There are several breeds in the world which have coats that can “mat” into slender sections. In the Puli (ou...
Read MoreThe Fox-Like Wedge
If there is one description that best sums up the Finnish Spitz’s head, it is “fox-like,” and the bree...
Read MoreThe Big Boned Gal
As is our occasional habit, we set the tone for this post with a musical repast, this from the fabulous K.D. Lang: As mu...
Read MoreThe Legendary Dog Leap
“O’Cahan’s Lament” is one of the most recorded melodies ever composed. You’ve probably heard it ma...
Read MoreThe Bird Dog Bite
This will be one of those “interactive” posts in which we use you, the reader, to demonstrate a point. The e...
Read More“… They Fear Naething…”
From the book, “Guy Mannering” written by Sir Walter Scott: “Dandie Dinmont’s children are only indi...
Read MoreA Different Coton
As legend has it, not long after a merchant vessel engaged in a furious battle with a pirate ship, a hellacious storm ar...
Read MoreSplit Treed
If you studied serigraphy as a fine art, you already know that the image below (where one color “blends” int...
Read MoreIt’s a Small World
There is probably no more annoying song in Disneyland than the one we share below (forgive us now): We include it to mak...
Read MoreThe Tall and Short of the Rattie
Most people know a Rat Terrier when they see one, but not everyone realizes that the breed comes in two different sizes,...
Read MoreAnd the Top Five Breeds Are…..
As of this writing, the AKC currently recognizes 202 dog breeds, the UK’s Kennel Club 211 breeds, and the Fédéra...
Read MoreThe “Quiche Hound”
In Flemish, the word, “boat” appears as “schip,” and because a certain breed was often used as a ratter ...
Read MoreRarest of the Four
The Basset Bleu de Gascogne, Grand Bleu de Gascogne, Petit Bleu de Gascogne, and Griffon Bleu de Gascogne are the four G...
Read MoreThe “Twisty” Great Dane
Great Danes have a talent for positioning themselves in ways that seem improbable for a dog that size (if you doubt us, ...
Read MoreA Few Frenchie Fotos 1914 – 1918
This is a photo of “Bobby” and his owner, a member of Flight Squadron 27. The photo was taken in Yalta, Cr...
Read MoreThe “Condiment” Miniature Schnauzer
The most common color for the fabulous Miniature Schnauzer is the classic Salt and Pepper. Indeed, it was the only offic...
Read MoreThe Beagle Ear: The Long and Short of It
“Nearly.” “Not quite.” “Almost.” These descriptive words for the length of a Beagle&...
Read More319 words – Not one is “Bloodhound”
The Basset Hound’s AKC breed standard uses 319 words to describe the breed’s head, and not one of them is ...
Read MoreThe Author’s Great Danes
We confess that occasionally, it is a photograph that inspires a post. This image intrigued us for the lady’s fl...
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