It is believed that during the 18th century, the Greyhound Dogs were crossed with smaller dogs to produce the Whippet. Breeders wanted to develop a small dog that would be able to hunt small animals such as rabbits. The Greyhound Dogs are fast racing dogs and the Whippet Dogs are descended directly from them. Contests [...]

The Scottish Deerhound Dogs, being one of the friendliest dogs from the Hound Group, are very friendly towards strangers. These dogs are also friendly to other dogs as well as to any other house pet. Because the Scottish Deerhound Dogs are well behaved indoors, very good with children around them and are loving companions, they [...]

Out of all the known breed of dogs, the Saluki dog breed is considered the most ancient. Evidence dating back thousands of years B.C. depicts them in art work on Egyptian tombs. In ancient times Arab nomads from Seleucia used these dogs to hunt animals such as, fox, gazelles and rabbits, in the desert. These [...]

The Rhodesian Ridgeback dogs belong to the hound group breed of dogs. They are the right dogs for those who love hound dogs and appreciate their hunting abilities. The Rhodesian Ridgeback dogs make very friendly companions and are very good protectors too. These dogs are one of the best types of dogs to be around [...]

Both the Coonhound Dogs and the Redbone Coonhound Dogs are ancestors of the Foxhound dogs. Scottish immigrants were the ones who brought the Red Foxhound Dogs to America in the latter part of the 1700s. It is believed that the Red Foxhound Dogs were used to breed the Redbone Coonhound Dogs. In the 1840s, a [...]