World’s Oldest Living Dog Breeds
…a Google search of “world’s oldest dog breeds,” and came across several lists. How they ranked their breeds appears below, whose list do you think is the most accurate? I…
…a Google search of “world’s oldest dog breeds,” and came across several lists. How they ranked their breeds appears below, whose list do you think is the most accurate? I…
…compilation of material to include the key words of the phrase that has endured for ninety years, and there is no misinterpreting their intent. The authors wanted there to be…
…knitted or crocheted into a design. Heads up if you’re in New Jersey. In the year 2000, the Governor of New Jersey signed into law Bill S-1815 that prohibited the…
…Access Tests, while others really don’t. It has been really hard work, but Robert and Flora are getting there. Last year Flora was honored with the RSPCA Animal Award. She…
…work in diverse and challenging terrain. Not for nothing is the breed known as Italy’s all-purpose hunting dog. Image appears with the consent of LA Shepherd www.facebook.com/L.A.ShepardArt https://fineartamerica.com www.etsy.com/shop/TheDogLover …
…a stumble over his dog’s leash during a walk in Central Park. The dog’s breed? A Pug. “Lady Marmalade Of Lydiard Pug” by Nan Wright http://nan-wright.artistwebsites.com/ http://nan-wright.fineartamerica.com/ http://www.zazzle.com/nanwright* http://www.nanwright.imagekind.com http://www.greetingcarduniverse.com/nanwright…
…space as the pillow. Is sleeping with the dog a good idea? A recent Mayo Clinic study found that on average, people with dogs in their rooms (but not on…
…color. Using the Akita as our example, a correctly marked “pinto” will have large evenly placed patches of color over her head, and over a third of her body. We…
The myriad of books and literature we review don’t just provide us with material for posts, they offer a snapshot of how the rest of world sees purebred dogs in…
An Earthdog Test, also known as a “Den Trial” (as called by the American Working Terrier Association) comes in multiple levels: Introduction to Quarry, Junior Earthdog, Senior Earthdog, and Master…
…Kisko, New York, there was one class – Novice – and all of twelve entries. It’s probably not surprising that because the first obedience “test” was devised by Helen Whitehouse…
…Puppies Photo Challenge Sponsor: Embark, the world leader in dog genetics Prize: Up to 4 Embark for Breeder test kits (a litter package has four test kits; if the winner…
…the entire Southwest, particularly in New Mexico, which until 1863, included all of Arizona. Also factoring into the background of the New Mexico Shepherd were dogs belonging to Basques, a…
…is looking to add a Boxer to their family for the first time and they start their search on the Internet, they will come across terms that can be confusing:…
“Pearl,” a Labrador Retriever, was the first dog officially used exclusively for cadaver work in 1979. Trained and used by Trooper Jim Suffolk of the New York State Police Department,…
…that the most successful of the breeds in the USSES study was the Great Pyrenees. Some of the tested breeds were unsuited for fenced pastures, some played with the sheep…
…involving 67,368 dogs from 45 different breeds over eight years at 235 testing sites in Sweden. They used a standardized behavioral test (the Dog Mentality Assessment Test) involving 10 different…
…believe. As an aside, the first Tibetan Terrier puppy in Europe came in 1922 and belonged to Dr. A.R.H. Greig. Image: Tibetan Terrier by LA Shepard/thedoglover https://www.facebook.com/L.A.ShepardArt http://fineartamerica.com/art/all/l.a.shepard/all https://www.etsy.com/shop/TheDogLover …
…disappeared altogether. The same anti-German sentiment that lead to a name change for GSDs also impacted the Dachshund, a breed often used to portray anything German in politically inspired material…
…color, and used a couple of search engines using “cold black breeds” as the keywords in our search. Instead, we found this: “According to some shelters and breeders, with dogs…