Dog Breeds Spot

Pointer Dog Breed

The early ancestors of the modern Pointer dog breeds were originally developed in the 17th century in Southern Europe. Those early pointing dogs that hailed from the hunting fields of France, Spain and Italy were developed to assist the hunter by pointing them in the direction of the quarry without scaring it off.
The Pointer dog’s [...]

Tibetan Mastiff

The Tibetan Mastiff is one of dogdom’s oldest dog breeds and has been variously known by any one of the following names:

Thibet Dog
Tibetan Dog
Tibetaanse Mastiff
Thibet Mastiff

The Tibetan Mastiff has traditionally been used by Tibetans as sentry dogs to protect their villages and more famously by Tibetan monks to protect their legendary monasteries.
There are many who [...]

Irish wolfhound

The Irish Wolfhound, as its name readily implies, was primarily bred and developed to hunt wolves. Known variously throughout history by the following names:

Rough Greyhound
Irish Greyhound
Irish Elkhound
Irish Wolfdog
Great Irish Wolfdog

The Irsih Wolfhound proved rather too successful for its own good at its primary task of wolfslayer that by the 18th century the breed had dispatched [...]

Dog Training Is A Must For A Happy Dog

Why Bother with Dog Training?
1. A well-trained dog is a delight to have and be around.
2. A well-trained dog is safe around people and other pets
3. A well-trained dog is safe off-leash!
4. A well-trained dog doesn’t soil the house
5. A well-trained dog heeds your commands
6. A well-trained dog spends more time with his family and [...]

Boston Terrier

The Boston Terrier, contrary to its name did not originally hail from Boston in the United States but rather came from Liverpool in England. The founding father of the Boston Terrier dog breed was born in Liverpool sometime in the 1870s before he was shipped  across the Atlantic to Boston. This founding dog was originally [...]

Powerdogs-Presa Canario

The Presa Canario dog which also goes by any one of the following names:

Canary dog
Perro de Presa Canario
Dogo Canario
Canary mastiff

…is certainly not a dog for the faint of heart or the novice dog owner. The Presa Canario hails from the Canary Islands a place to which the Canary bird owes its name but contrary to [...]

Powerdogs-Tosa Inu

The Tosa dog is also known by the following names:

Tosa Inu
Tosa Token
Tosa Ken
Japanese Tosa
Japanese mastiff
Japanese Fighting Dog
Tosa Fighting Dog

Banned in many a country on account of a combination of its immense power, size and fighting genetic ancestry, the Tosa Inu is truly a powerdog if ever one existed! The countries that take issue with Tosa [...]

Powerdogs-Central Asian Ovcharka

The Central Asian Ovcharka is also known as the:

 Alabai
Central Asian Sheepdog
Mid-Asian Shepherd
Middle Asian Ovcharka

Like many of the large heavily built dog breeds the Central Asian Ovcharka is believed to be descended from the tibetan Mastiff though there are those who believe that this ancient breed is the true root of the large boned livestock [...]

How To Choose The Perfect Puppy

Do Your Research; In Other Words Don’t Turn Your Dog Into Another Rescue Statistic!
This seems pretty obvious but I think it really has to be said. Make an honest and objective assessment of the kind of person you are and then do your due diligence (homework/research) to match your personality type to the appropriate dog [...]

The Dog Who Cried Wolf

The question of who and how the dog was tamed is one that reminds me of that riddle about the egg and the chicken and which came before the other.
That said, let’s get on with it.
The court is now in session and The Honorable Justice Kayye Nynne is presiding. So let’s go ahead and look [...]