These days, the general public associates the Yorkshire Terrier with the rich and pampered, so we have to snicker to our...
Read MoreThe Teacup Tail
So much of Papillon “type,” and especially the breed silhouette, is influenced by its tail, a magnificent pl...
Read MoreWhat Poodle Owner said, “Just Remember, Once You’re over the Hill you Begin to Pick up Speed?
These days, some of us may find ourselves in agreement with Arthur Schopenhauer’s philosophy that at its core, th...
Read More“A Dog Fancier’s History Quiz”
Back in 1991, “A Dog Fancier’s History Quiz” by Stacey Jeanne Farley appeared in the #AKC Gazette (b...
Read MoreCount Hamilton’s Hound
Hound breeds have been known in Sweden only since the 16th Century, and up until 1789, hunting with them was a privilege...
Read MoreDo You Pick the Scottie? What Your Monopoly Piece Says about You
Horrors! What was the world coming to when Monopoly announced that it was ditching one of its iconic tokens, the thimble...
Read MoreHow The Corgi lost His Tail
Legends surrounding the Pembroke Welsh Corgi, and the breed’s connection to fairies are well known, but here̵...
Read MoreBalloon Dog’s Innards
The highest price ever paid for a single work by a living artist was set in 2013 when Jeff Koons’ 12′ high s...
Read MoreOne of the Few Ridgeback Breeds
This stunner is a Thai Ridgeback, also known as a Mah Thai Lang Ahn. The breed has a unique characteristic – a r...
Read MoreFlirt, Punk, and Loo
Emily Carr, a Canadian artist, writer and affirmed dog lover, suffered her first heart-attack in 1937, a second in 1939,...
Read MoreA Three-year-old Child in a Clown Suit
Owners of Miniature Bull Terriers have described their breed as a“ Three-year-old child in a clown suit!” The bre...
Read MoreLarge Hairy Beasts, and the Dogs are Great, too
This is a “loaded” post (a pun you’ll understand when you’re done reading) that was inspired by ...
Read MoreEars that “Tell Time”
Ears are an important part of Berger Picard type (pronounced “bare ZHAY pee CARR”). Naturally upright, the e...
Read MoreTarzan: The Man, the Airedale
In our humble opinion, the best portrayal of Tarzan ever was performed by Johnny Weissmuller. Though its said he was bo...
Read MoreThe Transhumance Dog
“Transhumance” sounds like something out of science fiction (like transferring a person from its human shape...
Read MoreWho Gave the Scottie its Nickname?
George Douglas, the first earl of Dumbarton in 1675, kept a pack of Scottish Terriers from Scotland that was so tough, h...
Read More“Ain’t Misbehavin”
We’re big fans of Lili Chin whose instructional posters help demonstrate (with the help of her Boston Terrier) inf...
Read MoreA Fascinating Connection You Might Not Know
August Schönberg was a self starter who made good on his advantages. Born to German Jews in Germany’s Rhenish Pal...
Read MoreCan you Name all the Japanese breeds? (trick question)
The Shiba Inu is the smallest of the eight spitz breeds native to Japan. Can you name all the Japanese breeds? The ans...
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