What is the Best Breed of Dog for Children

Tuesday, September 20, 2011 by Molly

Qustion - What is the Best Breed of Dog for Children? - Answer - British Bulldog! Well I guess I am being bias here, but we do make great companions for children, we sleep most of the time, we are not very big, we love to play and we are just adorable! Seriously though, what is the best breed of dog for children to have as a pet? The answer is …...

History of the Pet Dog

Tuesday, September 13, 2011 by Molly

Where did Pet Dogs Evolve From? You may have wondered how us pet dogs have evolved and from where we originated from! Well wonder no more, here is all the info you need to know about the history and evolution of “mans best friend” The domestic dog was originally classified as Canis familiaris and Canis familiarus domesticus by Carolus Linnaeus in 1758, and was reclassified in 1993 as Canis lupus familiaris, a subspecies of the gray wolf Canis lupus, by the Smithsonian Institution and the American Society of Mammalogists...

Australian Bulldog History

Sunday, June 26, 2011 by Molly

Bulldog Australian Style! I didn't even know there was such a breed! My human's friends came around the other day, they had just picked up a brand spanking new Australian Bulldog Puppy...

History of the American Bulldog

Thursday, March 3, 2011 by Molly

The American bulldog (Canis lupus familiaris) is a stocky, well built, strong-looking dog with very powerful jaws, a very large head, and a very muscular build. Its coat is short and generally smooth. (more...

Find out your pet dogs family tree.

Wednesday, January 12, 2011 by Molly

It is now possible to find out your pooch's breeds in their ancestry. Mixed breed dogs, bitsa's mutt, mongrel, whatever you like to call them you may have one as a loved pet, you can now find out what makes them so special. (more...

History of the German Shepherd

Saturday, October 16, 2010 by Molly

The German Shepherd (German: Deutscher Schäferhund) also known as the Alsatian is one of the worlds most popular breeds coming in second after the Labrador Retriever. (more...

History of the Boxer (dog)

Thursday, August 26, 2010 by Molly

The Boxer is part of the Molosser dog group, developed in Germany in the late 1800s from the now extinct Bullenbeisser, a dog of Mastiff descent, and Bulldogs brought in from Great Britain .The Bullenbeisser had been working as a hunting dog for centuries, employed in the pursuit of bear, wild boar, and deer...

History of the Labrador

Monday, August 2, 2010 by Molly

The Labrador Retriever (also Labrador, or Lab for short) is one of several kinds of retriever, a type of gun dog. A breed characteristic is webbed paws for swimming, useful for the breed's original purpose of retrieving fishing nets. This and their subsequent use as hunting companions, gave them the name retriever...

History of the Rhodesian Ridgeback

Tuesday, May 18, 2010 by Molly

The Rhodesian Ridgeback's distinguishing feature is the ridge of hair along its back, running in the opposite direction to the rest of its coat. It consists of a fan-like area formed by two whorls of hair (called "crowns") and tapers from immediately behind the shoulders down to the level of the hips...

History of the Bulldog

Thursday, May 6, 2010 by Molly

The term "bulldog" was first used around 1568 and might have been applied to other various ancestors of modern bulldog breeds before adorning the breed we recognize today. The Bulldog was believed to come from its ancestors, the Molossian dog, from Phonetician traders. The Bulldog had its origin in the British Isles...