A group of solemn men, each dressed in a black mourning coat, hip boots, and wearing carbide lamp on their head, stood b...
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The “Raciest” of the Terrier Group
Bragging that your dog’s breed is the oldest one in Ireland is liable to get you into a brawl if you say it out lo...
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Professor Duncan’s Marvelous Collie Dogs
When we first came across the photograph at the left, we assumed it was the image of a late 19th century gent with his d...
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A Basset You Might Not Know
Back when the only meat on the supper table was from game shot earlier in the day, not everyone could afford a horse on ...
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A Form of Flattery
By the time you’re the subject of grafitti, you’re part of the culture. This Bull Terrier painted on a wall ...
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Breed Mythology: Laugh or Cry
How many of you have struggled to keep a straight face when presented with a “fact” about your breed from a ...
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The Italian “Jeep”
It’s been written that for at least three hundred years, nearly every country in Europe has had its own version of...
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One Country’s Failsafe
What do the Buhund, black Elkhound, grey Elkhound, Lundehund, Halden Hound, Hygen Hound and Dunker all have in common? T...
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Do You Pantoufle?
You’ve heard of bedroom eyes? Make way for “bedroom slipper feet.” Admittedly, the French term, “...
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In the Company of the Rich and Famous
If you own an Old English Sheepdog, you have had good company. In addition to five of the wealthiest families in the per...
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A Snippet of Old English Sheepdog History
As with many of our breeds, history doesn’t record a “Eureka!” moment that points to the exact origins...
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A Type, a Color, or a Marking?
English Setters, classically beautiful dogs, are almost always born white, and as adults, have colored markings or ticki...
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The Saint Bernard Mascot
It may seem like every college mascot is a Bulldog, but there are other breeds representing institutions of higher learn...
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The Nihon Teria
The Nihon Teria is a timid, cheerful and highly intelligent breed. Fairly quiet, these clean, sensitive, and lighthearte...
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She Had Something Less Common than a Coton de Tulear
What less common than a Coton de Tulear? A cloned Coton de Tulear. What less common than a cloned Coton de Tulear? A pa...
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Rough Day? Have a Great Dane. Or Visit One.
We don’t know why the cocktail (recipe below) is named a “Great Dane,” other than perhaps too many mak...
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The Flat-Coat: One Breed, Two Nicknames (Both Earned)
Not many breeds have two nicknames, but the Flat-coated Retriever does. They are the “Peter Pan” of dogs bec...
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The “International-ness” of Purebred Dogs
Mexico had its very first dog show in 1894 (though it was held within a livestock show). A bit miffed at having to show ...
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The “Warm Winter Wind” Dog
There is a certain kind of wind that occurs all over the world: In the European Alps, these strong, dry, warm winds are ...
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