Ancient Breeds

• The Akbash Dog - Features history, pictures, breed standard, and a message forum for Akbash dog owners and interested individuals to ask questions.
• The Korean Jindo Dog - Provides picture and information on the dog's physical and behavioral traits. The Jindo is considered to be a borderline domesticated dog with very feral instincts.
• Origins of the Azawakh - The idi n'ilelli, or Azawakh, is an African hound of ancient origin. His native region is situated in the southern Sahara and the sub-Saharan Sahel. He is raised principally by the Tuareg nomads who have bred these hounds for millennia according to strict cytogenetic and aesthetic criteria.

• Origins of the Ibizan Hound - Features history and pictures of this breed.
• Origins of the Saluki - This site educates the public on how the Saluki evolved and why, drawing on some well documented examples of the Saluki from very ancient times, going back to 3,000 B.C.
• Origins of the Thai Ridgeback - The origin of this breed is lost in the times before recorded history, but the works of archaeologists, paleontologists and zoologists provide evidence that the pariah-type dog extends back to the origins of the dog itself as it evolved from wolf to dingo to domestic dog.

If you go down to the woods... (Times Online)
You are on safari amid lynx, bears and elk. The wetlands around you are dominated by small lakes created by beaver dams. In the distance a wolf howls.