Spitz

Norwegian Elkhound

The Norwegian Elkhound

September 5, 2017

The Norwegian Elkhound is the best known of the various Scandinavian spitz breeds and has been called “the dog of…

Norwegian Lundehund

The Norwegian Lundehund

September 28, 2016

The Norwegian Lundehund is an unusual little breed whose original purpose was to climb steep cliffs and grab puffin birds…

Pomeranian

The Pomeranian

August 15, 2015

The Pomeranian is tiny in stature, but giant in personality and spirit! Very few are shy, quiet dogs… in fact,…

Russian-European Laika

The Russian-European Laika

September 8, 2020

The Russian-European Laika is a hunting spitz breed, and the smallest of the three Russian hunting spitz breeds recognized by…

Samoyed

The Samoyed

May 4, 2017

The Samoyed is often recognized by his fluffy white coat (although he can also come in cream or biscuit coloring).…

The Shalaika

July 15, 2024

The Shalaika (AKA the Sulimov Dog) is a Russian breed used in airport security for explosive detection. We’ll put “dog”…

Shiba Inu

The Shiba Inu

May 28, 2017

The Shiba Inu is a very old hunting breed from Japan. In order to hunt, they needed to be smart…

Shikoku

The Shikoku

March 11, 2020

The Shikoku is another one of Japan’s six hunting spitz breeds, and one of the rarest. While they can make…

Siberian Husky

The Siberian Husky

December 28, 2018

The Siberian Husky was bred as an endurance sled dog – pulling people and supplies across the snowy banks of…