The Akita is one of the family of northern Spitz breeds and its development in Japan can be trac...

• Type:
• Spitz Breed,
• Pure Breed

One of the oldest, and the largest, of the Arctic sled dogs the breed is named for the native Ma...

• Type:
• Nordic Breed,
• Pure Breed

The Basenji is a native of Central Africa and is of such ancient lineage that it is regarded as ...

• Type:
• Sight Hound,
• Pure Breed

The Canaan Dog is a recent breed developed from ancient Middle Eastern Pariah Dog stock. It is o...

• Type:
• Spitz Breed,
• Pure Breed

The Chow Chow is a member of the Spitz family of dogs and was developed and used in China as a v...

• Type:
• Pure Breed

The most widespread theory on the origin of the Cirneco dell’Etna (pronounced cheer-nay-ko) is t...

• Type:
• Scent Hound,
• Sight Hound,
• Pure Breed

The Eurasier is a comparatively new breed which was developed in Germany in the 1960s by Julius ...

• Type:
• Spitz Breed,
• Pure Breed

While the Finnish Lapphund has been found around Northern Scandinavia (and the Karelian district...

• Type:
• Spitz Breed,
• Pure Breed

The Finnish Spitz (also known as Suomenpystykorva) was declared the national dog of Finland in 1...

• Type:
• Spitz Breed,
• Pure Breed

The German Spitz is thought to be descended from the Northern sled and herding dogs which arrive...

• Type:
• Spitz Breed,
• Pure Breed

The German Spitz is thought to be descended from the Northern sled and herding dogs which arrive...

• Type:
• Pure Breed

The Greenland Dog is a primitive Arctic breed originating along the coastal areas of Northern Si...

• Type:
• Nordic Breed,
• Pure Breed

The Ibizan Hound (also known as the Podenco Ibicenco, Ibizan Warren Hound and Ca Eivessenc) is a...

• Type:
• Sight Hound,
• Pure Breed

Note: The Kennel Club and the Federation Cynologique Internationale have recognized differences ...

• Type:
• Spitz Breed,
• Pure Breed

The Japanese Shiba Inu is the smallest of the Spitz-type dogs of Japan. Spitz dogs evolved in th...

• Type:
• Spitz Breed,
• Pure Breed

Despite the fact that the breed is less than one hundred years old the origin of the Japanese Sp...

• Type:
• Spitz Breed,
• Pure Breed

The Keeshond (pronounced ‘Kazehawnd’; plural Keeshonden) is a member of the northern Spitz famil...

• Type:
• Spitz Breed,
• Pure Breed

The Korean Jindo is a very ancient breed which, until recently, was found only in its place of o...

• Type:
• Pure Breed

The Mexican Hairless is one of the most ancient and rare breeds and its history of development i...

• Type:
• Pure Breed

The Norwegian Elkhound is descended from the ancient Spitz family of dogs which evolved thousand...

• Type:
• Spitz Breed,
• Pure Breed

The Pharaoh Hound originated on the islands of Malta where it is known as the Kel tal-Fenek (Rab...

• Type:
• Sight Hound,
• Pure Breed

The Pomeranian is a member of the ancient family of Spitz dogs which originated in the Arctic re...

• Type:
• Spitz Breed,
• Pure Breed

The Portuguese Podengo is the national dog of Portugal and a very old breed. It is supposed that...

• Type:
• Scent Hound,
• Sight Hound,
• Pure Breed

The Siberian Husky belongs to the ancient family of Arctic sled dogs. He originated in the extre...

• Type:
• Nordic Breed,
• Pure Breed