Which 10 breeds have we chosen for our Top Most Stubborn Dog Breeds? For an obedient dog, you might want to avoid the most stubborn dog breeds. Of course, there will always be some disagreement about where certain breeds lie on the scale of “difficult to train”, and a lot depends on the upbringing as […]

How does one define “Unusual Dog Breeds”? Is it their shape, color,size, type of hair? Or is it just a matter of being more rare than the average dog? Dogs come a huge number of shapes and sizes and some are more weird looking than others! No surprise, really when you consider that there are over 400 breeds of

What makes these 14 unique dog breeds so unusual? To answer that we should define “unique”.  Unique, as the dictionary tells us is “Being the only one of a kind:  Unlike anything else.” All dogs are unique and anyone who has ever owned a dog or two knows that all too well.  Even closely related

Everyone wants one of the smartest dog breeds, right?  Well, not so fast. Let’s look at this just a little closer. Everyone thinks their dog is the smartest (myself included) and why not?  Your dog loves you, is devoted to you, maybe follows you everywhere?  How can he not be smart. And, while were on

Dog breed nicknames can be quite clever. Where do they come from? The answers may surprise you and some have had these “special” names tagging along with them for generations.  Dog breed nicknames arise because of some trait the dog possess, either looks or actions. Consider the “Monkey” dog, also known as the Affenpinscher because his face resembles that of

These 20 powerful dog breeds are strong, independently minded, but very loyal and protective of their owners. These are the strongest dogs in the World, with the strongest bite force to match. Some of them are on insurance company black lists, due to a history of attacks causing physical harm. No matter what type of

Which is the Best of the Watch Dog breeds? What makes some breeds better watch dogs than others? A watch dog can be any size, because their main job is to be observant of what is going on in their immediate environment, and then relay their findings to you, the owner. This means they must be

Want Love, withoutthe Floating Hair? Non shedding dog breeds, or more accurately, ‘low shedding dogs’ are perfect people that have better things to do with their time than vacuum pet hairs off carpet and upholstery. This page is about smaller breeds. If you are interested in bigger dogs, have a look at Large non-shedding Dogs here. Need

Discover which dogs belong to the Sheepdog Breeds Group! First of all, there is no such official group recognized by the American Kennel Club as ‘Sheepdog Breeds’. Instead, these dogs fall into either the ‘Herding Dog Group’ or the ‘Working Dog Group’.  I thought it would be helpful and fun to put all the dogs