There are usual mistakes made by noobs who are exhibiting their dog for the first time. It’s always amazing how many novice exhibitors turn up to a dog show without knowing the most basic points. It’s like they never even thought there might be more to walking their pooch past the judges than just pulling…
The Shar Pei is commonly known as the Chinese Wrinkle Dog. The origins of this wrinkly dog can be traced to China, though no one can be sure of the exact lineage. Some believe there’s a tie to the Chow because both have purple tongues and some dogs carry their tails like a Chow. What…
Maybe you want a dog that doesn’t shed hair everywhere. And maybe you think it’s a good idea to get a dog that doesn’t need a big yard because you don’t have one. There might be a dog for you – the fabulous Affenpinscher! They are quite small and are considered low maintenance. An Affenpinscher…
Brandenton, FL. A pup is lucky to be alive after being found in a locked car on a scorching hot day. The window crack was only open less than an inch with hardly any air getting in at all. Police said that the “dog appeared distressed and her owner couldn’t be located.” They feared that…
The Chow Chow is an ancient breed that was kept by indigenous Chinese as long as 8000 years ago. No one truly knows the origins of the Chow Chow. Like many domesticated dogs, the origins of the Chow are probably from the Gray Wolf. But now they are a domesticated Powerful Beast from the East….
Connie the Container Dog, who was rescued from container in February, has died after spending only a few months in a rescue home. The pregnant dog had spent a week without food or water in a container at the Port of Houston in Texas. Connie was rescued by U.S. Coast Guards after they heard faint…
HARLESTON, S.C. A vet made a shocking discovery of six three-foot giant worms living inside the dog’s kidneys last week. The worms were so big that the veterinarians working on the dog thought at first they must be plastic tubes. The Charleston Animal Society had recovered the hound dog, Twiggy, after she was found running…
Walt Disney made the original 101 Dalmatians as a feel-good cartoon series in 1961. It was kind of lame, but then most things on television were in the 1960’s. Later came the 101 Dalmatians movie in 1996. Not surprisingly, with a lead character called Cruella de Vil who wanted to make a coat out of…
The German Shepherd originally came from Thuringia and Wurttemberg in Germany. The breed is a result of selective breeding of several shepherding breeds. The aim was to create a dog that could withstand the rigors required to be good shepherd dogs along with the intelligence to be trained for complex tasks. Today, the German Shepherd…
If you are badger hunting at home, you need a Dachshund superstar. They are the specialists in their field, having been bred specifically for hunting badgers. Many years of selective breeding in Germany have created a dog that can handle the immense pressure of hunting badgers. Dachshunds, translated to “badger hounds,” need to be tenacious,…