Earlier, we picked through a breed standard to share some of what we might look at to determine a breed when its name is...
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Clues in a Breed Standard
If you’ve ever been part of writing or updating a breed standard, you know the amount of work that goes into the p...
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The Quilled Dog
It was an artful craft perfected by French and Italian nuns and monks during the Renaissance, and in the 1900’s, ...
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The English Bulldog – Almost a State Dog
The last dog to be designated a State Dog was the Alaskan Malamute, so named by the State of Alaska in 2010. As of thi...
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The First Imported Pinschers
Did you know that the first pinscher dogs imported into England and North America were the Wirehaired Pinscher (which we...
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They’re Not Just For Show
One of our best selling T-shirts proclaims: Purebred Dogs: They’re not Just For Show,” and indeed they are n...
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The Working Icie
The Icelandic Sheepdog, not just a pretty face, is actively used as a sheepdog in his homeland today. There are no histo...
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Are We There Yet?
It’s the weekend! What are we doing today, huh huh huh? Are we running, fetching, hunting Wooly Mammoths? Photo of...
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The Name and Town Breed
The Boykin Spaniel which just might be the only AKC-recognized breed named after a town and a person. “Boykin” is ...
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The Dog on Amsterdam’s Great Seal
Eons ago, a Viking vessel ran aground off the coast of Friesland near Stavoren. All but the chieftain’s son drowne...
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The Borzoi Hunter
Those of us who aren’t Borzoi owners find it easy to forget that this elegant, gorgeous coursing hound was very mu...
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FANTABULOUS Friday!
Go ahead, celebrate. It’s Friday! Photo of “Mina,” a fawn colored Doberman Pinscher shared by Kacey M...
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What’s Your Dog Show Name?
We embrace all dogs, whatever their ancestry, but we especially celebrate purebred dogs whether they’re couch pota...
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Your Dog, the Star of Beer, Wine or Spirit Labels
The next time you’re in Sandpoint, Idaho, stop in at the Laughing Dog Craft Beer Brewery where you just might meet...
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The French and Their Hounds
France’s attitude to ‘venery’ (the art and science of hunting) is quite ancient; “huntbooks” w...
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Give It a Whorl!
A male member of our family has two cowlicks, each swirling in the opposite direction of the other. Because the pattern...
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“The Maiden”
It’s enough to make a guy want to get married. Meet the “Kanni,” a gentle, shy, graceful creature give...
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Continental Confusion
In the 1880s, French, German, Belgian, and Dutch herding breeds became commonly known as the Continental Shepherds, and ...
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The Dog with “Spoor”
Most earth dogs created to control vermin are terriers, but not all. Some pinschers, griffons, schnauzers, and the Dachs...
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The Purebred Dog as Heraldic Symbol
The study of heraldry is fascinating when one approaches a family crest or coat of arms (formally known as an “ach...
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