The Pyrenean Shepherd is a traditional herding dog that hails from the Pyrenese Mountains in the South of France, dating back to medieval times or even earlier. During World War I, French... Read more »
The Cardigan Welsh Corgi descended from the Teckel family of dogs, from which Dachshunds were brought to Wales by Celtic tribes more than three thousand years ago. Over the centuries, they were... Read more »
The Canaan Dog, or the Kelev K’naani, shares ancestry with the Pariah dog that existed a thousand years ago and was used as a herding and guard dog by the Israelites. Many... Read more »
The Berger Picard or Picardy Shepherd is considered the most ancient French sheepdog and shares ancestry with the Briard, Dutch Shepherd, Belgian Shepherd Breeds, and the Beauceron. In the 9th century, the... Read more »
The Belgian Malinois is one of the Belgian sheepherding breeds, collectively known as Chiens de Berger Belge, and shared their early history as general-purpose shepherds and guard dogs of Belgium. Like working... Read more »
The effort by breeders to develop the Miniature American shepherd from the Australian Shepherd began in California in the late 1960s. Starting with a breeding program of small Aussies, breeders strived to... Read more »