Dog Breeds
Irish Setter
- Group : Sporting Group
- Country Of Origin : Ireland view more
Irish Terrier
- Group : Terrier Group
- Country Of Origin : Ireland view more
Irish Water Spaniel
- Group : Sporting Group
- Country Of Origin : Ireland
- Description : The tallest of the spaniel breeds is also an ancient one, and original spaniel type fits the modern type of this breed. A member of the water spaniel group that includes the extinct Tweed water spanie view more
Irish Wolfhound
- Group : Hound Group
- Country Of Origin : Ireland
- Description : This breed is similar in type to the deerhound but is much larger; in fact it is the tallest breed of dog in the world. The first written records of this breed date to the year 391 in a document autho view more
Italian Greyhound
- Group : Toy Group
- Country Of Origin : Mediterranean
- Description : The Italian Greyhound breed origins are not clear, though their place of origin is thought to be in Greece and Turkey, dating to the birth of Christ. In Italy in the 16th century, these dogs were port view more
Jack Russell Terrier
- Group : Rare
- Country Of Origin : England
- Description : The Jack Russell Terrier is a small terrier that has its origins in fox hunting. It is principally white-bodied and smooth, rough or broken-coated but can be any colour. The Jack Russell is frequentl view more
Japanese Chin
- Group : Toy Group
- Country Of Origin : China
- Description : The chins were considered above regular dogs (inu) in status because of their ancient origins with aristocracy in China. Perhaps the Tibetan Spaniel was a breed ancestor. They were often given as gift view more
Kerry Blue Terrier
- Group : Terrier Group
- Country Of Origin : Ireland
- Description : The Kerry Blue Terrier (also known as the Irish Blue Terrier) (Irish: An Brocaire Gorm) is a breed of dog. Originally bred to control "vermin" including rats, rabbits, badgers, foxes, otters and hares view more
Labrador Retriever
- Group : Sporting Group
- Country Of Origin : Canada
- Description : The Labrador Retriever, or just Labrador, is a type of retriever-gun dog. The Labrador is one of the most popular breeds of dog in India, Canada, the United Kingdom and the United States. A favourite view more
Lakeland Terrier
- Group : Terrier Group
- Country Of Origin : Great Britain
- Description : The breed derives its name from the Lake District of England where early development of the breed took place. This breed is considered one of the original terrier breeds. The Lakeland shares ancestors view more
Leonberger
- Group : Working Group
- Country Of Origin : Germany
- Description : The Leonberger originated in the 1800s in Leonberg, Germany. The origins are from many breeds, including Landseer Newfoundland, St. Bernard, and Pyrenean Mountain Dog. The first breed clubs were estab view more
Lhasa Apso
- Group : Non-Sporting Group
- Country Of Origin : Tibet
- Description : The Breed HistoryThis breed originated in the mountains of Tibet, in the city of Lhasa where the harsh environment and high elevations led to the selection of a very hardy dog type. They had b view more
Manchester Terrier
- Group : Terrier Group
- Country Of Origin : England
- Description : The Manchester Terrier is a breed of dog of the smooth-haired terrier type. It was first bred in the 19th century to control vermin, notably rats, at which it excelled. So efficient at the task was it view more
Miniature Bull Terrier
- Group : Terrier Group
- Country Of Origin : England
- Description : The Bull-and-Terrier (white English terrier X Bulldog) was the progenitor of the miniature version of the bull terrier. Additional crosses with the Spanish terrier and the Black and Tan may have also view more
Miniature Pinscher
- Group : Toy Group
- Country Of Origin : Germany
- Description : The Miniature Pinscher (Zwergpinscher or Min Pin) is a small breed of dog originating from Germany. The breed's earliest ancestors may have included the German Pinscher mixed with Italian greyhounds a view more