10 Extinct Dog Breeds

In this video, we will look at 10 extinct dog breeds that you won’t believe actually existed.

Turnspit Dog
This small adorable breed was an essential part of every large kitchen in Britain in the 16th century.
Before the days of electricity, it was the job of the Turnspit Dog to run tirelessly in a wheel, cooking meat on a spit, preventing it from staying in the same position for too long and burning.
These dogs’ popularity declined rapidly and went extinct in the 19th century when spit turning became mechanized.
Southern Hound
This dog dates back to the 1400s in Wales and Southern England, it is one of the oldest recorded scent breeds. With a keen nose that could detect day-old trails, these dogs were effective deer and hare trackers.
With the emergence of fox-hunting sport and importation of faster dogs, the Southern Hound frustrated hunters, so breeders began crossing their dogs with speedier canines.
As a result, pure Southern Hounds started disappearing and became extinct around 1881.
Russian Tracker
The Russian Tracker was used for hundreds of years to protect and herd the flocks of the Indo-Aryan people in the snow-swept Caucasus Mountains.
Reaching weights of 100 pounds and heights of almost 30 inches, this large dog was more than able to fight off the wolves and wild bears that plagued the local farmers.
English White Terrier
The English White Terrier, also known as the White English Terrier, has a rather unusual and unique history. Unlike other dogs at the time, this breed was exclusively bred for dog shows. It was created by dog breeders who wanted to make a pointy-eared version of the terrier.
Sadly, inbreeding led to a myriad of genetic health issues and made them susceptible to a number of serious health and behavioral problems. Almost all English White Terriers were born either completely or partly deaf.
As a result, within 30 years of appearing on the Kennel Club scene, the English White Terrier slipped into extinction. The breed was, however, crossbred with the Old English Bulldog giving rise to the Boston Terrier and Bull Terrier.
Hawaiian Poi Dog
The Hawaiian Poi dog was a pariah dog that roamed the tropical island of Hawaii.
The Hawaiian Poi Dog was not used as a herder or a pet, and instead was seen as a source of food and also a good luck charm. Hawaiian natives used to fatten them up and eat them.
Tweed Water Spaniel
Taking their name from the River Tweed in Scotland, the Tweed Water Spaniel lived and worked along the Scottish border. These Spaniels had a curly short brown coat, long curly tails and droopy ears. They were classed as water dogs because they loved to swim and would happily work both in and out of the water. This breed is considered one of the parent breeds of the Golden Retriever. The Tweed Water Spaniel died out towards the end of the nineteenth century. Their numbers declined as they were being excessively used to produce Golden Retrievers.
Kuri
The Kuri was a small, short-legged animal. It had a unique appearance.
Ancient Maori people described Kuris as dull and lazy dogs that were slow, had very little energy, and were unmotivated workers.
Besides being kept as pets, these dogs were also raised for their fur and their leather. These dogs were also used for their meat which was considered a delicious delicacy.
The Kuri dogs became extinct in the early 19th century because of excessive crossbreeding with imported European dogs.
Sakhalin Husky
The Sakhalin Husky holds the tenuous title of being the most recent dog to become extinct. It is largely agreed that the last breed member died in 2012.
These dogs were utilized by the Soviet Army during World War II. But that affair was short-lived after Soviets found that these dogs were prodigious eaters of salmon, and their use was not worth the cost of keeping. So Soviets made the tragic decision to decrease their numbers significantly, starting a decline that put the breed in grave danger.

Braque Du Puy
The Braque du Puy originated in France. It was a speedy and sleek hunting dog that was popular in the French lowlands among both farmers and hunters.
The Braque du Puy is believed to have gone extinct by the 1970s due to excessive crossbreeding and a lack of conservation efforts.
This breed was one of the breeds that was negatively impacted by the World Wars
Bullenbeisser
A fierce-looking dog with a muscular and athletic body, the Bullenbeisser, also known as the German Bulldog, was used as a boar hunting dog.
The Bullenbeisser did not disappear due to a decrease in popularity, but rather because it was crossbred to form a more familiar, contemporary breed. In this case, German breeders used the Bullenbeisser to create the Boxer by continuously crossbreeding it with the Old English Bulldog in the late 19th century. The success of this mating ultimately led to the Bullenbeisser’s demise, as the Boxer, quickly became the favorite of the two.

