The Airedale Terrier results from the combination of two breeds. The now-extinct English Terrier and the Otterhound. Breeders created the Airedale in northern England’s Aire River and once went by the names Waterside or... Read more »
The Scottish Terrier and other Scotland working terrier breeds such as the Cairn and West Highland White Terrier share the same heritage. However, they systematically got separated into isolated breeds in the... Read more »
The Boston Terrier is one of America’s very own breeds; breeders developed it from a combination of Bulldogs and White English Terriers imported to Massachusetts after the Civil War. At first, the developers... Read more »
The Shih Tzu, also known as the Chinese Lion Dog or the Chrysanthemum Dog, is an ancient Asian breed whose ancestors were sent to China as gifts from Byzantium during the Tang... Read more »
The Pembroke Welsh Corgi is an ancient breed that traces back to the old cattle dogs that were brought to Wales by European settlers in the tenth century. Breeders developed the Corgi near... Read more »
The Miniature Schnauzer is the outcome of a devoted effort during the 1800s to produce a smaller Schnauzer by crossing Standard Schnauzers with Affenpinschers and Poodles. Breed enthusiasts showed the dog in... Read more »