PET BLOGS

BREED: Cavalier King Charles Spaniel
ORIGIN: Great Britain
HISTORY: This dog existed in the sixteenth century but was discovered not to look the same as the the dog in the tapestries of old, in the early twentieth century. British breeders then recreated the ancient toy spaniel by crossing the King Charles Spaniel with Pekingese and Pug to [...]

BREED: Golden Retriever
ORIGIN: Great Britain
HISTORY: It is believed that the Golden Retriever is a descendent of the Labrador, improved by in breeding with yellow flat coated Retrievers from Newfoundland and with Scottish water Spaniels, or that it originated from cross breeding the Bloodhound with Russian Yellow Retrievers used in Scotland for retrieving wounded game. The [...]

BREED: Maltese
ORIGIN: Central Mediterranean basin, Italy
HISTORY: Even though this breed is named after the island of Malta there is no proof that the breed is native to this island. It is a very ancient breed and this or a similar dog existed in ancient Egypt and Greece and later in Rome. In the time of [...]

BREED: Doberman
ORIGIN: Germany
HISTORY: Originating in Germany during the 1860s, the Doberman was used as a personal guardian and watchdog, vermin eradicator, sheep herder, and gun-dog. Developed by Louis Dobermann, this breed is one of a few to be named after an actual person. This noble and proud breed served heroically during both World Wars and [...]

BREED: Dogo Argentino
ORIGIN: Argentina
HISTORY: in the 1920’s Antonio Martinez developed a breed that was a good pack hunter and guardian, as well as a trustworthy family dog. He used the now extinct mastiff-type, called the Dog of Cordoba. He crossed it with various breeds such as the Great Dane, Boxer, Bulldog, Great Pyrenees, Irish Wolfhound, [...]

BREED: Dalmatian
ORIGIN: Central Mediterranean Basin
HISTORY: Believed to originate from the Mediterranean region he was thus named either because his birthplace was Dalmatia or because he was used in this region during the Balkan war. The Dalmatian was popular at the Vatican during the seventeenth century and kept by English aristocracy in the eighteenth century. In [...]

BREED: Belgian Shepherd (Groenendeal)
ORIGIN: Belgium
HISTORY: The name Belgian Shepherd can refer to any of the following four dogs. The Groenendeal, the Tervuren, the Malinois and the Laenkenois. In some countries they are considered four different coat varieties of the same breed. The Groenendeal was developed by Nicholas Rose, a breeder from the village Groenendeal in [...]

BREED:German Shepherd.
ORIGIN:Germany.
HISTORY: At the end of the 19th century, selective breading of German Sheepdog varieties from central and southern Germany and introducing Collie bloodlines, in order to create a very capable, working dog resulted in the modern day German Shepherd. The German Shepherd has become one of the most widely recognized breeds in the world. [...]

BREED: English Cocker Spaniel.
ORIGIN:Great Britain.
HISTORY:The English Cocker Spaniel is descended from the spaniel that inhabited Great Britain since the fourteenth century and was used for netting game birds. The English Cocker Spaniel was developed by British breeders. In the eighteenth century, he was used on woodcock. A splash of English toy spaniel was added, and [...]

BREED: Chow Chow.
ORIGIN: China.
HISTORY: The Chow Chow,a hunting dog in its native land, has been popular in
China for more than two thousand years. The Huns, Mongols, and Tartars used the breed in war, for hunting, and as a draft and guard dog. This furry dog was sometimes eaten (chow means food), and its fur was [...]