Few can forget the mostly lighthearted press that swirled around President Obama’s 2008 announcement that the fami...
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The Bulldog Shuffle
In a post about gait, let’s see if you can spot something in the film clip below (just keep scrolling): Though per...
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Earliest Chow Chow Depictions
In the National Palace Museum in Taipei hangs a remarkable scroll. Created during the golden age of Chinese arts and cul...
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The Demon Fighting Red Scarf
Notice anything in the image? Why yes, every statue is wearing a red bib, something visitors to Japan notice early on. W...
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Surprisingly Recent Dates in the BRT
Purebred breed enthusiasts likely know that the Black Russian Terrier was developed in the 1930s by the Red Star militar...
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What the Beagle Isn’t
We like to share what is acceptable in a breed by using its standard as a guide. Why? Because a breed standard is the on...
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A Who’s Who of Buhunds
He was a historian, poet, author, and politician. He was also a successful merchant, farmer, and (winkie winkie), said t...
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Made by the Mountains and Wind
At home, our breeds hang around in their “natural state,” but at a dog show, some breeds are still supposed to be sh...
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These Didn’t Exist Before “Bamse”
That the Norwegian Elkhound is an ancient breed is undisputed. Its ancestors date back as far as 6,000 years and possibl...
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Shiba Inu: Demon Slayer
Once upon a time, there was an elderly couple who had always wanted a child of their own. Humble and warm hearted, the p...
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The White Bull Terrier: Not White!
There is no such dog as a pure white Bull Terrier. There’s nothing like starting a post with a provocative stateme...
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The Notorious “Pep the Black”
Serious history buffs of the Prohibition era will recognize Eastern State Penitentiary as the place Al “Scarface&#...
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This Coonhound Tracks and Prays
Meet Dixie, a Bluetick Coonhound who has some special talents. She came to our attention when we read about “Mayberry ...
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Brindle: A Pattern, Not a Color
Black and white Boston Terriers may be the most “classic” of the breed’s colors, but a true black and ...
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Early Field Trials
Field trials in the United States, some say, began as a way to identify dogs that were better gun dogs than others in or...
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The Hare-Pie Beagle
Beagle colors are defined by registration associations, and the Beagle’s AKC standard is very clear about acceptab...
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America’s First PBGVs
Skycastle French Hounds was a Basset Hound pack founded in 1948 by John and Elizabeth Streeter. They hunted in Pickeri...
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Not a Hound and Didn’t Hunt Elk
Other than “gorgeous,” the Norwegian Elkhound answers to different names throughout the world, but the afore...
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He Sired the First to Survive
As the story goes, Hatshepsut’s was entering her eighth year as queen. She installed her Chancellor, Senenmet (als...
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