by Editorial Board
September 26, 2021
Despite the many kinds and sizes, all today's dog breeds are descended from the Grey Wolf. The domestication began more than 12,000 years ago in the Northern Hemisphere. Archaeological finds have proved that the real differentiations in the sizes of domestic dog can be dated to 7000 BC. This trend was improved in the Roman Era, when the characteristics of many current breeds were defined. The Infographic follows the International Kennel Club classification standards, while the identification method is inspired by David Alderton 's Eyewitness handbook of dogs .
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September 26, 2021
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September 19, 2021
MEXICO / SIZE [15-23 CM] / WEIGHT [1-3 KG]
Origins: native to the homony northern region of Mexico, it was "discovered" by Cortez during the ma...
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September 5, 2021
GERMANY / SIZE [55-65 CM] / WEIGHT [34-43 CM]
Origins: the breed was selected in 1880 by Max Von Stephanitz, a German cavalry officer, to save...
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August 15, 2021
AUSTRALIA / SIZE [23-30 cm] /WEIGHT [5-8 kg]
Origins: can be traced back to England of 1800 and specifically in Devonshire, where the Reverend...
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August 8, 2021
CROATIA / SIZE [50-61cm] / WEIGHT [22-26 kg]
Origins: are quite controversial; many claim Dalmatians come from the Far East. This breed were f...
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August 1, 2021
USA / SIZE [46-56cm] /WEIGHT [23-46kg]
Origins: It was re-selected in America from the Bull&Terrier, a breed raised in Great Britain for fig...
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July 25, 2021
UK / SIZE [38-41cm] / WEIGHT [12-15kg]
Origins: only its remote origin is “Spanish”; the breed was selected starting in 1879 but in the early XV...
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July 18, 2021
FRANCE-BELGIUM / SIZE [22-28 cm] / WEIGHT [3-6 kg]
Origins: it is almost unknown, it should derive from the Bolognese breed. The “Havanais” sele...
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July 11, 2021
UK /SIZE [51-61cm] / WEIGHT [25-32 kg]
Origins: the best-known story tells of Lord Tweedmouth's purchase of a pair of white-coated Caucasian shep...
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July 4, 2021
CHINA + UK / SIZE [46-56cm] / WEIGHT [16-20kg]
Origins: it is one of the most ancient breeds; painted on several bas-reliefs dating back to th...
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June 27, 2021
GERMANY /SIZE [18-25cm] / WEIGHT [7-9kg]
Origins: it is impossible to trace a single ancestor of this breed. The usefulness of the dachshund fo...
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Despite the many kinds and sizes, all today's dog breeds are descended from the Grey Wolf. The domestication began more than 12,000 years ago in the Northern Hemisphere. Archaeological finds have proved that the real differentiations in the sizes of domestic dog can be dated to 7000 BC. This trend was improved in the Roman Era, when the characteristics of many current breeds were defined. The Infographic follows the International Kennel Club classification standards, while the identification method is inspired by David Alderton's Eyewitness handbook of dogs.
MEXICO / SIZE [15-23 CM] / WEIGHT [1-3 KG] Origins: native to the homony northern region of Mexico, it was "discovered" by Cortez during the ma...
GERMANY / SIZE [55-65 CM] / WEIGHT [34-43 CM] Origins: the breed was selected in 1880 by Max Von Stephanitz, a German cavalry officer, to save...
AUSTRALIA / SIZE [23-30 cm] /WEIGHT [5-8 kg] Origins: can be traced back to England of 1800 and specifically in Devonshire, where the Reverend...
CROATIA / SIZE [50-61cm] / WEIGHT [22-26 kg] Origins: are quite controversial; many claim Dalmatians come from the Far East. This breed were f...
USA / SIZE [46-56cm] /WEIGHT [23-46kg] Origins: It was re-selected in America from the Bull&Terrier, a breed raised in Great Britain for fig...
UK / SIZE [38-41cm] / WEIGHT [12-15kg] Origins: only its remote origin is “Spanish”; the breed was selected starting in 1879 but in the early XV...
FRANCE-BELGIUM / SIZE [22-28 cm] / WEIGHT [3-6 kg] Origins: it is almost unknown, it should derive from the Bolognese breed. The “Havanais” sele...
UK /SIZE [51-61cm] / WEIGHT [25-32 kg] Origins: the best-known story tells of Lord Tweedmouth's purchase of a pair of white-coated Caucasian shep...
CHINA + UK / SIZE [46-56cm] / WEIGHT [16-20kg] Origins: it is one of the most ancient breeds; painted on several bas-reliefs dating back to th...
GERMANY /SIZE [18-25cm] / WEIGHT [7-9kg] Origins: it is impossible to trace a single ancestor of this breed. The usefulness of the dachshund fo...
