Below is a list of the extinct dog breeds, and we’ve also linked you to a couple of pages with photos and pictures of some of the different breeds.
A list of notable extinct dog breeds are:
1. Talbot (Talbot Hound)
Ancestor of Beagles & Bloodhounds
Disappeared around the late eighteenth century
2. Salish Wool Dog
A dog used for it’s coat to create blankets and other textiles
Thought to have disappeared from what is modern day British Columbia when Europeans arrived
3. Braque Du Puy
A cross between a Braque Francais dog and a Sloughi, or also between a Braques and greyhound-type dogs
4. Moscow Water Dog
By the 1980’s, the MWD became so similar to the Newfoundland that it was classified as extinct
5. Molossus
An ancestor of Mastiffs
6. Tahltan Bear Dog
Used for hunting
7. Old English Bulldog
Numbers of the OEB declined in the 1800’s when dog fighting was phased out with Animal Cruelty laws
8. North Country Beagle
From England
Disappeared in the nineteenth century
9. St. John’s Water Dog
Originated in the sixteenth century
Was a working water dog, and is a founding breed of today’s Newfoundlands
10. Dogo Cubano (Cuban Mastiff)
From Cuba
Believed to have declined in numbers when slavery was abolished in Cuba
11. Cumberland Sheepdog
Eventually became replaced by the Border Collie by the beginning of the twentieth century
12. Paisley Terrier
Eventually replaced by the Yorkshire Terrier
13. Brazilian Tracker
In the 1970’s, outbreak of disease and chemicals like insecticides led to this dog’s extinction
14. Alpine Spaniel
From the Swiss Alps
Disease sent this dog into extinction by the mid nineteenth century
15. Turnspit Dog
As household technology advanced, this dog was phased out and became extinct, as the household activities it was bred to perform were no longer required
Other Extinct Breeds
16. Alaunt
17. Alpine Mastiff
18. Argentine Polar Dog
19. Bandog
20. Blue Paul Terrier
21. Bull & Terrier
22. Bullenbeisser
23. Chien Gris
24. Chiribaya Dog
25. Cordoba Fighting Dog
26. Cumberland Sheepdog
27. Cur
28. Dalbo Dog
29. English Water Spaniel
30. English White Terrier
31. Fila Da Terceira
32. Fuegian Dog
33. Grand Fauve de Bretagne
34. Halls Heeler
35. Hare Indian Dog
36. Hawaiian Poi Dog
37. Kuri
38. Lapponian Shepherd
39. Marquesan Dog
40. Norfolk Spaniel
41. North Country Beagle
42. Old Spanish Pointer
43. Polynesian Dog
44. Potsdam Greyhound
45. Rastreador Brasileiro
46. Russian Tracker
47. Sakhalin Husky
48. Salish Wool Dog
49. Southern Hound
50. Tahitian Dog
51. Tahltan Bear Dog
52. Tesem
53. Toy Bulldog
54. Toy Trawler Spaniel
55. Tweed Water Spaniel
56. Welsh Hillman
57. Black & Tan Terrier
58. Smithfield
59. Celtic Hound
60. Hawaiian Poi Dog
61. Leauvenaar
62. Old Welsh Grey Sheepdog
63. Panther Dog
64. Seskar Seal Dog
Photos & Pictures Of Extinct Dog Breeds
These two resources have photos and pictures of the different extinct dog breeds:
Newly Discovered Dog Breeds
This guide outlines some of the newly discovered dog breeds in the 21st century.
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