E.K. Korthals (1851—1896), a Dutch banking heir, one of the world’s most innovative dog breeders, developed the Wirehaired Pointing Griffon in the late nineteenth century. Inspired by his work managing a large... Read more »
The Curly Coated Retriever is one of the oldest retriever breeds descended from a combination of the English Water Spaniel, Irish Water Spaniel, Poodle, Retrieving setters, and native water dogs of Newfoundland.... Read more »
Experts believe that the Vizsla lineage includes breeds that the Magyars collected as they swarmed across Europe before settling down in Hungary over a thousand years ago. Ancient writings from the middle... Read more »
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 »