When Michael Hoomanawanui was drafted by the St. Louis Rams in the fifth round of the 2010 NFL Draft, he signed a four...
Read MoreStop, Strip, and Roll
Pop quiz! Which of the following breeds involve hand stripping as part of their grooming regime (if the dog is to be s...
Read MoreThe Shiba’s Size (and Scream)
There are six Japanese dog breeds recognized in Japan as “Nihon-ken,” – true native Japanese breeds....
Read MoreGenetic Memory: Cue the Affenpinscher
Do you believe the theory of genetic memory? The comedians among you might want to say, “I don’t remember,...
Read MoreBloodhounds Take Two Over Bobcats*
Bloodhound prevails over bobcat? It’s not what you think. The post title comes from a Yahoo headline in 2021 in wh...
Read MoreYellow, and Butter Yellow
The Weimaraner’s AKC breed standard stipulates that acceptable breed colors are blue, gray, and silver gray. Befor...
Read MoreA Well Protected Breed
When Czechs and Slovaks “rediscovered” the Prague Ratter in the 1980s, not everyone may have bargained for the stric...
Read MoreThe 4-Wheel Boxer
Though several vehicles have included the word, “boxer,” in their names, not all of them have had the dog br...
Read MoreHead Cheese?
Oops. Blush. Sorry, our bad. We meant Head Dog. But we got your attention (and probably made some of you queasy) with ...
Read MoreThe Importance of Stop (or Lack Of)
Very few breeds have a standard that specifically calls for the head to have no stop (a reminder that “stop”...
Read MoreWhat WAS the Secret Sauce?
What do the Rottweiler, Great Dane, Weimaraner, German Shorthaired Pointer, Beauceron, Greyhound, Manchester Terrier, an...
Read MoreNever Let a Dog Know He is Funny
“I started back to the house, and in the drive I met Jeeves. He was at the wheel of Stiffy’s car. Beside him, lookin...
Read MoreThe Red Underwear Defense
If you have a breed of Chinese origin, we have a couple of points of interest for you, but if you have a Pug, pay close ...
Read MoreThe Welsh Hillman, Gone Forever
While we are all aware of the fact that there are endangered species, there is a tendency, we suspect, to think of the e...
Read MoreThe Rottie’s Pivotal Year
In 2021, the AKC listed the Rottweiler as the 8th most popular breed by rankings. Indeed, if you show dogs, it’s h...
Read MoreBeauty and Brains – and her Breed
Though no one has ever complained, we are cognizant of the fact that when we post about famous people, many of them are ...
Read MoreIt Matters in a Ring because it Matters In the Field
Those not friendly to the sport will insist that dog shows are nothing more than beauty contests, but fanciers know bett...
Read MoreMy Blue Heaven
What do you get when twenty-four colors and nine allowed markings acceptable to the AKC are for just for one toy breed? ...
Read More“The White Dog that Breeds White”
Most of the first Samoyeds that came to England (and the United States) at the end of the 19th century were descendants ...
Read MoreThe Little Things That Had a “Why”
If we don’t know the history of our breeds, we may not always know why our dogs are “built” the way th...
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