The Catahoula Leopard Dog stems from a cross between the domestic dog raised by Native Americans from the Catahoula Lake area and the Spanish "war dog" that was brought to the area in the 1500s.

The Catahoula Leopard Dog stems from a cross between the domestic dog raised by Native Americans from the Catahoula Lake area and the Spanish "war dog" that was brought to the area in the 1500s.

Raids against the Spanish continued until England and Spain made peace, thus concluding the Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604), but the Sea Dog legacy lived on. ( Irish Claddagh rings have an ...

This breed of dog is a cross between the domestic dog of the Indians of the Catahoula Lake region and the Spanish "war dog" that came through the area in the early 1500s.