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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The Cur: Confused Yet?
It’s been said that the Appalachians in Tennessee and Kentucky could never have been settled without the curs work...
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Boston Terriers and Yoga: Was This the Commercial You Saw???
Ahhhh, TV land. When we looked for the embed code to a commercial we wanted to share with you, we found it, but we were ...
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The Shar-Pei Cover Dog
The Chinese Shar-Pei is no stranger to magazines. In the late 60s and late 70s, “The Guinness Book of World Rec...
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Mark the Date – October 13th – To Honor Murray the Outlaw of Falahill
He was a Christmas present in the winter of 1940, but the name he came with, “Big Boy” didn’t suit th...
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Tibetan Breeds – Not Tibetan?
What Tibetan breeds have in common would appear to be obvious: It’s their country of origin, Tibet. But according ...
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The Working Pemmie
Sources vary on the real meaning of the word, “corgi.” It’s sometimes translated as “dwarf dog&#...
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Does Your Breed Have a Grindle Tail?
Serious dog people (read: dog nerds) often wear the hat of a sleuth as they dig into their breed’s past, and it is...
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And Your Little Dog Too
Not until 1977 did the AKC recognize the different ear carriages of the Norwich Terrier and Norfolk Terrier as separate ...
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The First Dog of Any Breed To Do This….
He was the first dog of any breed to win advanced titles in field, conformation, and obedience, and his name was Dual ...
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You Can’t Tell Them, “Stay Exactly As You Are”
The British artist was best known for life-size watercolors of nightclubs and city scenes, but in 2015, then 73 year ol...
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Head and Tail Above the Rest: Pointer Hallmarks
What is the hallmark of your breed? Most might say that a corded coat is a hallmark in our own breed, the Puli, but what...
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Bulldog Buyer Beware
The Internet is a wondrous thing, but its impact on purebred dogs is mixed. It certainly allows excellent breeders to sh...
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Rolf, Precursor to Talking Dogs
Blame Paula Moekel. She owned an Airedale Terrier named, “Rolf” whom she’d gotten from a local animal ...
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Newfoundland Color: Which Came First?
It’s a surprising theory, if not debatable, that original Newfoundlands were not solid black. Or solid anything. B...
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An American Staffordshire Terrier: Civil War Dog
It was the Civil War, and Sallie Ann was a local beauty who frequently visited the camp set up by the 11th Pennsylvania ...
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