In 2017, on a cold and rainy day in Hazelwood, North Carolina, a dedication was held for a public piece of art, “The P...
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The Rim of the Eyes
Many breeds standards call for dark eye rims, particularly in working breeds like the Alaskan Malamute (“in all co...
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The Basset and the Moon-Child
In the sixties, she was considered the ultimate “it” girl, the person credited with kick-starting the flower...
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Threat Perception Instinct in the Boerboel
It’s not just that one of the Boerbole’s great talents is his tracking ability, but that among dogs that can eas...
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The Breed with a “Majestic Personality”
The Cane Corso descended from Roman war dogs known as ‘Canis Pugnax,’ and technically, it belongs to a subca...
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The Collectable Airedale Terrier
Dog fanciers can be notorious for collecting objects d’art in their breed. We’d guess that Scottish Terrier ...
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Welcome, Deputy Hondo
Does it seem to you that we’re seeing more and more Malinois becoming police K-9s? In light of an earlier Facebook...
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Splayed Feet
The Irish Water Spaniel’s breed standard indicates that the feet should be “large, round, somewhat spreading...
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The Cadillac of Bird Dogs
The American Kennel Club and Canadian Kennel Club lists the breed as the Pointer, and both the Fédération Cynologique ...
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Jenga, and the Aussie Who Plays It
It’s a little amazing. You have to watch “Secret,” an Australian Shepherd, in action to believe that t...
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Coffin Head
Katana Zero is a 2D action platform video game, and one of the game’s achievements comes after collecting the blue...
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Collies: Scotch, Scottish, Old Time Scotch, and Farm
At the first organized sheepdog trial held in Bala, North Wales in 1873, over 300 spectators watched as Mr. James Thomps...
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Pinky Panky Poo
The subject of our post very likely had a dubious pedigree, but we tie in the subject of purebred dogs by writing that i...
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The Partridge Family (dog)
To the swiftest does not belong the prize, not while gaiting in a show ring, and often not when hunting. Pointing dogs w...
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Not a Lab!
Most of us will sail through life never having laid eyes on the breed seen here, but even if we did, we might think we s...
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On the Tip of Its Tongue
As the legend goes, it was when the world was created and the stars were put into the heavens that a few pieces of the s...
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Royal Colors of the Peke
Less than ten years ago, Paris Hilton ushered in a trend that caught on with other celebrity dog-owners like Britney Spe...
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Cheetah Control – and Zoo Ambassador!
The other day, we talked about Livestock Guardian Dogs, and touched upon the Kangal Dog. Most of us in the United Stat...
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Livestock Guardian Dogs: Different Breeds for Different Needs
Over the years, farmers and ranchers have used many methods to reduce predation from coyotes, bears, wolves, mountain li...
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The Titian Spaniel
Something interesting happened on the way to Renaissance art in the 17th century: Dogs became more common as subjects. I...
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