Despite its name, Australian Shepherds are not only not Australian, they were developed in the American west in a time w...
Read MoreSilly Laws/Silly Faces
In our view, for every new dog law created by a legislature, an old one should be tossed off the books. We guess we̵...
Read MoreDon’t Trim That Dog (Unless You Live in…..)
The Löwchen’s coat grows continuously, and while some pet owners may choose to trim their dogs about every eight ...
Read MoreTwo Dogs of Heraldry
On the Chaffin Coat of Arms (seen at the left) is what appears to be a Great Dane which, back in the day, would have bee...
Read MoreIt’s Not Always What You See
The puppies we showed you earlier (seen below) are Long-coated Chihuahuas. We start getting into trouble by pretending w...
Read MoreMartha, My Dear
As we so often like to do, a song to get you in the mood (scroll way down): The Beatles’ song, “Martha My De...
Read MoreA Snippet of Lancashire Heeler History
Welcome to a brief history of the Lancashire Heeler, the dog with a smile whose origins are shrouded in time. What is kn...
Read MoreThe First Written Description of Any Breed?
The Boke of Seynt Albans (or Book of Saint Albans) was the last of eight books printed by the 15th century British print...
Read MoreA Picture is Worth a Thousand Words. More, and You’ve Struck Gold
As they say, a picture is worth a thousand words. How about a series of pictures to underscore that our breeds today do ...
Read MoreWicked Smart
According to legend, the Grand Duke Karl August of Weimar began to selectively breed hunting dogs that were fast, had st...
Read MoreRoyalty Doesn’t Hang Its Head
The Shih Tzu is a sacred dog associated with royalty, and she must look the part. The breed has an “air” abo...
Read MoreThe Leonberger. Jim Croce Knew.
Jim Croce sang that you don’t pull the mask off the old Lone Ranger, and a Leonberger shouldn’t be without o...
Read MoreDo Malamutes Bark?
We always defer to breed experts, but we’ve read that Alaskan Malamutes can bark, but seldom do. This isn’t ...
Read MoreWhat IS This? (And Why You Should Care)
What you are looking at is a dog sternum. The cartilage surrounding it is malleable if you soak in warm water, and then...
Read MoreAnd The World’s Longest Dog Tail Belongs To…..
In 2014, Guinness World Records confirmed that the world’s longest dog tail belonged to an Irish Wolfhound named, ...
Read MoreThe Bulldog Motto
The first Bulldog registered in South Africa was named, “Billie.” The year? 1891. Even before that, however ...
Read MoreThe “Whipper In”
We confess a weakness for breeds around which a culture has been built, and certainly the Foxhound has unto itself a spo...
Read MoreThe | Dog | Barked
Draw a horizontal line with a small vertical line through the middle; Draw another vertical line stopping at the horizon...
Read MoreA Breed in Trouble: The ‘Grand Little Sportsmen’
In the 1940s, Sir Jocelyn Lucas, sporting man and founder of the Ilmer line of Sealyham Terriers, developed a new breed ...
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