all-round worker with great stamina and endurance The Giant Schnauzer was once known as the Munich Schnauzer as the breed was developed around Munich by cattle farmers who wanted a strong cat...
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