The Chihuahua x Western Genre Connection
…a lucrative business along the border, and peddlers would hold puppies up to the windows of trains begging for money in exchange). Watson’s new dog, “Manzannita,” was smuggled on the…
…a lucrative business along the border, and peddlers would hold puppies up to the windows of trains begging for money in exchange). Watson’s new dog, “Manzannita,” was smuggled on the…
Today’s dog creative dog-naming owner has nothing on George Washington who named his Dalmatians Sweet Lips, Tippler, Tipsy, Drunkard, Searcher,True Love, and Vulcan (he knew Spock????). Records from 1786 reveal…
…Czechoslovakia when the Communist Party took control of the country. Horák found himself out of a job, but spent his time researching and recording pedigrees with the Kennel Club, not…
…owner, was asked to arrange for Keller to get one. Ogaszwara arranged for an adult dog to be taken to Keller, but learned that the dog wasn’t really appropriate for…
…ladies in waiting were so scared to upset Anne with the news that it was Henry who had to break the news to her. As a side note, author, Joanna…
…fairly new breed, and that it could be considered the newest breed of Russian scenthound. Not true. The breed was first mentioned in written sources in 1541 when a forester…
Years ago, we knew a wonderful Old English Sheepdog named, “Thurber.” It turns out that “Thurber” just may be one of the most popular dog names ever. But where did…
…Dog Memorial. Erected in 1923 following World War I, the memorial commemorates the military service of canines, and last week, Marine Corps combat-veteran, Matthew Plumeri, and his military war dog,…
The Eurasier‘s story began in the late 1950s and early 1960 when German dog owner, Julius Wipfel, set out to develop breed that would command the respect of a wolf,…
…wear as the new husky mascot. Five costumes have been used since that time, the latest coming in 2005. In 2013, the call went out for a new mascot. Curious…
…collective farms collapsed, and a new urban upper class who saw the Taigan as a prestigious symbol of national heritage (a modern manifestation are outfitters that offer traditional Kyrgyz hunting…
…new dog owner, experiences with a new breed, or a fascinating account that reaches into rare breed history. An e-mail we got the other day certainly qualifies as the latter,…
…of dates with the rock band, The Beach Boys. He became particularly friendly with founding band member, Carl Wilson. They had much in common, and during a break from touring,…
When is a Mack truck also a Ferrari? In canine terms, when it’s a Chinook. This unique and rare breed developed in New Hampshire by Arthur Treadwell Walden in the…
…the family on the seventh night after delivery. Using a white sheet of paper and employing traditional Japanese calligraphy, the new father draws the baby’s name and date of the…
…wrote. Three years earlier, he penned the even more painful-to-hear (for today’s ears) “If I Knew You were Coming I’d have Baked a Cake:” It’s not that Merrill wasn’t capable…
…Hundewesen (VDH), sent new standards for the breed to the FCI with no mention at all of the originating country, something against FCI regulations because standards could only come from…
…what people did for a living. When a new breed was developed, it was most often for a specific type of work, and then it was “tweaked” by the terrain…
…and the arrival of new people diminished the need for a swift hunting dog. Worse, the ancient tradition of keeping Taigans loose and untethered resulted in many dogs being shot…
…and lived out his days there until he passed away on January 22, 1929. He is buried in Newtonville. Image: Airedale Terrier by Peter Clark Rebecca Hossack Art Gallery http://www.peterclarkcollage.com/pages/dogs.html…