Category: Dog Breeds

Breed Description The Border Collie is bred for brains and activity, they are high energy dogs and are especially suitable pets for active, energetic owners. They make wonderful companions shadowing you from place to place.   Bored Border Collies are excitable, and maybe destructive, chewing chair and table legs or even doors. If you leave one outside and ignore it you could have a swimming pool dug in next to no time! So be prepared to exercise both their bodies and their minds. They will retrieve anything and like to play football. So take them for long runs and to obedience classes.   These intelligent dogs are unfailingly loyal. They adapt well to the family and will watch over the homestead as if guarding the flock. They are a medium-sized breed with dogs standing 21-22 ins and bitches from 18 ins. Border Collies have a well balanced, muscular, athletic body and have a graceful motion. Their coats are medium to smooth weather resistant and come in many colors including Black &

History of Chihuahua Dog It’s not so easy to describe their history but at least the origin points to Mexico. There are a lot of archeological probes about the existence of a particular dog very similar to the actual Chihuahua dog. Civilizations from Mexico (Mayans and Aztecs) points interesting references about the existence of dogs as many people know “Perro Mexicano desnudo” or “Mexican naked dog” without hair. Taking Care of your Chihuahua Dog Chihuahua dogs are the smallest dogs on the planet! That also means that it’s very easy the job of taking care of this dog. They require minimal attention. Once a month as normal, they need a full examination. Check the ears to make sure they are clean. Make sure their teeth are clean, and their mustache. Their nails raise like a rocket, so try to cut monthly to maintain lower, also the mustache would be better. The aspect of the dog depends on the frequent check you do.

Shih tzu dog, a pretty, dainty, and elegant looking toy dog, the Shih Tzu is a unique looking animal, and sports beautiful, lustrous, long hair. The hair of this breed is said to resemble the mane of a lion, and the name ‘Shih Tzu’ actually means ‘lion dog’ in Chinese. This dog has a small rounded skull, and a very sweet and innocent looking face, with dark wallowing eyes and a short muzzle. The hair on the face of the Shih Tzu gives the appearance that is has a beard and mustache, which adds to its distinctive appearance. The dog’s pendant ears frame its face beautifully and are short but very hairy. Small but sturdy, this toy dog has white coloring that is infused with silver, brown or black. Shih Tzu Dog Temperament The Shih Tzu is a dog that has plenty of character and energy and is a lively, playful, and entertaining dog with plenty of love and loyalty to give.

The so-called professionals that run puppy mills do not take the puppy’s best interests or the individual’s best interest into account. When looking to adopt a puppy, you are strongly encouraged to ensure that the seller is reliable and can provide you with a healthy puppy. Furthermore, if you are looking to begin a breeding business, you should be sure to run a well-established practice that takes business seriously. Breeders Details Breeders work to better the specific breed of dog in which they are selling. Instead of caring about profit or the number of puppies produced in a given litter, true breeders carefully select the male and female dogs that will produce the best offspring. Additionally, breeders take the temperament, physical aspects, and medical issues with each parenting dog into account so that the offspring will best represent the breed. Furthermore, breeders will not sell their dogs to just anyone, they carefully evaluate each family to ensure the dog will thrive in that given situation and household.

  Miniature Dachshund Dog Info Sheet: Trainability: Medium Watchdog: Very High Shedding: Medium Grooming: Med/High Exercise Requirements: Medium Good with Children: Older, well-behaved children Activity Level: Medium AKC Popularity: 6th of 155 Miniature Dachshund Temperament The Miniature Dachshund is a breed that is very curious, lively, and affectionate, usually outgoing, very intelligent, and full of love and devotion for his family. However, this breed can also be willful, strong-minded, and a little tenacious. These dogs have a strong curious streak, as well as a protective streak when it comes to their owners/families. Although they get on okay with other pets and older children, they also possess a jealous streak, which can make them irritable and snappy in some situations. Miniature Dachshund Physical features The Miniature Dachshund has a long and low body, with short legs and a muscular structure. Its head is also elongated with a long muzzle. The oval eyes of the Miniature Dachshund can be brown-black or dark red,

