Dog Central

You live in the city, and you want to get a dog.  How do you choose the best dogs that will do well in city living?  What are the things that you should know about when deciding to get a dog for your house? When thinking about keeping dogs in the city, you should bear [...]

About the Breed The cairn terrier is one of many breeds developed in the Scottish highlands.  He was created as a natural solution to vermin control.  Cairns are rock piles which were commonly found on Scottish farmlands.  This small terrier’s job was to manage the piles, search for mice and other vermin, and swiftly dispatch [...]

About the Breed The adorable white fluff ball of a dog that we know as the Bichon Frise originated in the Mediterranean region from a dog known as the Barbet or Water Spaniel.  Four groups of dogs evolved from this common ancestry: Bichon Havanese, Bichon Bolognese, Bichon Maltese, and Bichon Tenerife (which would later be [...]

About the Breed While there is more than one type of Bulldog (including the French and American versions), when someone says Bulldog, they are generally referring to the English variety. The Bulldog got his name because of the activity of bull baiting.  Bull baiting was very popular within England at one time, and it required [...]

About the Breed Everyone’s favorite cartoon dog, Snoopy, is a well loved representative of the Beagle breed.  It helps show how well loved the breed is. The Beagle is a British hound dog that was developed from a mixture of larger hound breeds.  The breed was ideal because it created a smaller hound that was [...]

About the Breed A funny little fact about the ‘Australian’ Shepherd is that he’s not Australian at all! In fact, he is an American breed of dog but his name is a reference to the association between the breed and the Australian sheepherders that came to America in the 1800s. The Australian Shepherd quickly developed [...]

About the Breed: Australian Cattle Dog Unlike the other herding breed with Australian in its name, the Australian Cattle Dog is actually from Australia.  He is often more commonly referred to as simply cattle dog, blue heeler, or red heeler. The breed was developed with one sole purpose in mind: to drive cattle.  At the [...]

About the Breed The American Eskimo Dog is the adorable white dog that has nothing to do with Eskimos, Alaska, or even America in its creation! Instead, this breed was developed in Europe, primarily Germany, from a variety of Spitz breeds including the German Spitz, Italian Spitz, Pomeranian, and Keeshond. The name of the breed [...]

Chihuahua Facts The Chihuahua is a diminutive breed of dog that hails from the country of Mexico.  Not only is he recognized as the smallest breed of dog, but he is also a very old breed.  It is not fully clear when the breed originated, but it is believed that ancestors of the Chihuahua possibly [...]

Well, possibly not literally, altho it does ofttimes seem alike the three Bone Munchers smiling at me when we’re altogether having fun. Dogs for certain let you know once they’re happy though. Tails waggling like they’re trying to set off from the floor, and a wiggly botty that looks to have a mind of they’re [...]

World’s Meanest Dog: The English Cocker Spaniel? A floppy-eared, innocent-looking breed may be one of the world’s most aggressive dogs, according to a new study that found English cocker spaniels tend to be more hostile than other breeds. The discovery adds to the mounting evidence that aggressiveness is an inherited characteristic, suggesting that genes and [...]