The Giant Schnauzer was created to be an all around dog specializing in drover work, its early ancestor likely the ̶...
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Random Acts of Kindness in the Dog Fancy
Editor’s Note: We are on our way to Orlando to attend one of three huge and important dog shows happening in as ma...
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A Memorial to a Dog with his Handler
The War Dogs Memorial at March Air Force Base in Riverside, California was spearheaded by the founder and CEO of “...
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Every Breed Has a Story
France, it’s said, has produced more breeds of hound than any other country, and perhaps the most famous of these ...
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Cane de Quirinale
The incredibly beautiful room you see below is found in Italy’s presidential palace in Rome, one of the three curr...
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The Bird Dog
According to Richard Beauchamp, Pointer historians acknowledge that at least four breeds went into the development of th...
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Propellers in Two Breeds
“Propeller” is a word more closely associated with aviation than with canines, but two AKC breed standards c...
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A Simpler Time, a Simple Tribute
In the 1930s, a Collie named Rex (who, somewhat mystifyingly, also went by Penelope) used to follow a local mail carrier...
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Sheltie Ears
It’s the first part of a dog that approaches us, so we usually notice a dog’s face and head first, and in a ...
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The Typecast Afghan Hound – For Good Reason!
Few breeds are as “typecast” as the Afghan Hound, and for good reason. They’re elegant, beautiful, and...
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The Bottom 10%
In the early 20th century, Irish terriers became popular with Irish nationalism, and one didn’t have to have a big hou...
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Erma’s Irish Setter, “Arlo”
A few quips to start this post: “When a child is locked in the bathroom with water running, and he says he’s...
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“De l’allure”
We’ve gone on record in how we feel about standardizing breed standards: We don’t like it. As convenient as ...
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Practically Human
A marvelous line appears in Robert Leighton’s fine book, Dogs and All About Them : “Few dogs possess the f...
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The “50 percent” Queen
Some sources would have you believe that Queen Victoria was the first person to show Pomeranians and was responsible for...
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That One Question
There is always that one question that plagues the owner of most every AKC breed, the question that’s asked so oft...
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It’s “Immaterial”
In the exacting world of conformation and its adherence to breed standards, “immaterial” isn’t a word ...
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The Sexiest Man Alive (and his dogs)
He swept her up in her arms after her narrow escape from certain death, his muscular arms enveloping her in the safety s...
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The “Sakha yta” Joins the FCI
A little good press goes a long way, not just for people, and not just these days, but for dogs “back in the day.&...
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The “Huskimaw”
Have you ever noticed that when researching something, you sometimes find information you didn’t want to know? Our...
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