Long Bodied Dog Breeds. Bred to herd cattle by nipping at their heels and used as a drover and farm dog, the cardigan welsh corgi’s short legs, deep chest and moderately heavy bone structure makes it powerful despite its size. Definitive evidence of the dachshund as a breed isnt found until the sixteenth century when reference was made to a low crooked legged dog called a little burrow dog dacksel or badger dog.

Bred to herd cattle by nipping at their heels and used as a drover and farm dog, the cardigan welsh corgi’s short legs, deep chest and moderately heavy bone structure makes it powerful despite its size. Scent hound that was originally bred for the purpose of hunting hare. Definitive evidence of the dachshund as a breed isnt found until the sixteenth century when reference was made to a low crooked legged dog called a little burrow dog dacksel or badger dog.