Years ago, we came across this piece written by Kathy Parrott and knew that one day, we’d have to share it. Irish ...
Read More
Two Hounds of India
To judge by an assortment of Internet sites, there seems to be a bit of confusion about the difference between the Mudho...
Read More
A Moral Duty to Own?
It’s an alarming statistic: Of the nine breeds regarded as native to Ireland, six of them are rated as vulnerable/...
Read More
A Good Year for Longhairs
It’s been a good year for a coat variety of the breed that should never be overlooked: the Longhaired Dachshund. &...
Read More
A Coat Unique to the Breed
A Lagotto Romagnolo has a unique undercoat that insulates the dog and makes him or her essentially waterproof. For this ...
Read More
A Massive Nose on Four little Legs
And speaking of Beagles….. There’s a reason these dogs are recruited to sniff out “unusual” susp...
Read More
The Tail is a Clue
Can you identify this dog’s breed from the photograph? Maybe not decisively, but the dog’s tail narrows down...
Read More
Are You Sitting on a Profit?
If you’re of a certain age and collected Lassie memorabilia growing up, you’re probably sitting on a profit....
Read More
Looney Tunes’ Saint Bernards
Some film experts regard the period between the period between 1930 to 1969 to be the Golden Age of American animation, ...
Read More
The Black German Shepherd Dog
After having seen Rin Tin Tin-type coloring in the breed for so long, common reaction at seeing a black German Shepherd ...
Read More
Greyhounds: Not the Only Universal Blood Donor
In hematological terms, the Greyhound is known as dogdom’s Universal Donor because over 85% of Greyhounds have a b...
Read More
One Step Ahead of the Aussie
What do you suppose is the biggest challenge in owning an Australian Shepherd? Hands down, it’s keeping the dog me...
Read More
Dogs That Look Like Clint Eastwood
Few actors have the star power (or even talent) to sustain a career for multiple generations, but Clint Eastwood does. T...
Read More
For That One-of-a-Kind Gift
The time to plan for a truly unique gift to give someone this Christmas or Hanukah is now. We came across the work of M...
Read More
The Extraordinary Gurkhas
The Royal Gurkha Rifles is a rifle regiment of the British Army, forming part of the Brigade of Gurkhas. It came about...
Read More
Loveable Mush
The Dogue de Bordeaux, considered to be the oldest native French breed, was known in France as early as the fourteenth c...
Read More
Police Dog Blues
And now, a little something for the dogs in blue: The song you just heard was written by Blind Blake, and below i...
Read More
He Took the World by Storm
Our friend over at the AKC, Bud Boccone, Managing Editor of the AKC Gazette, has a marvelous video about an early icon i...
Read More
Science Proved It: It’s Old!
When a “new” breed is accepted by the AKC, it’s human nature to regard the breed as “new’ ...
Read More
The Can-Do Dutch Shepherd
Meet Staff Sergeant Zzar, a bomb and improvised explosive device (IED) specialist. He’s seen here taking a rest wi...
Read More