The Breed Archive

05/12/2025

It’s that time of year again – every time you leave the house, you wish you’d have put on another layer of clothing. ❄️❄️

But we’re not the only ones who get cold outside. 🐾🐾
Some dogs, especially those without dense, insulating coats, are known to shake like a leaf when out for a walk.

Want to find out how you can keep your dog warm and toasty?
🐶🍞

Check out our blog post on the topic here:
https://breedarchive.com/blog/view/18/keeping-your-dog-toasty-in-winter

11/11/2025

Dog hair on your furniture, clothes, and in your food?

For many breeds, fall is shedding season – time to swap their old coats for a more season-appropriate wear!

Taking care of your dog’s coat isn’t just about reducing the amount of hair you accidentally digest – it also has important health benefits for your four-legged companion.

Curious to find out more? Check out our blog post on the topic here: https://breedarchive.com/blog/view/31/taking-care-of-your-dogs-coat

07/11/2025

The German Shepherd breed needs no introduction - it's widely known and loved. All the more surprising that it's only now making its way into the Breed Archive, and doing so with an impressive kickstart of over 445,000 pedigrees. A huge thank you to Julie, who kindly entrusted us with her breed and will continue to care for it in its new home.

The German Shepherd breed needs no introduction - it's widely known and loved. All the more surprising that it's only now making its way into the Breed Archive, and doing so with an impressive kickstart of over 445,000 pedigrees.

29/08/2025

Meet the Portuguese Water Dog - one of Europe’s ancient water breeds, famed for its role alongside fishermen and its spirited nature.

The Portuguese Water Dog enters the Breed Archive as one of Europe’s ancient water breeds, famed for its role alongside fishermen and its spirited nature.

12/05/2025

Welcome the energetic Parson Russell Terrier, a recent addition to our Breed Archive family!

The popular Parson Russell Terrier has recently become part of our Breed Archive family, adding its energetic charm to our collection.

26/04/2025

We are currently experiencing problems with our Domain Name Service (DNS) which is affecting the accessibility of all The Breed Archive archives.
We are working to resolve the issue as soon as possible

12/04/2025

Find current breeders easily - check out our latest improvements on The Breed Archive:

Check out our newest feature – the Breeder List! Easily filter by country or search by breeder or kennel name to discover recent breeders of your favourite breed.

20/09/2024

Texas A&M University is looking for participants for their Borzoi heart study: https://breedarchive.com/blog/view/49/borzoi-heart-study

07/09/2024

The energetic and feisty Rat Terrier is now also part of our Breed Archive community!

The latest addition to the Breed Archive is an all-American breed, the feisty Rat Terrier.

28/08/2024

*** Downtime Notice ***
Dear Breed Archive community,
We would like to inform you that we are planning a major system update for our Breed Archives on Thursday, 29 August 2024, which will result in a downtime of about one to three hours, depending on the archive. We will do our best to keep the outage as short as possible.
Thanks in advance for your understanding.

06/08/2024

Responsible animal breeding is based on many factors, two of which are health and genetics. That's why we put a lot of effort into providing pedigree and health analysis in the Breed Archives.

Today we are happy to contribute another piece to support precise and sustainable breeding choices with our partnership with FERAGEN, a certified laboratory for genetic veterinary diagnostics in Austria.

Find out more:
https://breedarchive.com/blog/view/46/dna-analysis-for-your-dog