Legos: They’re not just for kids! The word, “Lego” is derived from the Danish term “Leg GodtR...
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The Kuvasz In Australia
How does any breed find its way into a country not of its origin? In Canada, credit Joseph Sulyak de Papp for bringing ...
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Owner? Parent? Willing Indentured Slave?
Show of hands: How many of you are “pet parents” to your dogs?...
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Nordic Primitive Breed’s Smallest Member
Technically speaking, the Pomeranian is a spitz-type dog, the smallest member of the subgroup, German Spitzen group whi...
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The Game of Fetch Worth $12.99 a Pound
The predictability of purebred dogs forecasts that a Labrador Retriever will not only love water, but retrieve from its ...
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The Coolest Dogs in the World
This May 1 – National Purebred Dog Day – some dogs will be quite cool, figuratively and literally. How will ...
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A Vet’s Take on Breeders Who Do It Right
“You may pay a little more than for a dog that doesn’t come from health screened lines.” Dr. GreerR...
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The Golden Retriever’s Name
“Nous” was a yellow wavy-coated retriever that Dudley Marjoribanks (the future Lord Tweedmouth) acquired in ...
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The Martini Named After a Fox Terrier
It doesn’t mean that there aren’t any, but we’ve never encountered a tee-totaling dog person. Just say...
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“Qimmiq” – And Only 279 are Left
We often hear of dog breeds that were saved from extinction, and here is another one to add to the list: The Canadian E...
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The “Dog” of Which 200 Million were Sold
In 2016, three times as many of these were sold as there were actual dogs in the United States. They came in many bre...
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The Roman Ladies’ Dog
We suppose that having many different names could be viewed as a testament to the popularity of a dog: As a breed spread...
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What’s Missing From Dog Shows
Hats! THAT’S what we’re missing from dog shows: Hats! Somehow, it feels like the era of ladies’ ha...
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The Broken Haired Scotch Terrier
Until the late 19th century, the Yorkshire Terrier was known (and exhibited in a show ring) as the “Broken Haired To...
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Gromit’s Breed
He plays chess, is a gourmet cook, is darn handy with electronic equipment and can fly a plane. He knits, plays cards, b...
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Leave it to a Beagle
Writer, Dan Gartland, writes that soccer is, by far, the sport most frequently interrupted by dogs (we presume he means...
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The Shikoku Dog: Not For Everyone
Shikoku is the smallest and least populous of Japan’s four main islands, an area known for it’s mountains, ...
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Unique to Great Danes
It’s been written that while prized by European aristocracy, the harlequin coat pattern is the most difficult colo...
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Dogs: They Sell Stuff
If there’s are two rules of thumb when it comes to dogs on screen. Director Martin McDonagh’s #1 rule: You n...
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A Few Registry Factoids
The oldest continuously published sporting dog journal in the United States is The American Field which dates back to ...
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