Earlier, we posted about the English Toy Spaniel, but let’s be honest. Some of us struggle with the difference...
Read MoreA British Family Tradition
Charles I’s dedication to the English Toy Spaniel (called the King Charles Spaniel in the UK) was a Stuart family tr...
Read MoreThank You Camellia
“Thank You Camellia,” is the title of Kris Allen’s second major-label album released in 2012. Kris All...
Read MoreNot Just Another Pretty Face #2
We’ve grown weary of those who say that today’s purebred dog can no longer do the job for which its breed wa...
Read MoreThe Coat as Optics
Meet “Babe,” a Tibetan Terrier bred and owned by Katja Rauhut. Katja did a pretty wonderful thing we wish m...
Read MoreThe Coach Dog – Not the Breed You Think!
There was a time in the 18th century when Great Danes were not only prestigious guard dogs of estates, but guardians of ...
Read MoreThe Beauceron’s Magnificent Dewclaws!
A dog’s “wheels” are critically important to them, and some breeds have glorious “foot features&...
Read MoreToller feet
In addition to having an utterly unique shriek (aka the “Toller Scream”), Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever...
Read MoreThis is No Mutt!
Meet the Dutch Smoushond, a terrier-type ratting dog with an interesting background. Back in the late 19th century, Germ...
Read MoreRethinking Herding Breeds
When it comes to breeds that herd cattle or sheep, Bernese Mountain Dogs may not be among the first few breeds that come...
Read MoreDeep Breeding – Not What You Think
All the dogs which appear in Platon’s Garage Magazine “Deep Breeding” photo shoot were booked by All T...
Read MoreInside Shark Tank
A Scottie’s nose projects a bit over the mouth and gives the impression that the terrier’s upper jaw is long...
Read MoreShorthand for “Irishness”
Fresh off a divorce from his wife, Janet Rigsbee, and newly engaged to Carol Guida, Northern Irish singer-songwriter, Va...
Read MoreThe Bark Mitzvah
When we first reported about “Bark Mitzvahs” a few years back, we thought it might be just “a thing,...
Read MoreSeeing Eye Dogs: Thank a German Shepherd Dog Breeder
Dorothy Harrison Eustis was an American philanthropist, former police dog trainer, and German Shepherd Dog breeder whos...
Read MoreThe Smallest of the 101 Dalmatians: What Was Her Name?
“Cadpig,” English in origin, is a term used for the smallest piglet in a litter of pigs (not to be confused ...
Read MoreThe “Chrysanthemum-Faced Dog”
FCI standard for the Shih Tzu uses a term we quite like: “Shock-headed.” Another nickname given the breed is ̶...
Read MoreDo You Have a Generous, Hunting, Country, Fowling, Hound, Delicate, or Degenerate Dog?
“Dog geeks” already know the name, Dr. John Caius. He was an important pioneer in advancing the science of ...
Read MoreOnce Known as the Little River Duck Dog
Tollers as we know them today were developed in the rugged community of Little River Harbour in Yarmouth County, Nova Sc...
Read MoreThe Pride and Symbol of Mallorca
You’d be forgiven for mistaking this dog as a black Labrador Retriever because most of us will never meet a Ca de ...
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