American Dog Breeds

The American Dog Breed is one that was built by the pride of Americans. A Dog is a big part of an average American household and that is why a lot of dog owners treasure their dogs like their own children. If you watch most American movies or television shows you will see that there is always the same classic style family with a classic dog. These American dogs are part of the western culture and their characteristics placed them in the position of man’s best friend. These dogs include the Alaskan Malamute, American Foxhound and a bunch of others. For more information on dog breeds that originate in the United States, click on the profiles below:

Boston Terrier

Posted on 28. May, 2009 by admin.

The Boston Terrier originated in Boston and were bred to fight other dogs for sport. They are a mixture of the English White Terrier, French Bulldog and the English Bulldog but have been bred smaller and smaller to attain their current size! Today the Boston Terrier is used primarily for companionship [...]

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American Eskimo

Posted on 28. May, 2009 by admin.

The American Eskimo is a beautiful and well balanced Spitz-type, it looks like a miniature snowy white Samoyed. No one knows exactly when and how they originated.
The American Eskimo is possibly related to the White German Spitz (imported from Germany in the 1800’s), White Keeshond and Samoyed, however as is commonly thought it was not [...]

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Chesapeake Bay Retriever

Posted on 26. May, 2009 by admin.

In the winter of 1807, two Newfoundlands were brought to Maryland on an English ship.
The two dogs were given to a family and were later mixed with local retrievers. This breed was first used for hunting in the Chesapeake Bay and later revealed to be an outstanding retriever.

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American Water Spaniel

Posted on 26. May, 2009 by admin.

Virtually unknown outside of the United States, the American Water Spaniel are considered a rare breed, which was obviously created by mixing Irish Water Spaniels and Curly-Coated Retrievers.
Since the 18th century this long legged medium sized spaniel was developed primarily as a hunting dog to retrieve from small boats such as skiffs or canoes. Active [...]

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American Staffordshire Terrier

Posted on 25. May, 2009 by admin.

Originated in nineteenth century in the English region of Staffordshire, by crossing bulldogs and various terriers. Two strains of these dogs were developed to its present looks in America, a show strain, the American Staffordshire Terrier and a fighting Dog strain labeled the American Pit Bull Terrier which is a much more aggressive dog.
The two [...]

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Alaskan Malamute

Posted on 22. May, 2009 by admin.

Originally used 2000 to 3000 years ago, the Alaskan Malamute is the oldest of the Nordic dogs. It gets its name from Mahlemuts, a tribe of northwestern Alaska.
He was developed by the nomadic Inuit Indians to haul their possessions over long distances and was highly valued. This large Alaskan dog was built for strength and [...]

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Toy Fox Terrier

Posted on 22. May, 2009 by admin.

The Toy Fox Terrier originated in the United States and was bred to be a ratter and to hunt small vermin. Their ancestor is the Smooth Fox Terrier but these dogs were bred to be much smaller which was done by mixing in the Italian Greyhound, English Toy Terrier and the Chihuahua. [...]

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Plott Hound

Posted on 21. May, 2009 by admin.

The Plott Hound is probably one of the least known hounds and has only recently been an AKC registered dog breed. Ancestors of today’s Plott Hound were used to hunt boar in Germany, but were brought over to America to hunt bears. These dogs are known for their courage and for [...]

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Black and Tan Coonhound

Posted on 21. May, 2009 by admin.

The Black and Tan Coonhound is a cross between a Fox Hound and a Blood Hound. This breed originated in the United States, and in 1945 they were recognized as a Hound, making them the only one out of six types of Coonhound in the American Kennel Club Hound group.
The Black [...]

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American Foxhound

Posted on 21. May, 2009 by admin.

This extraordinary Foxhound come from two breeds, English (brought to America in 1650) and French (sent as a gift by Lafayette to George Washington), this combination have produced the American Foxhound.
Favored as a hunting dog he has been developed to have a keener sense of smell, and to be even faster in the chase than [...]