All articles tagged with "Medium-Dogs"
The Whippet occupies a unique position in the canine world: a medium-sized sighthound built for explosive speed (up to 56 km/h), bred specifically for working-class industrial England in the 19th century, and possessing one of the most dual-natured temperaments of any dog breed. Outdoors, a Whippet
The Vizsla is Hungary's national dog and one of the most distinctive sporting breeds in the world, the only breed of its size that combines the functions of pointer and retriever in a single dog. Everything about the Vizsla is golden: the rich, rust-coloured coat, the golden-brown eyes, the golden
The Siberian Husky is one of the most visually striking and biologically specialised dog breeds in existence. Developed over thousands of years by the Chukchi people of northeastern Siberia as an endurance sled dog, the Husky is built for distances and conditions that no other domestic dog breed can
The Portuguese Water Dog is a medium-sized, non-shedding working dog from Portugal that became one of the most talked-about breeds in the world when President Barack Obama's family chose one, named Bo, as the First Dog in 2009, followed by a second Portie, Sunny, in 2013. The White House connectio
The Dalmatian is the only dog breed characterised by a spotted coat, and those spots carry a remarkable biological story. Dalmatian puppies are born completely white, every single one of them. The black or liver spots that define the breed's appearance develop in the days and weeks following birth,
The Chow Chow is one of the most genetically primitive domestic dog breeds, and population genetics studies consistently place it among the small group of basal breeds most closely related to the ancestral wolf. Behind the distinctive lion-like mane, the deep-set eyes, and the characteristic blue-bl
The English Bulldog, known in the United States simply as the Bulldog, is one of the most recognisable dog breeds in the world and one of the most medically troubled. Ranked consistently among the top fifteen most popular AKC breeds, the Bulldog carries a physical profile shaped by more than 180 yea
The Boxer is one of the most exuberant, physically capable, and characteristically expressive dog breeds in the world. Developed in Germany from the now-extinct Bullenbeisser, a large game-hunting mastiff, the Boxer carries the musculature and power of its working heritage alongside a clown's person
The Basset Hound is one of the most instantly recognisable dogs in the world: long body, impossibly short legs, ears that nearly brush the ground, and an expression of such settled melancholy that it has made the breed an enduring icon of gentle, philosophical canine dignity. Behind the comic appear
The Australian Shepherd is one of the most capable, energetic, and demanding working dog breeds commonly kept as a companion animal, and also one of the most misunderstood. The breed's name suggests an Australian origin, but the Australian Shepherd was developed in the American West, on the ranches
