I just spent the better part of the last two evenings watching the Westminster Kennel Club dog show (so named because the club used to meet at the Westminster Hotel), a fascinating exhibition of dogs and people. The announcers informed me of many interesting aspects of canine breeds and histories, including:

-> griffons are dogs with lionesque faces
-> terriers are ground dogs (from terra)
-> spaniels originated in Spain; making English Spaniels = English Spanish dogs
-> not surprisingly, the dog known in the US as the cocker spaniel is the American Cocker in England, and the dog known as the cocker spaniel in England is the English Cocker here. The "cocker" name comes from the dog's ability with birds.
-> "corgi" is dog in Welsh; making corgi dogs = dog dogs
-> Australian shepherds originated in the US, not Australia (what do you call them in Australia?)