We think we’d all like one of these, someone to help around the house who doesn’t expect to be paid (or fed)...
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Meet a B.P.S.
Favorite hunting grounds have sometimes lead to the creation of some terrific breeds, if unwittingly. In the 19th and e...
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Herding Fish & Snagging Balls
Herding fish seems as farfetched as herding cats, but we know of two dog breeds that did just that. The Fuegian Dog of ...
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Saving Breeds
Think “designer breeds” are something new? In one country, dog fighting had become very popular, so much so ...
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Japan’s Oldest Breed: Maybe Not What You Think
A dog you won’t often see (if at all outside of Japan) is the Ainu, thought to be Japan’s oldest dog breed (...
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New Guinness Records (and an old one that stands)
And now for something completely different: Everyone loves Guinness World Records, though we cringe when the record is f...
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Saluki Races
When the need for hunting dogs diminished in the United Arab Emirates, proud Saluki owners created an annual dog race t...
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The Japanese Akita and the American Akita
In your “travels” as a student of dogs, you may encounter references to the “American Akita” and...
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The Oldest Single Breed Specialty Club
The oldest single breed specialty club is England’s The Bulldog Club which was formed in 1878. Members met regularly a...
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Betty Boop: What Breed Was She?
Betty Boop, a character created by the Fleischer Brothers in 1930, became a cultural icon in the 1930s. She was a nostal...
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The Diablotin Moustachu
Gomez loved it when Morticia spoke French, and why not? It is, as they say, the language of love. So when French Affenp...
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Dogs and Cheetahs, Cheetahs and Dogs
Perhaps it was “professional” respect for each other’s wicked speed that made friends of a Cheetah and...
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A “Break” When It comes to Coat Color
In dog parlance, a “break” is the changing coat color that happens in some breeds as puppies transition to a...
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The Answer: The “It” Dog in the 1940s
Pop Quiz: If you were asked to identify a breed that in 1859 was described as having smooth hair, a long tapering nose, ...
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Melon Pips
By itself, “pip” refers to the sharply defined rust colored area over each eye of a Doberman Pinscher, but i...
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The Consummate Hunting Dog
In the mid 1800s, small farmers in Kentucky had a problem: Red fox had begun to spread into their state and wreaked ha...
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The Bearded Tibetan Mastiff
Meet the Tibetan KyiApso (pronounced Kee-Op-So), said to be one of rarest breeds in the world. In Tibetan, “kyi&#...
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The Old German Shepherd Dog
The ideal German Shepherd (one that fits the breed standard) has a double coat of medium length – dense, straight,...
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Bubbles and Racing Strips
The effect created by grooming a Shih Tzu‘s topknot in a way that gives its head a round and broad appearance is...
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