During the 17th century, the Pointer was initially used to locate hare and not birds, as one might think. The dogs pointed out the game, and then Greyhounds were unleashed to pursue.... Read more »
The Brittany is the result of French Sportsmen breeding their small land spaniels with English settlers in the mid-1800s to produce a dog better suited for their needs. However, these dogs lacked... Read more »
The German Shorthaired Pointer has origins that go back to the Spanish Pointer, a bird-dog that would point, retrieve, trail, and be a family companion. Seventeenth-century fishermen developed the breed in Germany.... Read more »
The Golden Retriever is one of Britain’s most popular dogs, where they’re loved as a family pet and a Gundog. Back in the nineteenth century, a yellow wavy-coated Retriever and a Tweed Water... Read more »
Breed experts believe that the Labrador Retriever or Lab is a Newfoundland product, mainly off of Greenland’s coast. Fishermen used this breed to retrieve and drag the ends of fishing nets into the shore. Also, they... Read more »
The Cocker Spaniel was thought to have originated in Spain during the fourteenth century; it is one of the oldest Spaniel breeds. Breeders originally used this dog for hunting woodcock, quail, and partridge. These... Read more »