This is one of those hodgepodge posts we throw together when we have assorted factoids that need a common theme. The the...
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Bastards No More
The bulk of hunting breeds in France never step foot in a show ring, and most hunting packs in the country – aroun...
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First Official Police Comfort Dog in USA
Years ago (and perhaps still), police officers carried stuffed animals in their patrol cars to provide a comforting dist...
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Word Association: Manchester
The name, “Manchester” can mean different things to different people. Mention the name in some households, a...
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One of Norway’s Six Endangered Breeds
Of Norway’s seven native breeds, three are scent hounds, and of these, the Hygen Hound may be the most at risk, an...
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Cav Colors
The Cavalier King Charles Spaniel comes in four gorgeous colors that appear in the breed standard, and a bit of cursory ...
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Red Legs on Desert-Bred Sighthounds
The Mignonette tree, or Mehandi, is a middle-sized, multi-branched shrub that in the Far East is believed to have anti-h...
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Pass the Dung, Please
When seated at a well appointed breakfast table set with fine linen, elegant platters and golden goblets, the last thing...
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Built “Ford Tough”
Imagine for a moment that you are asked to get on your hands and knees on a mound of dirt and move the soil out of your ...
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Without Its Famous Ears….
The poor photoshopping skills notwithstanding, the image seen here is unsettling, but it makes the point that a French B...
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The Many Names for the Broken Wag
Hardly a case of the tail wagging the dog, Cold Water Tail is the tail not wagging at all. It can be a shock to the owne...
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The Dutch call him the Heathland Quail Dog
The concept of the Jagdgebrauchhund – or versatile hunting dog – became popular in Europe at the beginning o...
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The Keyhole Rear
We often share terms here with which you might not be familiar, and some of them are dated, if not archaic, but that doe...
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It Costed Them At Night
Is a theft committed at night worse than a theft committed by day? We suppose it depends. To use an admittedly poor anal...
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Eau de Woodsy
The things we don’t know about breeds with whom we don’t live…. Early in our life as Puli owners, we r...
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Worked by Day, Showed off on Weekends
Australia isn’t a country for sissies. Of the country’s 170 land snake species, 100 are venomous, and the three ...
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A Spiked Collar in Turkey
Prong collars are frequently misunderstood by the “lay person.” They look scary, sharp, and cruel to the dog...
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Would You Know These are Gun Dog Terms?
“Specialty breeds,” those breeds whose “job description” is specific, have a lexicon unique to t...
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Some Call him the Spanish Beagle
If you had to go by the ears alone, you would assume they belong to a really large dog, but in fact, the Sabueso Españo...
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The Lhasa as Lion
It would be unfair to suggest that it was propaganda that lead to the popularity of the Lhasa Apso in Tibet fifteen cent...
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