The Fundamentals of Canine Locomotion
Dogs come in many different sizes, from the towering Irish Wolfhound all the way down to the diminutive Chihuahua. Construction, weight and natural balance all differ.
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Poodle Hair – A History of Style
Click here to read the complete article 114 – October, 2016 By Amy Fernandez The Poodle fancy has gone the distance getting their message out. Hair is not the main story. Poodles have proven their supremacy in official and non-regulation dog sports and countless extracurricular activities. Despite that ongoing showcase of remarkable talents, somehow it [...]
Looking Around With Lee
One surely knows when Fall has arrived here in the USA, especially when it’s a year that holds a Presi- dential election.
Frank Booth – Renaissance Man
According to mainstream media, a debatable informational source at best, the purebred dog world is failing on all fronts, traveling down that fateful highway to keep company with the dinosaurs.
Ladies’ Dogs as Companions? Toys, of course!
If I were creating a list of dog breeds one might consider to be “ladies” dogs – or more popular with women, great with kids and families – surprisingly quite a few breeds on my list today would be the same ones appearing in Dr. William Gordon-Stables’ 1879 classic Ladies’ Dogs as Companions: A Chatty Pleasant Book with Many Stories Humorous & Pathetic Painted From Life.
FEMA Preparedness For Your Canine Companion
Just in case you have not heard the news, September is National Preparedness Month! This year marks the 13th annual National Preparedness Month spon- sored by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) through the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
Preservation Breeders – Part II – Grading Puppies
Setters were the breed of my childhood. At ten years old, I acquired my first show quality dog. Listening and learning everything my mentors had to share, their recommendations were followed without hesitation.
Orchard Hill Kennels – Foundation for the Pekingese Breed
Breed histories are routinely embellished and occa- sionally fabricated to enhance marketing appeal. Of course, for the Pekingese, the truth was more than sufficient to make the world sit up and take notice from the moment those first specimens arrived in England in 1860.
The Fox Terrier – A Brief History
Anyone living through the 2016 election knows how quickly and completely hype tends to commandeer re?ality. Technology has made that slippery slope more treacherous, but it’s not a modern phenomenon. Politicians can probably learn a thing or two from the dog world in that respect.
