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Feature Article #1

Surprising Little-Known Facts About Puppy Training

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 before you have got you puppy.
Puppy Training Starts With Mommy
There’s [...]

Dog Breeds | August 19th, 2010 | Continued

Feature Article #2

Akita Dog Breed

Named for the locale from which it originally hails, the Akita dog also goes by the following names:

Shishi Inu
Akita Inu
Japanese Akita; and
Nippon Inu

Although the Akita makes for a great pet and companion dog nowadays, that was not always the case.  You see although the Akita was originally used as a large game hunting dog by [...]

Dog Breeds | August 7th, 2010 | Continued

Feature Article #3

How To Select The Best Puppy From A Litter

Before you get your dog there are a couple of important points you need to cover. Such as deciding on the role your dog is going to play in your life. It is quite likely that you want a dog for any one of the following activities:

Protector
Companion
Herder
Hunting
Play buddy for the kids
Dog show performer

Luckily the various [...]

Dog Breeds | August 2nd, 2010 | Continued

Feature Article #4

How The Boerboel Became The Great Dog It Is

What Is A Boerboel
The Boerboel is a large dog breed that originates and was developed in South Africa.  The name Boerboel comes from the Afrikaans/Dutch words of “boer” (farmer) and “boel” which refers to the Bullenbijter (Bull Biter) ancestry of the breed.
From its appearance the Boerboel has very obvious mastiff dog ancestry but in [...]

Dog Breeds | July 22nd, 2010 | Continued

Feature Article #5

Keeshond

This dog breed has at some time or other also gone by any of the following names:

Dutch Barge Dog
Smiling Dutchman
Dutch Keeshond
Foxdog

Sometimes the Keeshond is referred to as the Wolfspitz or the Chien Loup by a growing school of thinkers who feel that it should be grouped together with the closely related and similar looking German [...]

Dog Breeds | July 14th, 2010 | Continued

Feature Article #6

Pointer Dog Breed

The early ancestors of the modern Pointer dog breeds were originally developed in the 17th century in Southern Europe. Those early pointing dogs that hailed from the hunting fields of France, Spain and Italy were developed to assist the hunter by pointing them in the direction of the quarry without scaring it off.
The Pointer dog’s [...]

Dog Breeds | May 12th, 2010 | Continued

Feature Article #7

Vizsla Dog History

The Vizsla goes by the nickname The Velcro Dog because of its attachment to its preeminent owner (a characteristic found in the Weimaraner dog breed that strangely enough bears a striking resemblance to the Vizsla and the two dog breeds are often mistaken).
2010 could perhaps be named The Year of The Vizsla for the fact [...]

Dog Breeds | April 27th, 2010 | Continued

Feature Article #8

Tibetan Mastiff

The Tibetan Mastiff is one of dogdom’s oldest dog breeds and has been variously known by any one of the following names:

Thibet Dog
Tibetan Dog
Tibetaanse Mastiff
Thibet Mastiff

The Tibetan Mastiff has traditionally been used by Tibetans as sentry dogs to protect their villages and more famously by Tibetan monks to protect their legendary monasteries.
There are many who [...]

Dog Breeds | April 2nd, 2010 | Continued

Feature Article #9

Spinone Italiano

The Spinone Italiano is an all-purpose hunting dog breed that has been around since the Middle Ages (1200s). More commonly referred to as just Spinone this dog breed has at one time or another gone by the name of: 1) Italian Coarse-haired Pointer; 2) Italian Griffon.
Origins of Spinone Italiano
The exact origins of this dog breed [...]

Dog Breeds | March 14th, 2010 | Continued

Feature Article #10

Irish wolfhound

The Irish Wolfhound, as its name readily implies, was primarily bred and developed to hunt wolves. Known variously throughout history by the following names:

Rough Greyhound
Irish Greyhound
Irish Elkhound
Irish Wolfdog
Great Irish Wolfdog

The Irsih Wolfhound proved rather too successful for its own good at its primary task of wolfslayer that by the 18th century the breed had dispatched [...]

Dog Breeds | March 9th, 2010 | Continued

Feature Article #11

Norwegian Elkhound

The Norwegian Elkhound is a very old breed of dog indeed dating as far back as 6000 to 7000 years ago. As hinted from its name the Norwegian Elkhound was traditionally employed to hunt elk (moose really) across most of Norway and Sweden. As game became scarcer through the 20th century the main hunting role [...]

Dog Breeds | March 4th, 2010 | Continued

Feature Article #12

Do Savage Dog Breeds Really Exist?

Okay this post is apparently not going to win me many friends but I feel an obligation to put it out there anyway! Recently I just read about another unprovoked dog-related death and surprise surprise the dog breed involved was a Pit Bull or some kinda pit bull mix.
Now here is why I feel obliged [...]

Dog Breeds | February 1st, 2010 | Continued

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Dog Breeds Spot is a site all about dogs. If you wish to know about a dog breed, its genetic disease and character, whether it makes a good apartment pet or is good with kids, then you’re in the right spot. Thinking of getting a dog but not sure which breed is right for you? [...]