Anyone else with her collection of dogs might be considered a “collector” today because at various times, an...
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Can 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...
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For 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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A Controversial Breed
The Africanis would not be the first breed to be dismissed as as a common mutt, and in truth, the proverbial jury is sti...
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Inside Baseball (and Your Dog’s Front End)
“Inside baseball,” a pretty old term, has its roots in a particular style of play in the game of baseball in...
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The “Short-Haired Skye Terrier”
The Cairn Terrier’s original name was the Short-haired Skye terrier, Cairn being the Scottish word for a formation...
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Catch Dogs
Students of purebred dogs will sometimes hear the phrase, “catch dog,” or come across it in a breed descript...
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Bob, the Australian Cattle Dog
Unlike the incredibly talented dog appearing with Aaron Rodgers in the State Farm commercials, “Bob” was a f...
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Two Corgis – Two Breeds
Though they share the word, “Corgi” in their names, the Cardigan Welsh Corgi and the Pembroke Welsh Corgi a...
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The Other Meaning of “Broken Coat”
Occasionally, you may hear reference to a dog (usually a terrier) having a “broken coat.” Back in the day, s...
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Piebald Dachshunds
The Dachshund in the painting at the left is described as a “piebald,” which, as you can see, is a pattern w...
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Emperor Maximilian Knew This Breed
If you lived in the Alps around in the Middle Ages, you would’ve have known the Tyroler Bracke. These dogs were ...
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Aaron Rodgers and that Australian Cattle Dog
Green Bay Packer fans may be “bummed” that their team isn’t in the Super Bowl today, but that doesn...
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Long Dogs. They May Not be the Breed You Think
In 1931, Freeman Lloyd wrote a reference to the “long dog of the greyhound” that was published in the Ameri...
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“Pohl,” the Bloodhound
The composer, Richard Wagner, wasn’t the best money manager, and that resulted in his having to flee the city of R...
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“Striking,” New Mexico State’s Border Collie
He’s an Agility Champion, does Rally Obedience, and is a wilderness search dog for the State of New Mexico. On ga...
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A Schnauzer/GSD Team – Help Us Verify?
We’ve repeatedly come across references to German farmers pairing a Miniature Schnauzer with a German Shepherd to ...
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Meet the Symbol of Corsica
The land that spawned Napoleon Bonaparte also gave us one of the most attractive brindle breeds out there (albeit a litt...
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The “Untrainable” Scottie
Like most of the Highland Terriers, the Scottie (originally called the Aberdeen Terrier) was originally bred to assist ...
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“Thou Prick-Ear’d Cur of Iceland”
William Shakespeare used the word(s) “dog” or “dogs” over two hundred times in his works. He was...
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