Australian Shepherd Breed Spotlight
May 14, 2019 Breeds & InformationContrary to what the name implies, the only thing Australian about the Australian Shepherd, or Aussie, is the name. In fact, the Aussie is as American as apple. Click here to learn more about the Australian Shepherd!
Read MoreBreed Spotlight: the Cavalier King Charles Spaniel
April 1, 2019 Breeds & InformationWithin the latter half of the nineteenth century, toy spaniels were crossed with Japanese chins, which resulted in the creation of flat faced, dome skulled dogs called King Charles spaniels. In 1926, a man by the name of Roswell Eldridge offered a cash reward for anyone who could produce old-type spaniels without the dome skull. The idea caught on, and in 1928 the first Cavalier club was formed, and the standard was set.
Read MoreBreed Spotlight: the Bichon Frise
March 1, 2019 Breeds & InformationThe Bichon Frise is an ancient breed of the "bichon" family, with bichon being the Middle French word meaning "curl-haired lapdog." The exact origin of this merry breed remains a mystery.
Read MoreBreed Spotlight: the Old English Sheepdog
February 1, 2019 Breeds & InformationThe ancestors of the Old English Sheepdog remain a mystery. The dogs have been used in England for centuries, yet no documented accounts of the breed exist prior to 1771. They are believed to have descended from old pastoral types of unknown origin, as well as the ancestors of today's Bearded Collies, Bergamasco, Briad, Russian Ovcharka, Scottish Deerhound, and the now-extinct Smithfield. Click here to learn more about these fluffy dogs.
Read MoreBreed Spotlight: the Siberian Husky
January 3, 2019 Breeds & InformationThe Siberian Husky breed comes from a longstanding tradition of working dogs. The ancestors of the Siberian Husky are believed to have been developed by the nomadic Northeast Asian (Siberian) Chukchi tribes.
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