It’s said that a tired dog is a good dog, but a rested and bored Pyrenean Shepherd can think up some highly creati...
Read More‘Unconditional Love’ of Golden Retriever Comfort Dogs
On the Monday following the horror of the Orlando massacre, 12 Golden Retrievers arrived in the Florida city to offer co...
Read MoreWeimaraner Finds Gorilla Glue “Tough To Swallow”
It seemed like a good idea at the time. When “Lake,” a six-month-old Weimaraner, got curious about the bot...
Read MoreFriday, WhooHoooo
Dogs know. Irish Red and White Setters really know. It’s Friday! Photo by Jim Ehrman...
Read MoreThe Classic Otterhound Arrroooooo
Perhaps you’ve seen reference to the Otterhound’s “Arrroooo?” It’s the sound that warms ...
Read MoreThe Otterhound’s Nose
Back in the day when the breed still performed the job for which it was bred, Otterhounds were used with small terriers ...
Read MoreThe Master (and Lady) of Otterhounds
In the 14th century, Edward II became the first Master of Otterhounds in England, and Elizabeth I was the first Lady Mas...
Read MoreSchipperke Specialties. In the 1600s.
Think dog shows are new? In the 17th century, Schipperke Speciality Shows were held by the Guild of Brussels by aristocr...
Read MoreA Snippet of Otterhound History
The modern form of the Otterhound most likely took shape late in the 18th century, but there is little doubt that R...
Read MoreThe Bulldog Smash. Too Many, and You Will Be too. Smashed.
The Bulldog Smash is more labor intensive than, say, popping open a bottle of beer, but with hot days ahead, this could ...
Read MoreWhat, Me Worry?
Some of us look worried when we’re working, but the Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever looks worried when sheR...
Read MorePet-Pillow Clones: The Next Big Thing
Queen Elizabeth II’s official 90th birthday last week was honored by the self-design fabric, wallpaper & gift ...
Read MoreThe Unbearable Lightness of Being
Did you wake up this morning to an inexplicable enormous weight? We think we might know why…. If you have a dog t...
Read MoreThe Rolled Coat
To our knowledge, there’s at least one breed from each AKC group (save the Toy and Herding group) whose coat, when...
Read MoreThe All Terrain Vehicle of Dogs
Described as the “all-terrain vehicle of dogs,” the German Wirehaired Pointer was bred to hunt pretty much ...
Read MoreThe First Registered Deerhound’s Name Was…..
Scottish Deerhounds are one of the few breeds that have changed very little in the last few hundred years, and they are ...
Read MoreDalmatian Tattoo
Let’s say you owned a Dalmatian. Let’s say you got the notion to get a tattoo. Wouldn’t you want it to...
Read MorePoodle with a Mohawk
For our Poodle friends, an image we came across on Pinterest. The poster was created by Lynda Barry, an alternative ca...
Read MoreIn the Atchafalaya Basin
When we featured the Brittany as our Purebred of Interest, Robert Wagnon wrote: “This is Val, our 2 year old Liv...
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