The Continental Bulldog is a new breed created in 2004 Switzerland by crossing the (English) Bulldog with the Olde English Bulldogge. The creation came about because of The European Convention on the Breeding and Keeping of Pets, as well as…
The Great Anglo-French Tricolor Hound is a pack-hunting scenthound breed, and the last of the seven Anglo-French Hounds to be profiled in this blog. Created by mixing Poitevins with English Foxhounds, they were bred to hunt a variety of game…
The Fila Brasileiro is the first genuine Brazilian dog breed, and a guard dog extraordinaire. Created by European dogs that were brought to Brazil during the Colonial period (likely including the Mastiff, Bulldog and Bloodhound), they were primarily kept on…
The Styrian Coarse Haired Hound hails from Austria. The breed was created in the 1870’s by combining the Hanoverian Scenthound with the Istrian Coarse-Haired Hound. This hardy scenthound specializes in wild boar hunting and blood tracking, and can do so…
The Romanian Bucovina Shepherd is so named because he developed in the Bukovina region of Romania. This livestock guardian breed is one of three FCI-recognized Romanian shepherd breeds which also includes the Mioritic and Carpathian. He also did double duty…
The Grand Gascon-Saintongeois is a French breed, created from the now-extinct Saintongeois Hound and the Grand Bleu de Gascogne. A man named Baron Joseph de Carayon-LaTour came into ownership of some of the last surviving Saintongeois Hounds (most, if not…
The McNab Shepherd began to be developed in the late 1800’s by Alexander McNab and is still in development today. This herding breed was originally a California creation, cultivated to work in the specifically rough terrain of the region –…
The Saint Miguel Cattle Dog (also known as the Azores Cattle Dog or as the Cao de Fila de Sao Miguel) is a molosser-type breed from Portugal. They were used as catch dogs and herding dogs since the time they…
The Spanish Hound (AKA the Sabueso Espanol) is very capable of hunting both large and small game and can also be used for blood tracking as well. This is an old breed – the first written record comes from a…
The Polish Tatra Sheepdog is a working breed, recognized by the UKC in the United States and by the FCI abroad. One of the “big white dog” breeds, this is a rare livestock guardian that is also able to double…