The Chinese zodiac has twelve animals that made up its 12-year cycle related to the Chinese calendar. In order, the an...
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The Airedale as……Gundog?????
The Airedale in this image which might inspire some of you to say, “Silly NPDD. The Airedale isn’t a hunting...
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The Challenge that Led to an Old Breed Becoming New Again
Imagine how deflated British breeders must have been when an American issued a challenge at their dog show – com...
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The Largest of the Portuguese Breeds
The Rafeiro do Alentejo is the largest of the Portuguese dog breeds, an impressive dog in large part because of its cor...
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By Two Years old – or It’s a DQ
It’s undeniable that a great dog with a great coat is a tough act to beat in a dog show conformation ring. That sa...
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Money Money Money (And the Dogs Who Find it)
[iframe id=”https://www.youtube.com/embed/I8P80A8vy9I”] There’s no limit to the amount of cash that t...
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They Only Had One Job To Do…
But the Belgian Laekenois had three. She was expected to herd sheep at the Royal Castle of Laeken; she was expected to g...
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Monday’s Poem
I will hold my head up high And take the road less travelled Just me, myself, and I. And I will conquer it because I r...
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Winkie the Wonder Wire Fox Terrier
A warning: We would find Jeremy Irons reading a chemistry textbook great listening. It’s quite probably the Brit...
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Alexander the Great and Diogenes – as Dogs
As the story goes, when Alexander the Great visited the Greek philosopher, Diogenes at the wine barrel in which he live...
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The Dog from Jindo Island
Jindo Dogs are such an iconic part of the Korean national identity that they were marched out during the opening ceremon...
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Bark Bark Bark Bark Bark Bark
Old terrier men believed that no two terriers worked the same, and that real terrier men could identify a dog’s qu...
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“Hitalians”
It’s said that in some northern parts of the United Kingdom,Whippets are still called “hitalians, ”the local p...
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Aka: The Bohemian Terrier
The Cesky Terrier, officially recognized by the Federation Cynologique Internationale (FCI) in 1963, now numbers aroun...
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The Dapple Dachshund
If you have a dapple patterned Dachshund, it’s possible that the pattern is across your dog’s face, and tha...
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The Gentle Giant’s Fierce Past
This adorable baby will grow up to be a big boy. A very big boy. Bred for their tall stature, Irish Wolfhounds not only...
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And Today’s Topic of Conversation?
Seems about right. From the Facebook page, Things Dog Handlers Say....
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Most Dogs Per Capita City? It Might Surprise You
With one dog for every seventeen residents, Tel Aviv can boast being the city with the highest number of dogs per cap...
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