Whippet dogs are medium-sized sighthounds that shares ancestry with the Greyhound. In fact, the Whippet’s predecessors may have come from crosses between small Greyhounds and even smaller dogs, which were used by... Read more »
Like most dogs, the Rhodesian Ridgeback has quite a history to tell. During the 16th and 17th centuries, European settlers began to arrive in South Africa and brought dogs such as the... Read more »
Many know the Borzoi as the Russian Wolf-hound. In fact, Russian aristocracy has been developing them for centuries. The Sport of coursing or hunting hare existed in Russia as early as the... Read more »
The Bluetick Coonhound and the American English Coonhound share a similar history. These dog’s ancestors comprised of English hunting hounds that got to America during the 17th and 18th centuries. In fact,... Read more »
The Bloodhound is the prototypical scent hound, and it can trace its lineage to ancient times. According to experts, the Bloodhound’s ancestor may have been the St. Hubert’s hound, which hailed from... Read more »
The Beagle is a British breed; however, its history is unclear. We know that they bred it down from Foxhounds to create a dog that could hunt with men on foot. This... Read more »