[atherflame]

I’m not gonna lie, I think the turnspit dog would’ve been a cute pet in the current day and age

[terrilynnallen]

Rest in peace to all those precious furry friends. This just proves how much dogs love their humans. It's sad that humans let them down. Thanks for making this video. A nice tribute to those who are no longer here.

[kevinquinonez]

The fuegian dog is another dog that is extinct but the strange thing is that this dog is not related to other dogs it is descended from a culpeo which is a South American fox

[janp]

I feel so sorry for the turnspit dogs. That's so mean and sad. Actually this is all very depressing. Dog's left to starve because they no longer had a use for them or they were eating the salmon.

[Lee-wfkr]

1:01 "Honey, would you switch out the turnspit dog, he's getting tired"

[bijougirl]

Another dog that is going extinct is the otterhound. There’s less then 600 worldwide. It’s very sad because they’re beautiful dogs. They started declining when otter hunting became illegal in Britain. They’re big fluffy dogs that are super sweet and funny. They’re hounds, so they’re very vocal. They come in stunning coat colors. They’re quite large, at around 80-120 lbs. They’re good with kids and other larger animals, but not so great around small animals unless they’ve been socialized from a young age. Overall just very good doggies <3

[waffledaddy]

i love how poorly done all the taxidermies are, its charming

[rileyluv]

The English White Terrier is basically the Doodle. Cross bred, insane and unpredictable health issues… literally the same background as every doodle ever. There’s no such thing as a purebred doodle.

[nirestrunk]

I love how they tried to get a photogenic/majestic shot of the Boxer trotting through a field but NOPE it had to eat a random thing. Because Boxers. XD

[kouratas]

The Sakhalin Husky is actually not extinct yet, but highly endangered :o

[bhami]

In recent decades, it seems to me that collies (large Lassie-style) have been in great decline. I think I've seen fewer than a dozen in the past 50 years here in the US! Among large dogs, retrievers, shepherds, and border collies have largely taken over. And the smaller shelties have some popularity.

[sugaarmy]

Very informative. So sad that no one took the initiative to save any of these breeds, I would have loved to have some of these dogs alive today 😢

[sojoboscribe]

The Bullenbeisser may have been USED for boar hunting, but it was originally BRED to take down Aurochs (wild bulls), Hence why it is called a Bullenbeisser (if it was bred for boar hunting it would be called an Eberbeisser.) Later (when Aurochs became extinct, they were also popular among butchers for herding cattle into pens and dealing with particularly irascible bulls.

And the Bullenbeisser had an even BIGGER cousin breed called the Bearenbessier, meant for bear hunting.

[DA-DOGGO]

rip our fallen doggys and let them live on in our hearts

[brooke]

It's really disturbing when a breed of dog has died out. The white terrier i understand due to it's health problems but all the others ?
I've grown up with dogs all my life and I'd never abandon any of my fur babies, let alone abandon them in a frozen wasteland. If i ever got my hands on assholes like that there's gonna be violence.
They all sound wonderful dogs. The turnspit as well, that would definitely be a popular house dog

[WildCatzeSport]

My jar nearly dropped when I saw the last dog. The Russian Tracker. My grandma had the exact dog in the picture and in my life even today I never saw a dog like that again. It was one of its kind. Sadly it died years ago but I did not know that it went instinct. Possibly the man who gave the dog to my grandma had many like

[maevblog]

The sakhalin husky isn't extinct. It's crittically endangered. Because on Wikipedia is it not in the category extinct dog breeds, but in rare dog breeds. And, how can there be so many modern photo's aviable with sakhalin huskys (even modern photo's of sakhalin husky puppys), are all those sakhalin huskys (even the puppys) in those modern photo's dead by now

[marialacsamana]

I'm a great pet lover for as long as I can remember they're so cuuute!! Thanks for this video

[rogueisolation]

Makes you think what dogs are going to be in the next hundred years.

[hotpotatoeshotpotatoes]

I'm sure if you bred the right dog breeds you could get some of these back into existence if not a similiar enough looking dog.