Dogs
- Dog Breed Profile: Bull Terrier
By Ruthie Bently My heart is stuck on the American Staffordshire Terrier, but if I ever had to pick another breed the Bull Terrier would be right up there. I have a friend who has both a Bull Terrier and a Miniature Bull Terrier, though the Bull Terrier...
- Yorkshire Terrier History
Today's Yorkshire Terrier is a far different dog than when the breed appeared in 1865. In over just one hundred years, the size has been greatly reduced from an average weight of thirty pounds to a mere seven pounds today. And the trend is to have...
- Crossbred Maltese Dogs
A crossbreed is a dog with two pure bred parents of different breeds. Dogs traditionally were crossed in this manner in hopes of creating a puppy with desirable qualities from each parent. Crossbreeds are typically larger than the pure breeds For pet...
- Designer Dogs
Summary: Designer dogs don’t mean dogs for designers or dogs made by designers. In fact, it a new breeds of dogs which descended by cross breeding. Article: A celebrity look, mix genes, diverse characteristics and a must item, its all about talking...
- Designer Dogs
Summary: Designer dogs don’t mean dogs for designers or dogs made by designers. In fact, it a new breeds of dogs which descended by cross breeding. Article: A celebrity look, mix genes, diverse characteristics and a must item, its all about talking...
Dogs
The History of Dog
The ancestry of the dog can be traced back as far as sixty million years. Beginning with the Miatis, the small weasel-like creature is thought to have demonstrated the first characteristics of the animal now recognized as Canis lupus familiaris, or “dog” to you and me. It is this creature that evolved into the earliest wolf.
Every dog we have was bred over centuries to create what we now know as breeds. And guess what? The new “designer breeds” are just more attempts at breeding the perfect mutt.
And yet, all are a result of... you guessed it – the wolf.
Even the most popular purebred is actually a crossbreed. A Yorkshire terrier was crossed with an Australian terrier to produce the Silky Terrier. The Bulldog was crossed with a Mastiff to get a Bullmastiff. The Doberman is a result of a German shepherd being crossed with a German Pinscher, and later crosses with the Greyhound, Weimeraner and Black and Tan Manchester terrier further refined the breed.
So when you think about spending thousands of dollars on a “purebred dog” or a “designer breed”, take a deep breath, cleanse your mind, and walk on over to your local shelter. Chances are good, they have the “designer” type you want and no breeding is necessary....
Stacy Mantle
- Dog Breed Profile: Bull Terrier
By Ruthie Bently My heart is stuck on the American Staffordshire Terrier, but if I ever had to pick another breed the Bull Terrier would be right up there. I have a friend who has both a Bull Terrier and a Miniature Bull Terrier, though the Bull Terrier...
- Yorkshire Terrier History
Today's Yorkshire Terrier is a far different dog than when the breed appeared in 1865. In over just one hundred years, the size has been greatly reduced from an average weight of thirty pounds to a mere seven pounds today. And the trend is to have...
- Crossbred Maltese Dogs
A crossbreed is a dog with two pure bred parents of different breeds. Dogs traditionally were crossed in this manner in hopes of creating a puppy with desirable qualities from each parent. Crossbreeds are typically larger than the pure breeds For pet...
- Designer Dogs
Summary: Designer dogs don’t mean dogs for designers or dogs made by designers. In fact, it a new breeds of dogs which descended by cross breeding. Article: A celebrity look, mix genes, diverse characteristics and a must item, its all about talking...
- Designer Dogs
Summary: Designer dogs don’t mean dogs for designers or dogs made by designers. In fact, it a new breeds of dogs which descended by cross breeding. Article: A celebrity look, mix genes, diverse characteristics and a must item, its all about talking...