Animal Shelter Daily Pet Tip Archive

Hovawart

Country of Origin: Germany

History: The hovawart is an old working dog; its name comes from the Middle High German for night watchman. The breed ...Read More...

Estrela Mountain Dog

Alternative Names: cao da Serra da Estrela, Portuguese mountain dog

Country of Origin: Portugal

History: The Estrela mountain dog is an ancient breed, reputed to be the oldest breed of the Iberan Peninsula. It was ...Read More...

Entlebucher

Alternative Names: Entlebuch mountain dog, Entlebucher cattle dog, Entlebucher sennenhund

Country of Origin: Switzerland

History: The Entlebucher is the smallest of four Swiss dogs developed from a cross of Roman mastiffs and local Swiss ...Read More...

Dogue de Bordeaux

Alternative Names: French Mastiff

Country of Origin: France

History: This ancient breed was developed from Roman mastiffs. The dogue de Bordeaux is one of France’s oldest ...Read More...

Dogo Argentino

Alternative Names: Argentinean dogo

Country of Origin: Argentina

History: The dogo Argentino was developed in 1928 by an Argentinean doctor for use as a big game hound. Mastiffs, ...Read More...

Doberman Pinscher

Alternative Names: Doberman

Country of Origin: Germany

History: The Doberman pinscher was developed in Germany in the late nineteenth century for use as a police, military, ...Read More...

Danish Broholmer

Alternative Names: Broholmer

Country of Origin: Denmark

History: Although they were once well known in Denmark, the Broholmer almost died out in the mid-nineteenth century and ...Read More...

Central Asian Shepherd Dog

Alternative Names: Mid-Asian Shephard

Country of Origin: Siberia, Mongolia, republics of the former USSR

History: The Central Asian shepherd dog is an ancient dog that is believed to descend from dogs kept by Central Asian ...Read More...

Caucasian Ovcharka

Alternative Names: Caucasian mountain dog, Russian Kavkazkaya ovtcharka, Nagazi, Gampr

Country of Origin: Caucasus Mountain area in former USSR

History: The Caucasian ovcharka is believed to have developed from Tibetian dogs who accompanied nomads who ...Read More...

Bull Mastiff

Country of Origin: Great Britain

History: The bullmamastiff was developed in 1860 from the mastiff and the bulldog. It was bred to catch and hold ...Read More...