Decorative Boxes

The Whippet originated in England hundreds of years ago where it is thought to be the result of crossing a Greyhound with a terrier breed. Whippets were initially brought to America by the English mill operators of Massachusetts, which was the center of...

The American Foxhound originates back to the early 1700’s in VA and MD where it was bred for hunting fox in both a pack, and solo situations. As a member of the Hound Group, the AKC recognized the breed in 1886. The Foxhound can be any color with a...

The Chesapeake Bay Retriever was named after the bay on the Maryland coast where an English brig shipwrecked in 1807 and two Newfoundland dogs were rescued and bred to the local retrievers. This may have included the English Otter Hound and the...

The Bouvier des Flandres originated in France around the 19th century. When first developed, they had many different names such as vuilbaard which means “dirty beard”, or koehond, “cow dog”, and toucheur de boeuf or pic “cattle driver”. This breed is...

The Bullmastiff was a cross between the Mastiff and Bulldog breeds. The intent was to create a dog to protect estates in England from poachers in the 1800’s. Nicknamed the “Gamekeeper’s Night Dog” the Bullmastiff was not recognized by England as a...

The Australian Cattle Dog is thought to be an intentional cross between a Collie, Dingo, Kelpie and Dalmatian. The puppies are born all white then develop the adult short dense coat in either red or blue. As a member of the Herding Group the AKC...

The Australian Cattle Dog is thought to be an intentional cross between a Collie, Dingo, Kelpie and Dalmatian. The puppies are born all white then develop the adult short dense coat in either red or blue. As a member of the Herding Group the AKC...

The Landseer originated in Germany and Switzerland. In the USA the Landseer is considered a black and white version of the Newfoundland and not recognized by the AKC separately. The Landseer in Europe has longer legs, and is not as massive as...

The English Setter originated in England over 400 years ago and was an avid bird dog. Originally called the Setting Spaniel, the dog would find game and crouch down on its front legs, or set, which allowed the hunter to toss the net over the dog onto...

The English Setter originated in England over 400 years ago and was an avid bird dog. Originally called the Setting Spaniel, the dog would find game and crouch down on its front legs, or set, which allowed the hunter to toss the net over the dog onto...

The American Eskimo has nothing to do with the Eskimo culture, in fact in the 19th century the breed was considered a trick dog. It is a small to medium sized dog, always bright white with black nose, lips and eye lids. There are three sizes of this...

The Chinese Crested is believed to have originated on the ships of Chinese mariners, who sailed with the dog to hunt vermin on board. There is thought to be some African hairless dogs in their genes, causing one of the two varieties we know today. The...