From Australia to the far-flung shores of Madagascar, there are plenty of dog breeds with exotic origins that you might not be aware of. Although for many, the clue is in the name. "Whilst our own ...

Darleene Wold has heard it all. Wold raises Chinese crested dogs, which to the untrained eye resemble drowned wharf rats. The dogs are hairless, except for a tuft of hair on their heads and paws and ...