Breed Profiles

The Golden Retriever was developed through judicious crossbreeding of various gundogs on the estate of Lord Tweedmouth at Inverness Shire in Scotland. The purpose was to create a powerfully-built, agile hunting dog [...]

Originally a French sheep herding breed, the Briard was dual purpose being a guardian and shepherd of the flocks and watch dog for family and farm. Today the breed is rather rare [...]

The draft horse of the Arctic, the Alaskan Malamute was developed by the Inuit Indians of Alaska to haul heavy loads at steady speeds over long distances. They were built for strength [...]

History One of the oldest known breeds of dogs, the Saluki's origins have been traced back to somewhere between 2000 and 3000 BC. In countries such as Syria, Kurdistan, Persia, Northern Africa [...]

The Australian Cattle Dog was bred in the mid 1800's as a working dog that could easily adapt to the often inhospitable Australian environment. Everything about the breed today - temperament, coat, [...]

The origins of the Pug are thought to lie in China nearly 2000 years ago. Subsequently around the 1500's the Pug was introduced to Europe by merchants where they soon became the [...]