What does the French Bulldog have in common with the Great Dane and Australian Shepherd? None are from the country cit...
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Who’s Your Daddy? Maybe It was a Leauvenaar
Leuven (once spelled Leauven) is the capital of Flemish Brabant in Belgium. It’s home to the oldest Catholic unive...
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Monday. Again.
Yes, it’s true. It’s Monday again. Photo by Kate Meltzer...
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The Trumpington Terrier
Back in the day, the Norwich Terrier was known as the Trumpington Terrier because the livery stable where the breed was ...
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Happy Mom’s Day!
Today is Mother’s Day. We salute not only the “dog moms” who ultimately do the “heavy lifting,&#...
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Custer’s Greyhound, “Byron”
It’s your hint about next week’s Purebred of Interest: A man who would become famous general once owned this...
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A Heavy Brow
Some breeds, like the Alaskan Malamute, have the appearance of a heavy brow which can enhance this breed’s wonder...
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An Sotar Rua agus Bán
Most authorities are in agreement that all red setters came from breeding white and red dogs the Irish called “An...
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Form Follows Function
One the earliest lessons many of us have in learning about our purebred dogs is how a dog’s function can determin...
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Another Portuguese Water Dog as “First Dog”
The 23rd Prime Minister of Canada recently tweeted about the newest addition to his young family, “Kenzie,” ...
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The Living Fossil
It’s time for our first hint about next week’s Purebred of Interest (and it’s not the breed in this im...
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Breed Type by Cardboard
We confess a weakness for creative imagery that manages to capture breed type while using non-traditional media. Dominic...
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Proof of God’s Sense of Humor
“The pug is living proof that God has a sense of humor” – Margo Kaufman The world was robbed of a wo...
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The Only Non-Terrier Earthdog
It’s the only hound bred to “go to ground,” and as such, is the only hound allowed to enter America...
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The Border Terrier’s Ancestors
From Petmapz: “The first evidence of the Border Terriers’ ancestors comes from as early as 1219, when fox huntin...
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The Moors’ Dogs
When the Moors arrived in Europe, 99 percent of the population was illiterate (even kings couldn’t read or write...
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Angels in Fur
If you’re not an owner of this breed, you might be surprised to learn that a deaf, dumb and blind women brought th...
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A Pomeranian and The Law of Gravity
Accounts vary as to the breed at the heart of this anecdote, but The Spirit of the Dog describes “Diamond” ...
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Jay Sisler’s Australian Shepherds
Australian Shepherds are a bit of a misnomer. Earlier ancestors came to America from Australia, and they got to Australi...
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The Munchener Dog
He was once known as the Munchener Dog for the proximity of his birth place to Munchen (Munich), and in those days, he w...
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