The Great Pyrenees originates from Central Asia having descended from the Maremmano-Abruzzese and the Hungarian Kuvasz. This old working dog breed is also known as the Pyrenean Mountain Dog. Large-sised, it has a standard height of 25 to 32 inches and a weight of 85 to 100 pounds (sometimes heavier)....
This century-old breed also goes by the names Portuguese Shepherd Dog or the Aires Serra Shepherd Dog. A favoured companion of poor shepherds in the plains of Southern Portugal, it is said to have been descended from the Briards crossed with local mountain dogs. It has similar features to the Berger...
The Catalan Sheepdog or Catalonian Shepherd is an ancient herding and guard dog originating from Catalonia, Spain. It is said to have descended from Pyrenees sheepdogs existing during the ancient Roman times. This working breed weighs 45 to 60 pounds and has a height of 17 to 19 inches. It has a...
This mastiff breed originated from Leonberg, in southwest Germany in 1846, meant to closely resemble the appearance of a lion. A favourite amongst royal families including Napoleon II of France, the Prince of Wales and the Italian King Umberto, the Leonberger breed is a result of crossing the...
This Swiss national dog got its name from Bernard of Menthon, the 11th century monk who established the traveler’s hospice situated on the dangerous Alpine pass between Switzerland and Italy. They were developed from crossing the ancient Tibetan Mastiff, the Great Dane, the Greater Swiss...
The Kuvasz is an ancient flock guard breed that originated in Tibet but was developed as a breed in Hungary. It is even said that a fossilized skeleton of a 9th-century dog that is similar to the Kuvasz has been discovered in Fenekpuszta, which if proven will mark the breed as among the oldest...
