We’ve been introducing you to some dogs who are “Not Just Another Pretty Face,” our series on dogs who aren&...
Read MoreColor and Water
It’s been long observed that many Livestock Guardian Dogs are white, the supposition being that the white dogs ble...
Read MoreIt’s Enough to Make You Crabby
Crabbing. It’s easy to spot in a moving dog. In “dog speak,” crabbing is when a dog should be moving...
Read MoreThe Prague Ratter
One could be forgiven, we suspect, for mistaking this dog for another breed, in part because the Prague Ratter is so rar...
Read MoreWhat is Vicky’s Breed?
“Vicky,” the dog in the photo, was six years old at the time of the photo was taken. Can you determine what...
Read MoreBlinking: A Man Made Problem in a Bird Dog
The term, “blinker,” is not something one wants to be true of their hunting dog because it refers to a dog w...
Read MoreWho was Nana?
One of the most famous roles written for a dog is that of “Nana,” the doggie nursemaid in Peter Pan, but ove...
Read MoreThe Round Rear
Many folks would be highly offended if they were described as having an “apple round rear,” but it’s a...
Read MoreThere’s a Name For That
On the Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever, there is usually a white mark on the dog’s tail tip, feet, chest and/or...
Read MoreToy Breed that Inspired Official U.S. Marine Corps War Dog
Because Miniature Pinschers were used to kill rats back in the day, there were many who believed the dogs were actually ...
Read MoreStealth, Strength, and Speed!
It’s a tried and proved adage. Find a need and fill it. The foundation of the breed that filled a particular niche...
Read MoreThe Wool Felt Purebred
It’s not quite Christmas in July time yet, but you can never start planning ahead too soon when it comes to a real...
Read MoreYour Dog’s Unique Clavicle
News flash (to no one:) Dogs are adapted to run. For that reason, they don’t have the need to lift, push, pull ...
Read MoreHow to Tell if You’re Ready For a Mastiff
This clever list that follows below originally appeared on the Facebook page of A Home for Every Mastiff back in 2013 ...
Read MoreWhy a Muzzle?
A happy accident. That’s what we call it when we come across information at the same time we find a photograph fro...
Read MoreNational Dog of Spain
Though the Spanish Mastiff is named a mastiff, it has filled the role of Livestock Guardian Dog for hundreds of years. A...
Read MoreThe Dog as Netsuke
Back in the day, give or take three hundred years, the every-day kimonos that Japanese people wore didn’t have poc...
Read MoreFrom Popular Tinsel Town Dog to Rare Breed
Look who owned a Sealyham Terrier back in the day: It’s not a surprise that a Hollywood legend owned a Seal...
Read More“Gentle as a kitten but Fierce as the Samurai”
Before Akitas had an “official” breed name, they were all referred to simply as “snow country dogs,” but four ...
Read MoreThe Gamest Terrier in Ireland
Our post title could be construed as “fighting words” were they said out loud in a Irish pub among dog peopl...
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