It’s no easy thing to write a successful breed standard, but what is a “successful” breed standard, an...
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“Anastasia,” World Record Holder
In 2008, “Anastasia” set a Guinness World Record by popping 100 balloons in 44.49 seconds. She did it on th...
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The “Calling of the Dog”
Once upon a time, there was a Beagle who lived to run. One day while chasing a rabbit, the Beagle ran straight into a fa...
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The Grosser Münsterländer
In actuality, the Grosser (or Large) Münsterländer is more closely related to the German pointers than it is to the...
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Museum For a Famous Beagle
So many of our canine culture icons are purebred dogs: Santa’s Little Helper, Gromit, Toto, Uggie, Asta, Droopy Do...
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Catahoula Style
Catahoula Leopard Dogs were bred find livestock in the hills, thickets, wooded areas, but especially swamps of Louisiana...
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The Avenging Briard
According to legend, a French gentleman named Aubry de Montdidier was murdered in 1371 by Richard de Macaire, the only w...
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Two Dogs Long and Half a Dog High
The physique of the Dachshund has long been subject to hyperbole (such as the title to this post), and we suppose Dachsh...
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This color
As sounds go, “smut” is such a delicious word. Short, sweet, and ending with emphasis. As a color, however, ...
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The Hovawart
Earlier, we asked if you could name the breed of the puppy whose photo we showed you – – – did you gue...
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Brooke Hounds
Robert Brooke wasn’t one to let grass grow under his feet. He earned his B.A. from Oxford University, received his...
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The Russkaja Spaniel
The Russian Spaniel is the youngest of the Russian gun dogs, and the first spaniel to be standardized in the Soviet Uni...
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The Wry Dandie Dinmont
Every Dandie Dinmont breed standard in the world indicates that the breed comes in the colors mustard and pepper, but we...
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Happy Birthday, Queen Elizabeth!
Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth, celebrated her 90th birthday yesterday (and doesn’t she look fabulous?)....
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Lyme Hall Mastiffs
It was a nasty business, the Battle of Agincourt in 1415, one of several battles fought during the Hundred Years’ War ...
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The Landseer
Most people forget that Newfoundlands also come in brown, gray, and white and black, the black and white version known...
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The Komondor’s Name
The word “Komondor” appears in a Hungarian document dating back to 1544 in the “History of King Astiagis”...
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The Deep Chest
If you don’t show your dog, you may think it doesn’t really matter if your know whether your dog has a deep ...
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The Regiments of Staffordshire Mascot
Before “Watchman IV” retired, he met his replacement, “Watchman V,” both Staffordshire Bull Terr...
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How the Chow Chow Got His Black Tongue
When the world was created and the stars were put into the sky, a few pieces of the sky fell down to earth. There, they ...
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