Some of you won’t care, but over the years, plenty of you have asked us how or why we write about the things we wr...
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Me Dalmatian, You Jane
Movie buffs will remember Maureen O’Sullivan more for her relationship with a chimpanzee than a dog, and a few gen...
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Europe’s “Hot Water Bottle”
The Löwchen’s signature “lion cut” trim was, in part, a function of projection. As the lion was a sym...
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When Did You Know This About Your Dog?
To illustrate its lead story on animal intelligence, Time magazine chose a Pug to grace its August 16, 2010 cover. We do...
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Blaze and Thumbprints: Kiss here
It’s hard to get past the eyes of a Greater Swiss Mountain Dog. Its breed standard describes breed expression as &...
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Structure as a “Super Power”
As Robert Cole writes in an “Eye for a Dog,” all dogs are capable of one period of suspension where their le...
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The Eskie/Circus Train Connection
People of a certain age will remember circuses, and people who are no longer with us knew about “mud shows,”...
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The Big Daddy of Gascognes
There are four “Gascogne” dog breeds: The Basset Bleu de Gascogne, Grand Bleu de Gascogne, Petit Bleu de Gas...
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Flat Withers
Most standards call for a dog’s withers to be higher than the back (or, put another way, that the rump not be high...
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A Greyhound & Ragnar Lothbrok
A hugely popular commercial that aired in the early 70s admonished that it’s not nice to fool Mother Nature. As an...
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Germany’s Most Used Hunting Dog
When few examples of a breed can be seen due to its uncommonness, and there are no disqualifications in the standard, it...
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The Spinone: Tough as Boots
Most family histories are rich with anecdotes and legends: Remember when Aunt Ann stared down a black bear……...
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A Royal Love of Dogs
Firmly established in the reputation of HRM, Queen Victoria, is her love of dogs. As if ample evidence existing in paint...
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Ilmer Sealyhams
Ilmer Sealyham Terriers. Few breed fanciers aren’t familiar with this famous kennel, and while people outside the ...
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Jet-black, Small, and Piercing
The frequency with which we’ve encountered ties between purebred dogs and the clergy keeps growing to the extent t...
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From French Herding to Kulning
Sheepdog trials in France began over 100 years ago, and historically, these trials mimicked how dogs actually worked: Th...
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The Things We Do With Hair
What do the Bell-bottom, Pony, Miami, Cupcake, Jacket and Pants, Fifth Avenue, Sailor Boy, Hillbilly, Town and Country, ...
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The Picard’s Surprise Relatives
When Berger Picards entered the ring at the first dog show in France in 1863, they took their places among Beaucerons an...
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The Smokey River Strain
In the middle of the 1800s, one Count Joseph de Carayon-Latour of Chateau Virelade, wanted to increase Saintonge Hound...
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The OES: Is This All There Is?
In 1953, Dulux paint became available on the retail market in the UK (the Dulux brand name was derived from the words &#...
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