Australian Terrier Temperament The Australian Terrier is a very confident small dog and is alert and high spirited, yet very affectionate and friendly as a companion pet.   This breed has been known to go to extremes with its behavior – some can be overly shy and others overly aggressive. However, the Australian Terrier, by and large, tends to have an agreeable temperament, displays plenty of courage for his size, and makes a good companion. This breed can be aggressive with other animals and the adult male does not tend to get on with other adult male dogs. Physical features A medium boned working terrier, these Terriers is a small but sturdy animal, with slightly disproportionate length when compared to its height. Its colorings come in solid red, solid sandy, or blue and tan. The outer coat of this dog has a harsh texture, and these dogs also have a soft, silky topknot. The intelligent and alert expression of the Australian Terrier adds to its keen and enthusiastic appearance.

The Weimaraner Dog was first bred by the Royal court in Germany in the WeimarValley. They were prized hunting dogs of Duke Karl August. The dog’s earliest origins are still a mystery although many people have given thoughts as to how they came about. A Van Dyck painting from the early 1600s shows a dog that bears distinct likeness’s to the Weimaraner though it is difficult to prove if they are related. The Weimaraner dog was used for hunting, tracking and for large games. The Weimaraner dog is in the gundog group in the UK. It is widely used for rough shooting. They are part of the HPR breed and this means they can hunt the animal, point the animal and once shot retrieve the animal. Whereas other breeds just retrieve e.g. Retrievers. Characteristics Of Weimaraner Dog The Weimaraner dog is the largest and most powerful dog in the gundog group. Their nature is stubborn and wilful;

History The beagle is a very old breed, the ancient greeks had a small hound to hunt the hare believed to be very similar to the beagle. Certainly, the Tudors referred to small hounds called ‘beagles’. There was a strain of rough-coated beagles at one time, also the pocket beagle was widespread so-called as it was small enough to fit into the large pockets of the time. Both types are no longer seen. The modern type of beagle originated in England & wales. The first appearance of beagles in the show ring was in 1884 at Tunbridge wells dog show. The beagle club was set up in 1890. Packs of beagles can be seen working in many countries. They are sometimes used as gundogs as well in the USA. They have a role as sniffer dogs for drugs & contraband. It is an unfortunate fact that the good nature of the beagle lends them to being ‘useful’

Lancashire Heeler, Originally bred on the farms in and around the Ormskirk area of Lancashire, which is where it’s another name of ‘The Ormskirk Terrier’ comes from. The Lancashire Heeler was a multi-purpose farming workmate. Lancashire Heeler Dog History They’re very agile and versatile, one moment helping the farmer in the movement of cattle in tight, confined spaces, the next keeping the vermin population down around the outbuildings – which is how it also earned the breed the nickname of the ‘Nip and Duck dog’. They were and are highly prized family members and to be given the gift of a Lancashire Heeler was a high honor indeed. No one is sure how the Heeler has been around but they aren’t a modern breed. In the late 1970s, a group of devoted owners came together and formed. The Lancashire Heeler Club to protect and promote these stocky little Northern workmen, which were fast declining in numbers as the farming community faced mechanical modernization.

Saluki Dog, Modern combined DNA, and archaeological research suggest that the Saluki is one of the most ancient breeds of dog, the primal sighthound, descended directly from the Asian Grey Wolf many thousands of years ago. History Of Saluki Dog Subsequently, it spread through the Middle East where it became the hunting dog of desert Bedouin tribes who kept the breed bloodlines pure until the present day. Images of the Saluki dog are depicted hunting gazelle on Tutankhamun’s hunting chest and one is engraved on one of his solid gold ceremonial staffs. Salukis are also portrayed in other Ancient Egyptian tomb paintings and on other Middle Eastern artifacts, and a mummified Saluki dog dated circa 3600BC is on display in Cairo Museum. The breed was used by the nomadic tribes in the desert to hunt hare and gazelle, hence its other name, the Gazelle Hound. Hunters often used falcons to locate prey in the desert, carrying the Saluki on their camels until it was spotted whereupon the Saluki,