Try as we might, we couldn’t find much information about Ruth Crockett or her Poodle. We know that she played a ke...
Read MoreWas the Icelandic Sheepdog “Icelandic?”
The Icelandic Sheepdog was one of the few dog breeds William Shakespeare mentioned by name. It was in his play, “...
Read MoreThe Living legend of the Tian Shan Mountains
Native to Central Asia are the Kyrgyz people, a nomadic Turkic ethnic group whose main livelihood has been to keep cat...
Read MoreThe Colored Working Terrier
Unlike the Airedale or the Welsh Terrier, Lakeland Terriers come in a wide variety of colors. When Lakies are in a hand ...
Read MoreThe Clumber SAR
While Clumber Spaniels can be laid-back and easy-going, contrary to popular belief, they are not lazy, and the descripti...
Read MoreTip #5: Dog Dates
Tip #5 could be subtitled: “Do ‘they’ hate breeders more than ‘they’ love rescue, or the o...
Read More“Dog of the Šar Mountains”
We stray from posting the artwork or gorgeous professional photographs we normally use in favor of sharing a poorly exec...
Read MoreIt Wasn’t a Bird
Pointers have long set the bar for pointing dog performance, and they’ve had lots of practice. Pointing dogs have ...
Read MoreSilent Workers
We’re suckers for dog-breed-folklore, and while some defy belief, others are harder to dismiss. Early livestock do...
Read More“The Puppy Beautiful”
To our knowledge, the only spitz breed created and developed in America is the American Eskimo Dog, though the breed is...
Read MoreTip #4: Keep Calm and Make Pie Charts
Here’s another in the series of tips we’re sharing to help you prepare to deluge social media this May 1 wit...
Read MoreBreaking the Ice
The beauty of purebred dogs – gosh, where do we start? Certainly predictability is a valued attribute, and the Che...
Read MoreTip # 3: Gifs
Tip #3 in preparation for May 1 – National Purebred Dog Day – has to do with “gifs” (short for G...
Read MoreHappy WHAT Day?
So apparently, today is National Devil Dog Day. Who knew. We’ve all had brushes with a “devil dog.” ...
Read MoreA Giant Schnauzer First
Back in 2015, Tammy Murray proudly shared a picture of her “granddog,” “Tyr” (aka Hugo von ...
Read MoreWeight Pull
Weight pulling. According to the owners of dogs who like it, their dogs love it, and any breed of any size can play. In ...
Read MoreTip #2: Memes: Preparing for National Purebred Dog Day
Tip #2 is about memes – pronounced meems. We’ve all seen them. They’re an effective way to get a post ...
Read MoreTip #1 in Preparation for National Purebred Dog Day: Hashtags and the @ Symbol
Tip #1: Hashtags and the “@” symbol: For the benefit of folks who’ve never needed to know (or cared) a...
Read MoreNow THIS is Trivia
The stuff we never think about. Wikipedia, that all-knowing and often amended website, describes trivia as bits of info...
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