It’s a Great Day to Celebrate Our American-Made Breeds
The United States is sometimes referred to as a cultural melting pot, a place where immigrants from around the world come together to form an entirely original society. Although this metaphor has been...
View ArticleThe Barbet: Ancient French Water Dog
The origins of the Barbet, or French Water Dog, are believed to trace back to ancient times, and according to the Barbet Club of Great Britain, “The generally accepted theory is that the Barbet is...
View ArticleBreeder Buzzwords – The Welsh Springer Spaniel
The secret of the Spaniel’s appeal is really no secret at all. Good looks, a beguiling expression and an unbridled enthusiasm characterize the breeds that comprise one of the dog world’s most enduring...
View ArticleBreeder Buzzwords – The English Cocker Spaniel
Most canine historians accept the idea that the Spaniel is of Spanish derivation. Sporting dog authority C. Bede Maxwell, however, does not count herself among them. In her masterful work, “The Truth...
View ArticleBreed Standards: The Long and Short Forms
In a 1983 AKC Gazette column titled, “Whose Breed Standard Is It, Anyway,” Poodle columnist and popular all-round judge Dr. Jacklyn Hungerland wrote, “As a member of the breed standard committee that...
View ArticleIf Only Dogs Ran the Canine Country…
Today is the day to voice your opinion and vote for what you believe in, of course, but this whole election thing got me thinking that I personally would much rather be voting for dogs. So I decided to...
View ArticleBreeder Buzzwords – The German Shorthaired Pointer
“Form follows function” is an axiom favored by breeders and judges of purebred dogs, and perhaps nowhere is this truth better expressed than in the versatile hunting companion known as the German...
View ArticleBreeder Buzzwords – The Cocker Spaniel
The American Spaniel Club Inc. predates the American Kennel Club by three years. Founded in 1881, the organization originally began to promote the interests of all sporting Spaniels, and eventually...
View ArticleBreeder Buzzwords – The American Water Spaniel
The “American Brown,” as the American Water Spaniel has been called, worked alongside market hunters on the lakes and rivers of the upper Midwest beginning in the 1880s, supplying game for sale to the...
View ArticleBreeder Buzzwords – The Irish Red and White Setter
Known by many as the “other” Setter throughout the 20th century, the Irish Red and White Setter has gone from near total obscurity to become one of the Sporting Group’s most stylish and capable...
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