Dog Breeds
Learn about 300 dog breeds and species — size, lifespan, temperament and care requirements.
Portuguese Podengo Pequeno
The Portuguese Podengo Pequeno is the smallest of the three sizes of the ancient Portugues…
Portuguese Pointer
The Portuguese Pointer, or Perdigueiro Português, is one of the oldest pointing breeds in…
Portuguese Sheepdog
The Portuguese Sheepdog, known in its homeland as the cão da Serra de Aires and nicknamed…
Portuguese Water Dog
Few breeds can claim a history spent herding fish into nets on the Atlantic coast and a mo…
Presa Canario
The Presa Canario, officially known as the Perro de Presa Canario, is a large, powerful mo…
Pudelpointer
The Pudelpointer is a versatile German hunting dog bred to be the complete gun dog, equall…
Pug
Some dogs were bred to work. The Pug was bred to be adored. For more than two thousand yea…
Puli
The Puli (pronounced poo-lee, plural Pulik) is one of the world's most instantly recognisa…
Pumi
The Pumi (pronounced POO-mee) is a lively Hungarian herding breed instantly recognisable b…
Pyrenean Mastiff
The Pyrenean Mastiff is one of the largest dog breeds in the world, a Spanish livestock gu…
Pyrenean Shepherd
The Pyrenean Shepherd is a small French herding dog born and bred among the mountains of t…
Rafeiro do Alentejo
The Rafeiro do Alentejo, often called the Portuguese Mastiff or Alentejo Mastiff, is a lar…
Rat Terrier
The Rat Terrier is a compact, athletic American original that once earned its keep ridding…
Redbone Coonhound
The Redbone Coonhound is one of America's great native scent hounds, instantly recognised…
Rhodesian Ridgeback
The Rhodesian Ridgeback is the only registered breed indigenous to southern Africa, and it…
Romanian Carpathian Shepherd
For centuries, the Romanian Carpathian Shepherd has stood watch over flocks in the rugged…
Romanian Mioritic Shepherd Dog
The Romanian Mioritic Shepherd Dog is a majestic livestock guardian bred in the Carpathian…
Rottweiler
Few breeds command as much respect as the Rottweiler. This powerful German working dog tra…
Russell Terrier
The Russell Terrier is a small, predominantly white working terrier that traces its roots…
Russian Toy
One of the smallest dog breeds in the world, the Russian Toy packs a remarkable amount of…
Russian Tsvetnaya Bolonka
The Russian Tsvetnaya Bolonka — whose name translates to "Russian Coloured Lapdog" — is on…
Saarloos Wolfhond
The Saarloos Wolfhond looks like a wolf that has wandered out of the forest and into your…
Saluki
The Saluki is one of the oldest dog breeds in the world, a graceful sighthound whose ances…
Samoyed
With its dazzling white coat, dark almond eyes and famously upturned mouth, the Samoyed is…