We started the day with a post about defining characteristics of the Great Pyrenees, and it seems fitting to end the day...
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Min Pins and the Thumbprint
How much do we love the eccentricities of dog terminology, and that sometimes, one term can apply to two very different ...
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The Look That Pierces The Soul
Great Pyrenees owners, when pressed, come up with several thoughts about what their breed’s most defining charact...
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The “Grey St. Luis Dog”
One of the great rustic dogs of Europe was the Grey St. Luis Dog, a hardy French scenthound with an incomparable eagerne...
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And Now For Something REALLY Little…
Papillon owners, when they gush how little your dog is, whip out this baby and show them what a “little Papillon&#...
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The Earthly Xian
The Chinese god, Zhang Xian (also known as the Archer) often takes the form of a dog, and he is typically illustrated wi...
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Dachshund Coats: There’s a Reason
The first European mention of “jamnikach” (Polish for Dachshunds) may have been a fourteenth century medieva...
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You’re A Bulldog Owner If…
We came across a rather extensive list of ways to know you’re a Bulldog owner, a list we found on many different s...
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The World’s First Corgi Race
Brits will famously bet on anything. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, Earl of Strathearn, and Baron Carrickfergus ...
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She’s Got Legs
Scroll down and enjoy ZZ Top doing our “intro:” Legs, if you haven’t already guessed, is the subject o...
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Great Pyrenees: Lupomolossoid
It’s worth noting that the Great Pyrenees is a lupomolossoid as opposed to a molossoid. In English? A molossoid ...
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What a President and an Actress Had in Common
He was already the Supreme Commander in 1943 when Eisenhower wrote to his wife, Mamie: “The friendship of a dog is...
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In the Mudi for Color
In no particular order, they are fekete, fehér, barna, hamvas, cifra, and fakó, but English speakers will say (in...
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Dewlaps: They Have a Purpose
One feature that contributes to the “typiness” of certain breeds is the “dewlap.” Laymen will re...
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When an English Setter Shook Things Up
In 2014, the sporting world of field dogs shook. If you were around, did you feel it? The National Field Trial Champions...
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The Super Harrier
It’s a disservice to an ancient breed to be known by another breed name, but given that so many people mistake a H...
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The Bergamasco and the Cavalchini Family
Behold an adult Bergamasco flying through snow. Unlike the corded coat of Pulik, Komondorok, Havanese and Poodles, the s...
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“Real” Men
“Real” men adore little dogs. It’s in a commercial, so it must be true, right? The actor and voice art...
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Name the Breed!
You’ll be forgiven if you think these puppies are Jack Russell Terriers, or even Parson Russell Terriers, but the...
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The Yin and Yang of Flat Feet
Our purebred dogs are not only diverse, they can be studies in contrast. Flat feet are a major fault in a Dalmatian, and...
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