The Havanese is the national dog of Cuba. It is a descendent of the small breeds brought to the Island from Europe via the port of Tenerife over the centuries. It was... 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 »
The Icelandic Sheepdog is Iceland’s only native breed. These dogs derive from ancestors who have arrived with Vikings in the ninth and tenth centuries. Over the centuries, the Icelandic Sheepdog became perfectly... Read more »
Breeders developed the Petit Basset Griffon Vendeen in the sixteenth century in the Vendeen region of France. The PBGV is a descendent of the larger Griffon Vendeen. The Petit is the smallest... Read more »
The Portuguese Podengo Pequeno and other Podengo type dogs have roamed the Mediterranean region dating back to the tenth and eleventh centuries. Breeders developed this rustic dog to hunt game in Portugal’s... Read more »
Historians believe that the Portuguese Podengo and similar Podengo-like dogs were transported by the Phoenicians and Romans, possibly brought along as hunting dogs or trade for the Portuguese and Spanish. However, artwork... Read more »