alpine dachsbracke

Styrian Coarse Haired Hound

Shikoku

Kai ken

Majorca Mastiff

 

Awesome, because I frequent dog breed sites so much I knew all of them. I forgot about the last one though, will have to look up again. Nice pics of them! I like the Kai Ken, Shikoku, and the Jindo.

Have to walk my dog, but I'll be back to name some rare breeds!

 

I believe my dog (and Spirit-of-Cotons) is considered a rare breed.....the Coton de Tulear!

 

norfolk terrier
norwich terrier
border terrier
Norwegian buhund
plothound
xolo

 

I would not call any of those rare... At least any more. Xolos and Buhnds would be the rareste.

Plotts, Borders and both the Nors... Not at all...

 

These are my favorite rare breeds (including as Cotonlove said, the Coton de Tulear)! What I considered a rare breed is a dog that isn't AKC recognized and if it is it's still very rare like the Icelandic Sheepdog or Canaan Dog.

1) Broholmer: http://www.gopetsamerica.com/dog_breeds/broholmer.jpg

2) Canaan Dog: http://www.westminsterkennelclub.org/breedinformation/herding/images/canaan.jpg
(I love both colorings of them)

3) Chinook: http://www.aspencreekchinooks.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/jackfeb04.jpg

4) Coton de Tulear: http://cdn2.allsmalldogbreeds.com/a...otos/plog-content/thumbs/breed/coton-de-tulear/large/3854-coton-de-tulear-8.jpg

5) Dogo Argentiono: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/31/Dogo_Argentino.jpg

6) Drever: http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-lbMIY1E7TYw/T6TIl6xdtkI/AAAAAAAABaI/wCqJI_PjCdg/s1600/drever.jpg

7) Dunker: http://www.sabinemiddelhaufeshundun...ndundnatur.net/immagini/hunderassen/dunker/100609 Gjall_ effective movement.jpg

8) Icelandic Sheepdog: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/74/Icelandic_Sheepdog_Alisa_von_Lehenberg.jpg

9) Irish Red and White Setter: http://www.thedogpress.com/images/Atkins_Irish_Red.White-Tipper2.jpg

10) Karelian Bear Dog: http://theculinarycellar.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Karelian+Bear+Dog+side+view.jpg

11) Kooikerhondje: http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_LYxGQn08R...I/yylEFQLisxw/s400/Kooikerhondje+DUTCH+DECOY+DOG+Small+Dutch+Waterfowl+Dog3.bmp

12) Maremma Sheepdog: http://windancefarms.com/yahoo_site_admin/assets/images/100_0585.3551116_std.JPG

13) Norrbottenspets: http://honden.netscype.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/400xY/norrbottenspets.jpg

14) Polish Tatra Sheepdog: http://ads-img.cdn.mbdsrv.com/261_261412_20121110202410_1/polish-tatra-sheepdog.jpg

15) Russo-European Laika: http://www.petdig.com/info/photo/leftimage/1271395003-russian-european-laika-(custom).jpg

16) Slovak Cuvac: http://pets-place.net/Breeds/S/SlovenskyCuvacImage3.jpg

17) Tornjak: http://www.dogwallpapers.net/wallpapers/tornjak-photo.jpg
(I like both colors they come in)

I absolutely love rare breeds and whenever I can I put them into my stories. Some I'm fans of, others I'm okay with but as I write them in I begin to like them. For example, I put the Bully Kutta in my story and while I still consider them "okay" dogs, I like them a bit more than I used to.

 

These are my favorite rare breeds (including as Cotonlove said, the Coton de Tulear)! What I considered a rare breed is a dog that isn't AKC recognized and if it is it's still very rare like the Icelandic Sheepdog or Canaan Dog.


2) Canaan Dog: http://www.westminsterkennelclub.org/breedinformation/herding/images/canaan.jpg
(I love both colorings of them)

5) Dogo Argentiono: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/31/Dogo_Argentino.jpg
.

Not rare at all. The Canaan has had full AKC recognition for a few years now. At least 7 or 8.

Dogos are all over the place down here.

