Breed Spotlight: the Dalmatian
April 17, 2017 Breeds & Information Training & DevelopmentThe first known reference to the breed was in 1719. The dog was referred to as Canis Dalmaticus by Bosnian Bishop Petar Bakić. Eventually, the dogs became a fixture in horse and carriage society in England, especially that of the water-wagon used by fire brigades.
Read MoreCanine Crash Course: F1, F2, F3, and Multi-Generational Designations
April 6, 2017 Responsible BreedingLearn the differences between the F1, F2, F3, and multi-generational designations associated with certain dogs and litters.
Read MoreAncient Dog Believed to Be Extinct Rediscovered in New Guinea
April 4, 2017 Current & TrendingFor more than half a century, many feared that the ancient New Guinea highland wild dog had been lost to history, but newly discovered evidence indicates that the dogs are thriving in the inhospitable environment of the country’s central mountains.
Read MoreBreed Spotlight: the Bull Terrier
March 22, 2017 Breeds & Information Training & DevelopmentNear the middle of the nineteenth century, James Hinks of Birmingham, England, crossed a Bull and Terrier with an English White Terrier with the goal of improving the offspring’s appearance. Up to that point, Bull and Terrier breeders had focused primarily on bettering the fighting performance of their dogs.
Read MoreBreed Profile: The Pomeranian
March 10, 2017 Breeds & Information Training & DevelopmentThe history of the modern Pomeranian breed begins in fourteenth-century Pomerania, an area that covered parts of present-day Poland and Germany.
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