From the Tibetan Mastiff to the Japanese Chin, many popular dog breeds have highly-specialized origins. ... Japanese Chin. A face fit for royalty. | Matt Cardy/GettyImages.

A Japanese Buddhist monk who adopted an abandoned dog was saved by the canine during a fierce bear attack. Tougen Yoshihara, the abbot of Youkoku Temple, a historic temple in Niigata in central ...

A COUPLE have been jailed after a Japanese fighting dog bought for £150 online left a toddler scarred for life. Kayleigh Godbert, 39, and Thomas Moir, 38, housed the dangerous Akita dog – his… ...

King Louis XIV named them France’s royal dog in 1675, while Queen Victoria also brought them into her court. These gentle giants once protected flocks and now carry a history of nobility. Pekingese ...

Dog breeds losing popularity. Trends of all kinds fade in and out of popularity, and that goes for dog breeds, too. Though the Labrador retriever was top dog among American pet owners for 31 years ...

Stacker pulled data from the AKC to compare dog popularity rankings from 2004 and 2024; ... A Japanese Chin dog on a mossy rock in a sunlit forest, looking alert and attentive.

California nudist Michael Sparks was arrested for allegedly killing his neighbors and their dog after feeling insulted by a $1 hot dog, hiding the dismembered bodies in an underground bunker.

A Japanese Chin dog on a mossy rock in a sunlit forest, looking alert and attentive. (Stacker/Stacker) Anna Averianova // Shutterstock #11. Japanese chin ...