Animal Shelter Daily Pet Tip Archive

Clumber Spaniel

Country of Origin: France/Great Britain

History: The clumber spaniel is believed to have been developed in France by the Duc de Noailles. When the French ...Read More...

Chesapeake Bay Retriever

Alternative Names: Chessies

Country of Origin: U.S.

History: The Chesapeake Bay retriever is descended from two Newfoundland-type puppies found in an English shipwreck ...Read More...

Cesky Fousek

Alternative Names: Bohemian wirehaired pointing griffon, Ceska fouska (female)

Country of Origin: Czech Republic

History: The Cesky fousek was a widely used wirehaired pointing dog in the Czech and Slovakian Republics, but with ...Read More...

The Brittany spaniel

Alternative Names: epagneul Breton, Brittany

Country of Origin: France

History: The Brittany was developed in mid-nineteenth century France from a cross of French spaniels and English ...Read More...

Braque Saint-Germain

Alternative Names: Saint-Bermain pointer, Compiegne pointer

Country of Origin: France

History: The braque Saint-Germain was developed in 1830 in the French royal kennels at Compiegne in Saint-Germain-en- ...Read More...

Braque Francais

Alternative Names: French Pointer

Country of Origin: France

History: The braque Francais originates from southwest France and the Central Pyrenees. It is one of France’s oldest ...Read More...

Braque du Bourbonnais

Alternative Names: Bourbonnais pointer

Country of Origin: France

History: The braque du Bourbonnais is an old breed that has existed since the sixteenth century. Developed as a versatile ...Read More...

Bracco Italiano

Alternative Names: Italian pointer, bracci

Country of Origin: Italy

History: The bracco Italiano is an old breed, believed to have originated in fourteenth century Italy based on depictions of a ...Read More...

Boykin Spaniel

Country of Origin: U.S.

History: The Boykin spaniel is a relatively new breed, dating from the turn of the twentieth century. The breed was ...Read More...

Barbet

Alternative Names: French water dog, griffon d’arret a poil laineux, barbette

Country of Origin: France

History: The barbet is found in the ancestry of many popular breeds, including the poodle, the Newfoundland, and the ...Read More...