The national dog of Peru has many names, and the two “official” ones are a mouthful: The Peruvian Inca Orchi...
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Most breed standards mention teeth in terms of bite, i.e., a scissors bite, a level bite, etc., but one or two standards...
Read MoreThe Vegetarian Breed On the Verge of Extinction
We delight in bringing “new” breeds to you, but the Bakharwal Dog, one of the oldest livestock guardian bree...
Read MoreSix seconds of a Patterdale Terrier
The Lake District in the United Kingdom is known for its rocky hills (or fells) that was sheep grazing country “...
Read More“Beannaithe”
The Irish Water Spaniel: Clown, comedian, practical joker, and possessor of a wicked sense of humor. This exuberant cani...
Read MoreYour Dog’s Pasterns
There are 206 bones in the human body, and hands and feet together make up more than half them; 106 are in the h...
Read MoreUConn’s “Jonathan”
The 2017 University of Connecticut football season got off to a good start with a win over Holy Cross (sorry, Crusaders...
Read MoreFrom Sheep to Dogs
Tug on a strand of political history and you’ll often find something about it that impacted dogs. Some of us will ...
Read MoreToday’s Purebred Dog Can’t Work. Oh Really?
You know how “they” say today’s purebred dog can’t do the job for which it was created? “They” haven’t m...
Read MoreA Wax Seal for the Dog Owner
E-mail and text messaging have all but obliterated the use of wax seals, a pity, in our view. Historically, wax seals we...
Read MoreThe Agouti Gene
They were known as ” “Wolfspitzen” in Germany, and in France, they went by “Chiens Loup.” ...
Read MoreThat “Umm Umm” Wet Dog Smell
Dog people are perpetual students with an inherent curiosity, that, and many of us have breeds we wash a lot. That said,...
Read MoreThe Dog That Can Entertain the Entertainer
Frank Sinatra was bummed. Rock and Roll was on the ascendancy, and it left little room for the kind of music the croone...
Read MoreThe Berner and the Flag
Switzerland has one of the only two square shaped sovereign-state flags in the world (the other is the Vatican City flag...
Read MoreAgatha Christie’s “Bingo”
Agatha Christie fans may be well acquainted with the detectives, Tommy and Tuppence Beresford. Their last appearance was...
Read MoreA Breed to Watch
The Tornjak was in serious trouble. In 1993, there were only ten registered dogs in Zagreb, and an unknown number in war...
Read MoreTop Ten Reasons Not to Get a Toller
We have the permission of the author, Peggy O’Connell, and the owner of the site where we first saw the piece, Tis...
Read MoreThis Search and Rescue Dog was a WHAT?
In Sweden, the breed may be affectionately called the “rat dog” for its passion for finding (and digging) in...
Read MoreThe “Why” of The Lion Cut
The posts shared here about grooming styles, contests, and “Asian Fusion” always generate interest and feedb...
Read MoreWhat-a-Mess!
Who remembers “What-a-Mess?” “What-a-Mess” is the nickname given to a fictional accident-prone A...
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