A common reaction of Americans attending Crufts or the World Dog Show for the first time is probably awe. Awe, not only ...
Read MoreA German Wirehaired Pointer Movie Star
The film, The Biscuit Eater, was the last “Boy and his Dog” type movie made by Disney. By 1972 (when this re...
Read MoreSohrab, Tinker, and Pinka
The novel, “Between the Acts,“ was Virginia Woolf’s final novel, and was published shortly after her death in...
Read MoreA Puli Meets a Pope
As the story goes, the time had come to ease the suffering of an old family dog, and the parents of the family thought i...
Read MoreV Is For Versatile
In old times, the Vizsla was originally used to hunt with falcons, but the breed today not only produced the first AKC T...
Read MoreTintin and Milou
The English translation of his name is, “Snowy,” but the little white Fox Terrier’s original name was ...
Read MoreNo Permit Needed
The Federal Animal Welfare Act defines wolf hybrids as domestic dogs, and even though they are regulated like any other ...
Read MoreGreyhounds: Eyes in the Back of Their Heads
We know someone who once freaked out a child by telling the little tyke that they – the adult – had eyes in ...
Read More“Hawking” Dogs
A gundog’s task is to find game for its hunting master, not catch it, herself. These dogs were developed long befo...
Read MoreOne Dog: Ten of the Most Interesting Breeds on the Planet
We like you to meet the Varanger Dog except the dog is now quite dead, as in extinct. It lived 5,000 – 7,000 years...
Read MoreThe Borzoi’s “Fifth Gear”
Until 1936, the Borzoi was known as the Russian Wolfhound, but the change to “Borzoi” wasn’t without t...
Read MoreLet It Snow!
It shouldn’t be a surprise that the Akita appears on so many “top ten” lists as a great dog in snow, i...
Read MoreFlat-Coated Retriever: A Phrase That Works
When wording in a breed standard withstands the sands of time, it suggests a well written document with which generation...
Read MoreA Beagle with a Rough Coat?
The current AKC Beagle standard makes no mention of coat texture beyond a soft, thin coat being a defect, and a hard, cl...
Read MoreRussian Author and Poodle Man
The short story starts like this: “By narrow mountain paths, from one villa to another, a small wandering troupe m...
Read MoreThis Bone Fragment: Is Your Dog a Relative?
The tiny bone fragment seen here was found in Siberia’s Taimyr Peninsula several years ago, and it lead to some su...
Read MoreThe Plight of the Galgos Español
Carpentry shop leftovers and certifiably reforested Brazilian bentwood become engaging works of art under the talented h...
Read MoreMarch Madness Mascots
March Madness 2019 is upon us, and even if you’re not into college basketball enough to root for a particular team...
Read MoreThe Wheaten Greetin’
Some dog writers have suggested that the Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier is a terrier with the rough edges gone. Wheatens ca...
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