This article by Marcie M. Jensen of http://camprunapup.com/wp has important tips in choosing a puppy. I couldn’t have said it better myself! I think her comment about not getting littermates shines light on something I have noticed about our Rottweiler, Lola, now about a year and a half old. We got her last year in [...]

I just found an enjoyable little quiz you can take to help you select a dog breed. Since a lot of people choose their dogs without any research, this should be at least a start, though I personally love to pore over breed books.
Here’s the quiz, at the popular dog website Dogster:
http://www.dogster.com/breeds/finder/
And here’s an even [...]

I came across a list of smart dog breeds recently, and found it quite interesting. The article didn’t happen to mention where the information came from, or how it was derived, but still it was fun.
Intelligence of dog breeds is an important factor in choosing a dog. The more intelligent ones can be more [...]

Lola will turn up a lot in this blog and website from now on! We acquired her two days ago, from a woman who was fostering her till a good home was found. We’ve known several wonderful Rottweilers, but weren’t focusing on the breed.
We wanted a dog that would be a good guard [...]

We’re back home from our two months around various parts of the U.S. Unfortunately, we returned home to discover our two portable propane tanks, plus some other things, had been stolen from our yard and our locked side patio. No hot showers that first night home! This took place on a weekday when our housesitters [...]

The other night I dreamt of a Xoloitzcuintli. Hmm, I thought when I woke up and remembered the dream. Is it getting to be time to think of adding another dog?
Xoloitzcuintli is pronounced, roughly, show-low-eets-queent-lee, which explains why this rare breed of dog is often just called a Xolo. You might know it as [...]

When my husband and I watched the Westminster dog show recently, we would comment to each other about this breed or that breed. It gradually dawned on me that I at least was beginning to compose a mental list of what I wanted and didn’t want in a future dog. Kelly wasn’t exactly thrilled when [...]