General Information: Height: 6-10 inches Weight: 4-14 pounds Life Span: 12-15 years Coloring: Black, brown, cream, golden, gray, white and any combination of the above. Area of Origin: United States Similar Breeds: Australian Silky Terrier, Poodle, Skye Terrier, and Yorkshire Terrier History and Origin: The Yorkie-Poo was designed in the United States by crossing a Yorkshire Terrier with a Poodle (usually a miniature or toy poodle). As it is a mixed breed there is very little history on it and [...]
General Information: Height: 18-22 inches Weight: 15-42 pounds Life Span: 12-15 years Coloring: Black, Blue, Brindle, Fawn, Red, Sable, Tan or White – solid or mixed with white. Area of Origin: England Similar Breeds: Borzoi, Greyhound, Italian Greyhound, and Saluki History and Origin: The Whippet was developed in England from small greyhounds and other Sighthounds such as the Borzoi, Irish wolfhound, Italian Greyhound and Saluki. They were bred for their speed and for their ability to track and chase small [...]
General Information: Height: 10 – 11 in Weight: 15 – 20 lbs Life Span: 12 – 15 yrs Coloring: White Area of Origin: Scotland Similar Breeds: Scottish Terrier, Cairn Terrier, Skye Terrier, Dandie Dinmont Terrier History and Origin: The West Highland White Terrier (affectionately, “Westie”) originated in Scotland, one of five native Scottish Terrier breeds along with the Scottish Terrier, Cairn Terrier, Skye Terrier, and Dandie Dinmont Terrier. Small ratting and badger-hunting dogs have been present in Scotland for [...]
General Information: Height: 14 – 15½ in Weight: 18 – 22 lbs Life Span: 10 – 12 yrs Coloring: Tan with black saddle Area of Origin: Wales Similar Breeds: Lakeland Terrier, Airedale Terrier, Irish Terrier, Wire Fox Terrier, Smooth Fox Terrier, Border Terrier, West Highland White Terrier, Cairn Terrier, Scottish Terrier, Staffordshire Bull Terrier History and Origin: Perhaps the oldest oldest British dog breed still existing, the Welsh Terrier is believed by some to be the “Old English Terrier” that [...]
General Information: Height: 23 – 27 in Weight: 55 – 82 lbs Life Span: 10 – 13 yrs Coloring: Varying shades of grey Area of Origin: Germany Similar Breeds: German Shorthaired Pointer, German Wirehaired Pointer, Vizsla, English Pointer, Bloodhound History and Origin: The Weimaraner’s ancestry dates back to the thirteenth century, when grey hunting dogs were produced by German and French nobility. Like the Hungarian Vizsla, which helped to refine the breed to the breed standard developed in the [...]
General Information: Height: 21 – 25 in Weight: 40 -66 lbs Life Span: 12 – 15 yrs Coloring: Varying shades of golden rust Area of Origin: Hungary Similar Breeds: German Shorthaired Pointer, German Wirehaired Pointer, English Pointer, Weimaraner History and Origin: A pointer originating in Hungary, the Vizsla is the smallest pointer breed and has been a beloved working dog and family companion for centuries. It is believed that the ancestors of the Vizsla accompanied the Magyar nomads as [...]
General Information: Height: 10 inches and under Weight: 6 – 9 lbs Life Span: 12 – 15 yrs Coloring: Solid colors: black, blue, grey, brown, apricot, red, cream, silver – varying shades of these colors can be found in one coat, usually on the tips of the ears and the ruff of the neck. Area of Origin: England (The Poodle breed in general – Germany and France) Similar Breeds: Standard Poodle, Portuguese Water Dog, Havanese History and Origin: Originally used [...]
General Information: Height: Under 7 in Weight: Under 4 lbs Life Span: 5 – 10 yrs Coloring: Black and tan; blue and tan; solid tan Area of Origin: England Similar Breeds: Skye Terrier, Silky Terrier, Toy Poodle, Teacup Maltese, Teacup Chihuahua, Teacup Pomeranian, Teacup Shih Tzu History and Origin: The Teacup Yorkie (Teacup Yorkshire Terrier) is not an individual breed, but rather an increasingly popular name for a Yorkshire Terrier that in adulthood does not weigh more than four [...]
General Information: Average Height: 22 – 26 in Average Weight: Over 15 in Average Life Span: 45 – 70 lbs Coloring: Solid colors: black, blue, grey, brown, apricot, red, cream, silver – varying shades of these colors can be found in one coat, usually on the tips of the ears and the ruff of the neck. Area of Origin: Germany; France Similar Breeds: Toy Poodle, Portuguese Water Dog History and Origin: Listed as the second most intelligent dog breed in [...]
General Information: Average Height: 14 – 16 in Average Weight: 24 – 38 lbs Average Life Span: 10 – 15 yrs Coloring: Black, blue, red, white, fawn, brindle; any of these colors with white Area of Origin: England Similar Breeds: Bulldog, English Mastiff, Manchester Terrier, Bull Terrier, American Pit Bull Terrier, American Staffordshire Terrier History and Origin: The Staffordshire Bull Terrier was developed in the early nineteenth century as one of many similar breeds used in bull baiting, bear baiting, [...]
