Its proper name is Laizhou Hong, but colloquially, this large, molosser type dog is known as the Chinese Red Dog, or Ch...
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Tooth Fairies
Tooth fairies. If you show your dog, you come to know which judges count teeth, and those that do become known as “...
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This Anti-Plastic Warrior is a Springer
We’ve met Springer Spaniel military dogs, PDSA Dickin Medal recipients, cancer detecting dogs, water cadaver dogs,...
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A is for Architecture (for dogs)
Architects Design for Dogs has been mentioned here before, but our update (assuming that COVID doesn’t cancel this...
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Black, Smooth, and Once DQ’d
The “Street Urchin of Belgium,” aka the Brussels Griffon (known in Belgium as the Griffons Bruxellois) comes...
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#TongueOutTuesday
Today is #TongueOutTuesday, and on most Tuesdays on social media, it’s an invitation to share photos of dogs with ...
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A Shiba Singularity
There are several theories about how the Shiba Inu got its name, but one that has never been seriously postulated has ...
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The Treasonous Cav Owner
Critics charge that the world of show dogs can be political, but history has proved that a breed itself can be, and one ...
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The Value of Public Art
Public art adds enormous value to the vitality of a community. It serves as a “landmark,” (“I’ll...
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The “Tortoise Shell” Collie
In the late 19th century, one dog authority of the day considered the color to be an oddity of nature, so uncommon was i...
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Without Even Trying
There are countless reasons we love our dogs, but surely one of them has to be how they can make us laugh without even t...
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El Perro Mas Rapido
At a certain time of year, there are any number of events that celebrate that fastest of canines…… …&#...
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An Anticipating Thinker
When we come across a term or phrase we think you should have in your mental library, we share it. It was in the course ...
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Run, Basset, Run
Sixteenth century French hunters weren’t fools. They knew they had a good thing in the Basset Hound when it came...
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Lucy, Harpo and Zeppo
Lucille Ball and Harpo Marx are likely to be names recognized only by people of a certain age, or by those who watch old...
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The “Death Grip”
When we asked dog show exhibitors on our Facebook page what they saw handlers doing in a show ring that that could quali...
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You Don’t Tug on Superman’s Cape
Livestock Guardian dog breeds (LGDs) are not dogs one should own without first having done one’s homework, true of...
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Lithuania’s Only Native Breed
You would be forgiven if you thought the Transylvanian Hound and the Lithuanian Hound resemble each other. From their co...
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The Frenchie and the Titanic
This irresistible breed was first bred in Nottingham in 1800s by lace makers who wanted to create a small, miniature ver...
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British v American Beagles
In our view, there is something quite special about a correct Beagle. All breeds, of course, are lovely when they are ba...
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