20th August 2010
When most people think of puppy training the first things that pop to mind are probably potty training and crate training and then after that the basics of dog training such as stay and sit. But in reality puppy training starts well before that even befor...
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27th March 2009
As readily apparent from its name the Portuguese Water Dog hails from Portugal and for centuries before it was finally superseded by technology it remained the Portuguese fisherman's consummate all-purpose fishing tool. The exact ancestral origins of the ...
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27th March 2009
The Dalmatian is one of the most widely recognized dog breeds in the world so it comes as a bit of a surprise that the origins of this most distinctive of dogs is still shrouded in mystery up to this day. One theory has it that the name Dalmatian was give...
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20th February 2009
The Saarloos Wolfhound is one of the rare dog breeds that over time has been addressed as the:
• Saarloos Wolfhound
• Dutch Wolfdog
• European Wolfdog
The Saarloos Wolfdog or Wolfhound was named after Dutch dog breeder Leendert Saar...
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02nd February 2009
The Golden Retriever, as its name so obviously suggests, is a member of the retrieving class of dogs. The retriever dog came about because the British sportsman of Victorian ages was frustrated with the game retrieving abilities of the Setter, Pointer and...
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02nd February 2009
The modern day Rhodesian Ridgeback is a large, sleek handsome hound that possesses exceptional qualities as a hunter, protector as well as companion. But this was not always the case, at least as far as the large size and lithe refined looks were concerne...
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02nd February 2009
The German Shepherd Dog Is Also Known By These Other Names: Alsatian, Deutscher Schaferhund, GSD.
German Shepherd Dog Temperament
The German Shepherd dog is amongst the most intelligent of dogs and its versatility and excellence in performing all m...
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02nd February 2009
Since the development of the Labradoodle dog in the 1980s by Wally Conron as a non-allergenic guide dog for visually impaired people who suffered from allergies, this "dog breed has branched off in a multitude of directions. Today there are in fact at lea...
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02nd February 2009
The dog may be man's best friend, albeit a subordinate one, but to his credit our underdog (yes...pun intended) of a friend does have one significant advantage over us…and that is that dogs have a single universal language understood by dogs the world o...
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02nd February 2009
Chihuahua Dog Origins
The Chihuahua dog is perhaps best known for being the world's smallest dog breed, narrowly inching out the Yorkshire Terrier for the distinction (though it should be noted that a Yorkie (Yorkshire Terrier) actually holds the tit...
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02nd February 2009
Yorkshire Terrier Dog Origins
Today's Yorkshire Terrier dog seems to be nothing if not a modern fashion accessory having eclipsed the Chihuahua as the apparent Toy Dog of choice for the seen-about-town starlet. But this was not always the case because ...
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02nd February 2009
Imagine that every time you attempt to talk to your best friend their response is one of harsh scolding words. Now picture this happening not once, twice or thrice but almost every single day. I'm betting soon there won't be much of anything to call as fr...
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02nd February 2009
The Siberian Husky belongs to the so-called Spitz Group of dogs and has variously been known at one time or another under the following names:
• Artic Husky Dog
• Siberian Chukchi
• Chukchi Sled Dog
• Chukchi or Chuchi
The Siberian Husky ...
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18th September 2007
The preeminent evolutionist Charles Darwin postulated that evolution took place gradually, pacing along slowly across the thread of time covering the span of multiple generations. At its most basic evolutionary change occurs as a response to environmental...
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