Assume that the color of the Toller in this photograph is all over its body, as in every bit of it. Is that unusual? Bec...
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Canada and America: Only One Coonhound
The Black and Tan Coonhound is the marvelous amalgamation of its forebears, the Bloodhound and American Foxhound; it rec...
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The Four Legged Liver Looker
We came across the phrase, Four Legged Liver Looker, in an encyclopedia on dog terms, and once we finished chuckling, ...
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Warts and All
“The Azawakh is renowned for its requisite “warts” on its head – warty growths prized by the nat...
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Doberman Today, Gone Tomorrow
The “Duct-Work” art project that debuted in Denver in 2016 featured street art from twenty local artists. Th...
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The Apple of My – Butt?
Of the breed specific phrases and terms shared on these pages, our favorites are those not necessarily found in breed st...
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The Frill of it All
In “civilian” life, a frill is associated with decoration, be it a strip of paper with a curl at the end, or...
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A Tantalizing Hint of the Early Lab
In his own way for his time, William Eppes Cormack was a bit of a scientific renaissance man. Born to a Scottish merchan...
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“The little Spy”
Come with us as we take you down a tortured path to get to the point. We start with the Thirty Years War – and not...
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The “Imperial” Shih Tzu
For the person dipping their toe into “purebred dog ownership” for the first time, a frank education is a he...
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Fire Marks and Gredin
It’s well known that the Cavalier King Charles Spaniel takes its name from the monarch, King Charles II, an arde...
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The Box in a Box on the Boxer
The Boxer standard devotes over 550 words to describe an ideal head, from its proportions and wrinkles, to eye placeme...
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The Boykin Spaniel’s Hesitant Flush
Boykin Spaniels are quick learners and very willing to please. They quarter naturally and with far less frenetic hoopla ...
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“The Dog of the People”
At the time of its creation in Brazil, pack hunting with dogs wasn’t a “thing” in the country becaus...
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The Goldilocks Neck
A neck is important to a dog because: 1) It holds up their head; 2) It enables the dog turn their head away from the per...
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Seven Borzoi Kennels
Few dogs exemplify elegance the way a Borzoi does, and few breeds can claim as dramatic a history. At one time before th...
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The Gordon Castle Setter
The family is the smallest unit of government, if you will, and in Scotland, one of the most important factors in the co...
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The Slight Convex Topline
As a humorous old saying goes, the only thing that a trio of dog fanciers can agree upon is that one of them is doing or...
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The Barb Kelpie
In a deep dive into early Australian Kelpie history, the word, “Barb” will inevitably show up. With apologie...
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Goose Rumped
Many of the terms we use in the dog community come from the equestrian world; horsemen and women knew what aspects of ho...
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