 

catalburun a hunting dog from turkey noted for its split nose look

 

Mine

 

I love Norwegian Lundehund. Such an interesting breed...

 

Yay Jindo!

A few other rare Korean breeds:

Sapsari
Jeju Gae
Bool Gae
Donggyeong gae
Poongsan

And a few Japanese breeds:

Shikoku ken
Hokkaido ken
Kishu ken

 

Welsh springers are fairly rare. They have been recognized by the AKC for more than 100 years, but only 200 or so are registered per year.

Someone in our obedience class has a Bavarian Mountain Hound that they imported from Germany: http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bavarian_Mountain_Hound

 

There was what was called a French Spaniel at our last Agility trial. As you do not have to prove the breed of your dog (cross-breeds are listed as All Canadian but you can put whatever breed you want down) and I did not get a chance to talk to the owner, I do not know if it actually was. Looking it up, it certainly looked like one.

Plot hounds are very common around here.

 

Well, 'rare' kind of depends on the place you're at, I suppose. But a few breeds that I'd consider rare, and with that I mean a really small number of dogs worldwide:

Markiesje:

source

Wetterhoun:

source

Smoushond:

source

Saarloos wolfhond:

source

Ca de Bestiar, or perro de pastor Mallorquin / Mallorca sheepdog:

source

Friese stabij, or Stabyhoun:

source

Schapendoes, or Dutch sheepdog:

source

Hollandse herder, or Dutch shepherd:
source

Shorthair:

Longhair:

And roughhair, the rarest variety:

 

I can pretend my basenji is rare, but I know better lol

 

A few months ago I found a hunting hound on a hiking trail. Long story short, she's mine now. A friend pointed out that she's a dead ringer for a Schiller Hound.

A what?

Here's a pic of an actual Schiller Hound:

Here's my dog:

Sure enough! My dog looks JUST LIKE a Schiller Hound - she's the right size, build, temperament, head/face/ear structure, down to the white tips of her toes! But seriously, what are the odds that someone in Western North Carolina or East Tennessee keeps Schillers for bear hunting? Slim to none, right? So what I have here is almost certainly an impostor!

 

Thai ridgeback. At least around here there rare.

 

I know 5 of these guys but they're really uncommon in the US. Just so happens that one of the only litters ended up in sports homes around here. My trainer has one.

Welsh Sheepdog:

 

Also these guys aren't super rare being an AKC breed and all, but I only know of one in the state. And there's only a few breeders in the US. And I have them on my mind all the time lately, haha. So here ya go.

Pyrshep:

Much want.

 

What about the Italian Spinone or the Lagotto Romagnolo or the Bergamasco Shepherd or the Cirneco dell'Etna ?

 

I looooove Cirneco. I've met four of them a couple years ago at a meet the breed booth. I used to want a sighthound bad but most are so big. I'm not 100% sure i'd enjoy a sighthound's temperament but I love them and also the longhaired whippets. I met my first longhaired whippet recently. Very soft, quiet dog but very sweet.

I love the cirneco's look though.

Longhaired whippet. Here's a couple of an internet friend's pics of longhaired whippets:

Cool dogs. I need to convince myself I don't ever need a sighthound.

 

Here's a few I also love.

Mudi- met my first recently. Oh the bark.

Pumi- I am always surprised how much I enjoy these guys in real life.

Koolie

 

Cirneco reminds me of a ibizan(sp?) hound. The long haired whippet is cute and if I saw one I would think its a badly bred saluki,lol

 

Argh, totally forgot about the Stabyhoun! They're one of my favorite dogs too and I agree with Avie too, Johnny Bandit--the Dogo and Canaan Dog may be all over where you live, but where I live they're rare. I remember one guy asked me to spell the name of the Dogo because I asked if his puppy was one. So for up here they're rare. Dutch Shepherds are starting to become a favorite of mine.

