Not Just Another Pretty Face #6
Our “Not Just Another Pretty Face” series has been introducing you to dogs who are not just beautiful examples of their breed, but are dogs whose achievements underscore their ability…
Our “Not Just Another Pretty Face” series has been introducing you to dogs who are not just beautiful examples of their breed, but are dogs whose achievements underscore their ability…
…to be the first reality show with the cast made up entirely of dogs. A search for “Dogglebox” on You Tube will bring up any episodes you’ve missed. [iframe id=”https://www.youtube.com/embed/nRmBsNGWv88″]…
…come together to completely block both the big B and little b genes. A “fox red” Labrador is simply a variation of yellow, its shading controlled by pheomelanin, a pigment…
…figures “dressed” up with paper clothes held on by folding tabs, anymore, but we were happy to find that “paper dogs” are available. A search on Etsy or Amazon for…
We suppose the Estrela Mountain Dog could be traced to one particularly frisky sire or dam, but we’ll never know because the breed is really old. Estrelas are descended from…
…coming years, Billard assembled suitable dogs to include in his reconstruction of the breed. In 1962, for example, he included a Small Munsterlander female named “Bianca von der Rumerburg” because…
…a reader told us to do an internet search on “frenchie death yodel.” Oh my. You have to hear it to agree with the description, and you might want to…
…disqualifications. Do an internet search of Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever images and the vast majority of dogs will have white somewhere on their body. We took advantage of the…
…It was common for warriors and even kings in that time to place “cú” in front of their names, the implication being that they were as worthy of respect as…
“Bang!!” The word is just so………….vivid. “Bang” isn’t a word the average person associates with tails, but when one does an internet search on the term, one of the first…
…thing is anything hard she can really chew on – especially marrow bones, but when it comes to toys, she doesn’t care what it is as long as it can…
…beauties: These dogs are currently used in Europe and the United States for search and rescue, tracking, obedience, agility, drafting, herding, and working dog sports. The breed was created in…
…We were privileged, but saddened, to witness a working Bloodhound in the search for a missing child years ago. A breed so rich in history! It made its appearance in…
It was the commercial that made a lot of people fall in love with the Beagle. Knowing the breed made it totally believable for a lot of us, but alas,…
…hunter throughout the hunt, always keeping an eye on her handler, and moving slowly while searching for a variety of birds, head level or lower than the back when running….
…in the field. This is a dog capable of great endurance, and too much of anything is not desirable. Image: Basset Hound Sunset by DJ Rogers – k9artgallery http://dogprintsgallery.com www.etsy.com/shop/k9artgallery…
We’re coming out of winter, so it’s hard to imagine that in some parts of the country, they’re still on guard for avalanches, and dogs are a huge part of…
Our series called, “Not Just Another Pretty Face” has been introducing you to dogs who aren’t just beautiful examples of their breed, but are dogs whose achievements underscore their ability…
…be bred for her fine qualities. Mrs. Willison named her new kennel Bothkennar Bearded Collies, and its foundation bitch would be Jeannie of Bothkennar. The search was on to find…
Perform a Duck Duck Go search for “kangaroo hound,” and you’re likely to encounter disturbing images of dogs born without their front legs, or a creature invented through the photoshopping…