History of Afghan Hound seems to be hidden in the layers of long hair as different opinions are there on when it appeared in the echelons of history. Whatever may be the starting year or decade or century, it is believed to be one of the most ancient dog breeds of the world. An approximation [ Read More ]
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Well, the breaking news is that a dog with human face is available for adoption. Yes, it is not a joke! A Poodle-Shih Tzy mix has bred a wonder in the dog world. Tonic, the dog with a humanoid face has been been declared available for the dog-lovers to adopt. Indiana animal welfare agency is [ Read More ]
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Dog parents are generally ready to pay heavy prices for their favorite dog breeds and the rare breeds are chosen by the elites of the world who pay pretty penny for their branded companions. Tibeten Mastiff is a dog breed in larger size that looks like a king of tthe animal dogs’ world. It has [ Read More ]
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Hunter of the fierce animals outside and a well-mannered Borzoi is the running hound of cold areas that has strong jaws to hold big animals like bear and wolf. It is also called Russian Wolf hound. Apparently looking like a mountain goat, it is fast runner on snow and does not allow the prey to [ Read More ]
Reported to be similar to Pharaoh’s hound, Ibizan Hound is one of less popular dogs falling at rank 140 in AKC. The dog resembling Ibizan Hound was found in ancient Egypt where its depictions were seen in 3400 BC or around this age. Estimation tell of its arrival to the Egyptian land through the coast [ Read More ]
Dog is one of those creatures whose life substance has been raised with love, sincerity, and loyalty. Though all dog breeds fall in almost same levels of sincerity and affection if trained in an appropriate way but some breeds need more attention where the question of submission comes. Rottweiler is said to be a tough [ Read More ]
Well, I remember the days of my Masters in English Literature when I first time met with Mastiff at Chaucer’s ‘place’. Reading his poetry, I thought about Mastiff and the possible reasons why he was documented in literature. But later I came to know the reasons when I looked it. Now I call the family [ Read More ]
Dog-lovers have a variety of their choice in companion dogs, herding dogs, hounds, laptogs, service dogs. Broadly speaking, dogs come in two categories: small and large in size. Large size dogs weigh between 100 and 200 pounds and are adorned by the dog-lovers. A larger sized dog sounds glorious when it is with you at [ Read More ]
Paw prints of Puli in Asia date back to 2,000 years and the breed is estimated to be the pedigree of Poodles though it is not confirmed so far. However, some 6,000 years ago, the clues of the existence of Puli have been reported by the evidences. Adorned with rope-like cords, it grabs the attention [ Read More ]
The mop-like coat is the real surprise when we look at Puli, a dog from Hungari. Cords resembling ropes on its body make it different and unique among all other dog breeds. Coming mostly in black colour though it is also found in cream, gray, and white, it is one of the most strange breeds. [ Read More ]
