Legend has it that a pair of Afghan Hounds represented the canine race on Noah’s Ark. When the storm-tossed ark began ...
Read MoreYour Breed’s Taxonomic Hierarchy
Our beloved canine companions are (brace yourselves) animals, and as such, each dog, whatever its breed, has a taxonomic...
Read MoreBedlington Terriers, Groomed for a Job
It’s time for a fun dog picture and a teachable moment. With a head like a lamb, a tail like a rat’s, paws l...
Read MoreA Dog Training Manual Forward Written by – – Clark Gable?
A dog training manual with a foreword written by Clark Gable??? Carl Spitz was a German immigrant who made his way to Lo...
Read MoreFull Circle for the Chinese Crested Hairless
As early as the 1500s, explorers found what we call the Chinese Crested Hairless in Asia, Central, and South America po...
Read MoreThe Bichon That Never Needs Grooming or Feeding
For those times when you need a pocket Bichon Frise that you never have to wash, groom, or feed: Voila, the needle felte...
Read MoreGiacometti’s Saluki
The ‘Dog’ sculpture was created by Giacometti in 1951 out of bronze and cast. One critic wrote, “In the world ...
Read MoreThere’s a Name for That
“Kit Kat,” the Pharaoh Hound, is helping us illustrate the fold of loose skin that connects a dog’s th...
Read MoreThe Song Named After a German Shepherd, but Sung by a Borzoi
For a long time, the greatest selling rock album of all time was “The Wall” by Pink Floyd (it’s now cu...
Read MoreA Tall Dog for a Little Poet
He was considered by many to be the premier poet of the 18th century, and phrases that Alexander Pope wrote are still ...
Read MoreA Catahoula By Any Other Name
The word Catahoula is of Choctaw Indian origin and is translated into English as “sacred lake.” Just as the ...
Read MoreFreudian Whippets
Madonna, Courtney Love, and Kate Moss are among her clientele, and they, in turn, admire the designers’s unconvent...
Read MoreThe Corgi’s Name
It’s believed by many that the name, “Corgi,” originated from the Welsh word for “dwarf” (...
Read MoreBlending (Calling All Groomers)
“Blending” isn’t just important for make-up and a good cocktail, it’s the sign of a good groomer...
Read MoreWhat Would E.B. White Say?
Who among us don’t know (and love) the book, “Charlotte’s Web?” It was written by E. B. White...
Read MoreOld Spice. He’s a Dog
Just to be clear, we find these ads, we don’t create them, and we only watched this one for the dog. The ad create...
Read MoreLost in Translation
After WWII, the loss of many Czechoslovakian hunting dogs coupled with a change in the way people hunted lead to the cre...
Read MoreThe Royal Dog Lover
Anyone else with her collection of dogs might be considered a “collector” today because at various times, an...
Read MoreCan You Guess the Breed by Gait?
We revel in the diversity of our dog breeds and think it’s important to mention that the richness of that diversit...
Read MoreFor When Your Chihuahua does Something. Anything.
Beware of a cocktail named after a small dog. On the other hand, the use of fruit makes this a “health drink,̶...
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