We continue to advocate on your behalf regarding the new import rules from the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) ...
/en/News/2024/August/Update-Regarding-CDC-Dog-Importation-Rule
8/21/2024 12:00:00 AM
Being aware of potential hazards can help you and your dog have a Happy Easter. Many families and friends gather this time of year to celebrate Easter and included in that guest list is, of course, our beloved dogs. While Easter is a fun and cherished holiday, as with a...
/en/The-Dish/April-2019/Easter-Safety-Tips
4/17/2019 10:31:55 AM
Origin Though the earliest references to Beagles were in 15th-century writings, there are those who believe this breed harks back to 400 BC when similar small hounds were used for hunting by the ancient Greeks. Beagles are thought to have descended from dogs brought from...
/en/Choosing-a-Dog/Choosing-a-Breed/Hounds/Beagle
2/6/2014 1:15:41 PM
Origin Once known as the Russian Wolfhound on this continent, the Borzoi originated in Russia where it was bred by Russian aristocracy for hundreds of years. The breed is believed to have descended from the Persian Greyhound possibly mixed with coated sheepdog breeds. In...
/en/Choosing-a-Dog/Choosing-a-Breed/Hounds/Borzoi
2/6/2014 1:15:58 PM
Origin Like his larger relative, the Standard, this smaller version of the Long-haired Dachshund was developed in Germany to rid farms of destructive pests. The Standard Dachsies were bred to hunt down badgers but the quarry for the Mini Dachshunds was the rabbit that de...
/en/Choosing-a-Dog/Choosing-a-Breed/Hounds/Dachshund-Miniature-Long-haired
2/6/2014 1:16:19 PM
Origin Like his larger relative, the Standard, this smaller version of the Long-haired Dachshund was developed in Germany to rid farms of destructive pests. The Standard Dachsies were bred to hunt down badgers but the quarry for the Mini Dachshunds was the rabbit that de...
/en/Choosing-a-Dog/Choosing-a-Breed/Hounds/Dachshund-Miniature-Smooth-Haired
2/6/2014 1:17:36 PM
Origin Stag hunting was once the sport of Britain’s landed gentry but when stag became scarce, they turned to pursuing the more abundant fox. The farmers’ hounds that were first used were reliable but slow and not suited to working with hunters on horseback. Early hunter...
/en/Choosing-a-Dog/Choosing-a-Breed/Hounds/Foxhound-English
2/6/2014 1:18:56 PM
Origin The Norwegian Elkhound has been honoured as the national dog of Norway. He descends from Spitz-type dogs known in Scandinavia since Viking times (AD 800-1000) and perhaps even earlier since archaeological findings in west Norway included two dog skeletons dating t...
/en/Choosing-a-Dog/Choosing-a-Breed/Hounds/Norwegian-Elkhound
2/6/2014 1:19:42 PM
Origin Egypt was this elegant hound’s country of origin but the breed was developed on the Mediterranean islands of Malta and Gozo. The dogs were taken to the islands as objects of barter by Phoenician traders well before the birth of Christ and there they bred pure for ...
/en/Choosing-a-Dog/Choosing-a-Breed/Hounds/Pharaoh-Hound
2/6/2014 1:24:43 PM
Origin Sometimes called “the grey ghost of Weimar,” this steel-grey sporting breed was developed in Germany at the court of the Grand Duke Karl August of Weimar as an all-purpose gun dog for the nobility. The breed was thought to have been perfected about 1810 and was ca...
/en/Choosing-a-Dog/Choosing-a-Breed/Sporting-Dogs/Weimaraner
2/6/2014 1:32:11 PM
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