As a natural guard dog, it is not a surprise that the Rottweiler’s roots lie with herding cattle. What is a surprise is that these roots stretch back to Ancient Rome. The Rottweiler breed, as it is known today, was bred from these Roman herding dogs in the Middle Ages in Rottweil, Germany. Here, butchers […]
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It all started with Hooper’s Judge back in the 1870s. He was a cross between an English Bulldog and English White Terrier, and is generally considered to be the father of all modern Boston Terriers. These dogs, like their name suggests, originated in Boston, USA and were the country’s first dogs to be bred just
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Officially known as the Rhodesian Ridgeback, this beloved breed is indigenous to southern Africa and has a history that stretches back to the 1800s when Dutch colonialists bred their imported breeds with a ferocious local hunting dog used by the Khoi. It is thought that the dog could hold off a lion during hunting expeditions,
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When it comes to dogs, the Boerboel is as proudly South African as biltong, vuvuzelas and braais. It has been around for hundreds of years and is believed to be related to the Bullmastiff – although the dog’s breeding history remains largely unknown. What we do know, however, is that it was bred to protect
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Over the years Doberman Pinschers (that’s their full breed name) have quietly shaken off their cliché police/guard dog past and have become quite the common family pet. Bred for the first time in the 1890s in Germany, these dogs are very athletic and are characterised by their medium-to-large build, muscular and square body, and short
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A medium-sized dog, the Staffordshire Bull Terrier – or Staffie as most of us like to call them – is characterised by its stocky, muscular built, broad face, short snout and small ears. They can come in a range of colours, including red, fawn, brindle, black or blue, or any of these with a patch
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Often affectionately called “sausage dogs”, Dachshunds come in three varieties: long haired, short haired or wire haired. They are characterised by their long bodies, short muscular legs, floppy ears and long snout, and are part of the hound family of dogs. They originated in Germany in the 1600s, where they were bred to hunt badgers.
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Like most hounds, the Beagle has a rich history as a hunting dog and was developed in England in the 19th Century. With its keen sense of smell and small stature, it proved to be a great help at tracking down smaller prey, like rabbits, hares, foxes, and pheasants Although its hunting days are far
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