Hovawart: http://www.hovawartclub.org/files/3863922/uploaded/Home-B&T.jpg

Polish Greyhound: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipe.../wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/17/Chart_polski_67u7.jpg/220px-Chart_polski_67u7.jpg

Llewllin Setter (offshoot of the English Setter): http://puppyer.com/img/-/llewellin_setter_818_3.jpg

Kintamani Dog: http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_DOs8qdiDLjw/R7_fYMsWD4I/AAAAAAAAAes/DyeyGF0cru8/s400/kintamani.jpg
(they also come in the color black)

Bully Kutta: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/55/Indian_Mastiff_Bully_Kutta.jpg

Cambodian Razorback Dog: http://dogbreeds.bulldoginformation.com/cambodian-razorback-dog-2b.jpg

Phu Quoc Dog: http://hem.passagen.se/yvkek/phuquoc.jpg

Arubian Cunucu Dog: http://www.dogbreedinfo.com/images2/ArubianCunucuDogdcunucu.jpg

Chippiparai: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikiped.../thumb/f/f9/Female_Chippiparai_sitting.jpg/220px-Female_Chippiparai_sitting.jpg

Pyrenean Mastiff: http://www.dogbreedinfo.com/images16/PyreneanMastiffBretonGrandeYGratoAustraliaannes06005.JPG

I'll stop right there for now.

 

Johnny Bandit--the Dogo and Canaan Dog may be all over where you live, but where I live they're rare. I remember one guy asked me to spell the name of the Dogo because I asked if his puppy was one. So for up here they're rare. .

I was not being critical, and it is all relative.

But when I think rare....I think small numbers overall. Not locally.

 

My major breed love, the silken windhound. They're were developed using borzoi and longhaired whippets, and they're now accepted in the UKC.

 

Cimmaron aka Cimarrón Uruguayo- I've settled on telling people here that this is Canti's breed. Close enough, I say.

Web images

My big idiot

No illusions here, I'm sure he's just a mix. The resemblance is uncanny, though!

 

BrittanyG--your dog does resemble the Cimarrón Uruguayo!

This thread is so much fun, thank you for starting it! I love challenging my brain to see how many rare breeds I remember and if not I love finding them on google and showing people pictures of them. So onward...

Cierny Sery Dog: http://www.dogbreedinfo.com/images22/CiernySery5heryprobaobraz011.jpg
(they also come in wire haired)

Carpathian Shepherd: http://www.dogbreedinfo.com/images12/carpatinAro.JPG

Armenian Gampr Dog: http://www.noveltyfarm.com/publishImages/Armenian-Gampr~~element37.JPG

Northeasterly Hauling Laika: http://fc07.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2....net/fs71/f/2012/345/a/5/northeasterly_hauling_laika_by_natiawarner-d5nq32l.png

Armant Dog: http://www.petpaw.com.au/wp-content/gallery/armant_1/armant-4.jpg

Volpino Italiano: http://www.cani.com/sites/default/files/importfiles/razze/VOLPINO-ITALIANO.jpg

Greenland Dog: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/Greenland_Dog.jpg/220px-Greenland_Dog.jpg

Kromfohrlander: http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-42jCFzvrg...2jCFzvrgVE/T3tr9KEdVjI/AAAAAAAAA2k/v9E0WSM22cQ/s1600/799px-Kromfohr_rauhaar.JPG
(there's also a smooth haired variety)

Spanish Water Dog: http://www.dogbreedinfo.com/images14/SWDkipiturkkasafa.JPG

Bolognese: http://images4.fanpop.com/image/photos/14900000/Bolognese-all-small-dogs-14929776-656-512.jpg

Kuvasz: https://images.akc.org/breeds/action_images/kuvasz.jpg
(to me they aren't rare, but to others they are)

Estrela Mountain Dog: http://puppydogweb.com/gallery/estrelamountaindogs/estrelamountaindog_dias.jpg

Eurasier: http://www.dogwallpapers.net/wallpapers/colorful-eurasier-dogs-photo.jpg

Greek Sheepdog: http://www.mollyjones.com/new_images/greek sheepdog.jpg

Karakarchan: http://media.snimka.bg/9750/025755165-big.jpg?r=0

I so want to go on, but I'll stop here.