Improvement in Consistency
…to 18 pounds. These specifications were fashionable until 1956 when a new standard was approved that removed weight specifications. While it is true that the current AKC breed standard doesn’t…
…to 18 pounds. These specifications were fashionable until 1956 when a new standard was approved that removed weight specifications. While it is true that the current AKC breed standard doesn’t…
…the dog looks perpetually surprised. Set too low, and in our view, the dog looks “houndy.” Add pendulous lips to low set ears, and the dog looks really houndy. Another…
…warrant careful study before evaluating either dog in a show ring setting, so please note that what we’re offering below is a “hit-and-run” approach intended only to help a casual…
…That the Zerdava isn’t a landrace was determined in a study conducted by Ankara University in 2016 when DNA samples from the dogs revealed that the dog was different from…
In reference to the Basset Hound, most of us know that the word, “basset” comes from the French word meaning “low,” but perhaps not as well known is that the…
…out that a research study from the year before had found that earthworms (earthworms!) produce two kinds of chemicals — enkephalins and beta endorphins. Both had been identified in human…
We all think our respective breeds are unique – and they are – but we doubt anyone would contest how extraordinarily unique the Norwegian Lundenhund is. We’ve touched upon the…
Set • Point • Flush • Retrieve Sporting breed owners, a university study found that sporting dog owners are temperamentally like their dogs: Agreeable, and always on-the-go. This shirt is…
…Graham compiled over 800 pedigrees, and he it did it in 1894 without a computer, and presumably without a typewriter because even though the first typewriter was invented in 1829,…
…it is often composed of materials like linseed oil, chalk, and/or limestone, and that makes the common color of putty beige or a light brownish pink. Image: This is an…
…pictures, so that authorities could determine how best to stabilize habitats. As an aside, we found it interesting to learn of a study conducted in 2011 that found thirty-nine anecdotal…
…the Airedale Terrier. The former is widely recognized as one of the leading community orchestras in the north of England, while the latter was named for its popularity in the…
…national all-breed stud book, Das Dcutschc Hundcstammbuch, was also published. None included the Rottweiler. In 1894, a “definitive” study of breed was written by Ludwig Beckmann, but still no mention…
…asked the veterinarian and zoo technician, Dr. Arturo Chávez, to study the breed in order to establish a breed standard so that one day, international recognition might be sought. “Carrying…
…and that meant shortening the length of leg. Selective breeding and evolution yielded several “basset” breeds, basset coming from an old French word “bas(se)” that literally means “low” or “short.”…
…permit is needed to own a Czechoslovakian Vlcak (also known as the Czechoslovakian Wolfdog) even though it was the result of an experimental study in 1955 that crossed German Shepherd…
…in Indonesia, and subsequently is a common pet. It’s estimated that presently, there are approximately 12,000 Kintamani dogs around the Bangli Regency. The breed’s earliest origins are unknown, but there…
…been reached when international herding dog competitions began. The Basque Shepherd stood out at all levels of work and obedience, so an in-depth study to assess the breed’s characteristics was…
Students of dog (aka dog geeks) relish the sort of anatomical study created here by ZBrushCentral, a digital sculpting and painting program. Pharaoh friends, enjoy!…
…always been around, albeit harder to find. Interestingly, “Hungarian Dog Breeds” published in 1987 suggested that the black color didn’t become common until the 1950’s after which time all other…