The NORWEGIAN LUNDEHUND Other names: Norwegian Puffin Dog, Norsk Lundehund, Lundie Origin: Norway Use: puffin hunting (now illegal), companion Recognition: FCI, CKC, NKC, ACR, DRA, AKC, NAPR HISTORY: This small Spitz breed naturally evolved over time (hundreds of years) in Norway`s coastal regions, farmers using them for hunting puffins as well as for searching for puffin nests and retrieving their eggs from steep rocky cliffs. According to their specific purpose, Lundies needed to be small, agile, eager to please and, last but not least, flexible (so they could fit between the rocks and catch the puffins before they got away). Despit

The CHINESE CHONGQING DOG Other names: - Origin: China Use: hunting (wild boar), guarding Recognition: CCDBC, CKCA, CCDC, APRI, DRA HISTORY: This extremely rare dog developed naturally in the region of Chongqing, southwest China over 2000 years ago, first recordings of the breed dating back to the Han Dynasty. The breed was originally used for boar hunting as well as on other types of game (hare, fox etc), dogs usually hunting alone or in small female-composed groups. Today, the breed is almost unknown outside it`s native country, the exisiting specimens being used mainly for guarding. However, due to its ancient history and backgroun

The IBIZAN HOUND Other names: Podenco Ibicenco, Va Eivissenc, Ibizan Warren Hound Origin: Spain Use: hunting (hare and other small game) Recognition: FCI, CKC, AKC, UKC, CKC, NKC, NZKC, APRI, NAPR HISTORY: The Ibizan Hound is recognized by the FCI under the category of Primitive Types, as this breed is indeed old, belonging to the sighthound family. It is believed that the first Ibizan Hounds were brought to Spain, to the island of Eivissa, by phoenician traders around the 8th century BC. Although they bear a strong resemblance to the Pharaoh Hound, recent DNA tests have revealed that no direct connection between the Ibizan and the an