England invented the bulldog centuries ago to secure property, herd livestock, and perform barbarous blood sports. In the 1700s, bulldogs were utilized as livestock protectors on farms and ranches in the US.
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A litter of purebred rat terriers produced Josephine, a hairless female puppy, the American hairless terrier. Edwin and Willie Scott of Louisiana wanted to breed Josephine to other rat terriers to generate additional hairless offspring. In 2016, the American Kennel Club recognized the American hairless terrier as a Terrier Group member.
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Alaskan malamute grin captured by Getty Images user razvanchirnoaga. Sled dogs like the Alaskan malamute are said to have descended from wolf-dogs thousands of years ago. The Alaskan Mahlemiut Inuit produced a dog that could pull big goods great distances and under hard circumstances, thus its name.
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In the early 1800s, German immigrants transported their German spitz dogs to the U.S., creating the American Eskimo dog. The beautiful, trainable white canines were popular and performed in circuses and other traveling shows.
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The Australian shepherd was created in the US, not Australia. Australian shepherds were named after their forebears who crossed Australia. Immigrants from the Pyrenees introduced shepherd dogs to Australia. California ranchers took some of these herders and created the Australian shepherd we know and love. Australians are brilliant, athletic, active, and friendly.
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Boston, Massachusetts, originated the Boston terrier. A Boston guy bought Judge, a bulldog-white English terrier mix. Although little at 30 pounds, Judge was robust. He founded the Boston terrier. Selective breeding produced smaller, sweeter-faced dogs that became our breed.
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Early 20th-century South Carolina breeders wanted a little dog to hunt turkeys from boats, so they created the Boykin spaniel. Legend says all Boykins are derived from a little mixed-breed stray educated by Whitaker “Whit” Boykin. Boykin dogs are friendly with other dogs and the household cat if trained to respect it, but they are dangerous to birds.
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Maryland and Virginia's Chesapeake Bay estuary produced the Chesapeake Bay retriever. Duck hunters created the Chessie to be a great hunter, swimmer, and duck retriever. Newfoundlands, Irish water spaniels, and hounds may be its ancestors.
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