 ORIGIN: Afghanistan; ancient times  ORIGINAL USE: Coursing hare and gazelle. TODAY'S USE: Lure coursing  FUN FACT: Other name, tazi, Baluchi hound  Group: Hound

 ORIGIN: England; 1300s  ORIGINAL USE: Trailing rabbits. TODAY'S USE: Trailing rabbits, field trials, contraband detection, beagle field trial  FUN FACT: Beagles appeared in funny animal comic strips & animated cartoons from the 1950s with the Peanuts character Snoopy "the world's most famous Beagle"  GROUP: Hound Dog

 ORIGIN: China; ancient times  ORIGINAL USE: Guardian, cart puller, food source. TODAY'S USE: Companion  FUN FACT: President Calvin Coolidge and his wife owned a black Chow Chow named Timmy.  GROUP: Non-Sporting Dog

 ORIGIN: Yugoslavia; ancient times  ORIGINAL USE: Carriage dog. TODAY'S USE: Companion  FUN FACT: The Dalmatian serves as a firehouse mascot, but in the days of horse-drawn fire carts, They would run alongside the horses, nipping at their heels to get them to run faster.  GROUP: Non-Sporting Dog

 ORIGIN: England; 1800s  ORIGINAL USE: Bird flushing and retrieving. TODAY'S USE: Bird flushing and retrieving, spaniel field trials.  FUN FACT: Less than a century ago, springers and cockers would come from the same litter.  GROUP: Sporting Dog

 ORIGIN: France; 1800s  ORIGINAL USE: Lap dog. TODAY'S USE: Companion  FUN FACT: On Modern Family, Jay and Gloria's dog Stella is a French bulldog.  GROUP: Non-Sporting Dog

 ORIGIN: Ireland; Indigenous  ORIGINAL USE: All-around farm dog, vermin hunting, turnspit dog. TODAY'S USE: Companion, earthdog, farm dog  FUN FACT: Other name isIrish Glen of Imaal Terrier  GROUP: Terrier Dog

 ORIGIN: Great Britain; Middle Ages  ORIGINAL USE: Trailing hares. TODAY'S USE: Trailing hare and fox  FUN FACT: The breed has existed in America since the Colonial times.  GROUP: Hound Dog

 ORIGIN: Ireland; ancient times  ORIGINAL USE: Coursing wolves and elk. TODAY'S USE: Lure coursing  FUN FACT: The domestic dogs in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim are modeled after the Irish Wolfhound.  GROUP: Hound

 ORIGIN: Japan; ancient times  ORIGINAL USE: Lap dog. TODAY'S USE: Companion  FUN FACT: Another name is Japanese spaniel  GROUP: Toy Dog

 ORIGIN: Hungary; ancient times  ORIGINAL USE: Sheep guardian. TODAY'S USE: Sheep guardian  FUN FACT: Sometimes referred to as 'mop dogs'  GROUP: Working

 ORIGIN: England; 1700s  ORIGINAL USE: Vermin hunting. TODAY'S USE: Earthdog trials  FUN FACT: Hypo-allergenic (non shedding)  GROUP: Terrier

 ORIGIN: Malta; ancient times  ORIGINAL USE: Lap dog. TODAY'S USE: Companion  FUN FACT: Other name is bichon Maltiase  GROUP: Toy

 ORIGIN: Nova Scotia; 1800s  ORIGINAL USE: Duck tolling and retrieving. TODAY'S USE: Duck tolling and retrieving  FUN FACT: Other name is Little River Duck Dog  GROUP: Sporting

 ORIGIN: England; ancient times  ORIGINAL USE: Hunting otters. TODAY'S USE: Companion  FUN FACT: Recognised by the Kennel Club as a Vulnerable Native Breed.  GROUP: Hound

 ORIGIN: Wales; 1110s  ORIGINAL USE: Cattle driving. TODAY'S USE: Cattle driving, herding trials  FUN FACT: Ranked at #11 in Stanley Coren's The Intelligence of Dogs.  GROUP: Herding

 ORIGIN: South Africa; 1800s  ORIGINAL USE: Large game (including lion) hunting, guardian. TODAY'S USE: Lure coursing  FUN FACT: Another name is African lion hound  GROUP: Hound

 ORIGIN: Belgium; 1600s  ORIGINAL USE: Barge dog, watchdog, ratter. TODAY'S USE: Companion  FUN FACT: ‘Schipperke’ means "little boatman"  GROUP: Non-Sporting

 ORIGIN: United States; 1900s  ORIGINAL USE: Vermin control. TODAY'S USE: Companion  FUN FACT: Other names are American Toy Terrier& Amertoy  GROUP: Toy

 ORIGIN: Hungary; Middle Ages  ORIGINAL USE: Pointing, falconry, trailing. TODAY'S USE: Pointing, pointing field trials  FUN FACT: Other names are Hungarian vizsla, Magyar vizsla, Hungarian pointer& Drotszoru Magyar vizsla  GROUP: Sporting

 ORIGIN: Scotland; 1800s  ORIGINAL USE: Fox, badger, and vermin hunting. TODAY'S USE: Earthdog trials  FUN FACT: Other name is Poltalloch terrier  GROUP: Terrier

 ORIGIN: Native to Mexico.  USE: Home and hunting companions, and today they are still very popular companion dogs  FUN FACT: The national dog of Mexico  GROUP: Non-sporting

 ORIGIN: England; 1800s  ORIGINAL USE: Small vermin-hunting. TODAY'S USE: Companion  FUN FACT: Pasha, Tricia Nixon Cox's pet Yorkie, lived in the White House during the Richard Nixon presidency  GROUP: Toy Dog