While you might have a Yorkshire Terrier in your life you love, you may not be aware that this breed is only about 100 years old—descendants of a Scottish breed called the Waterside Terrier. Their long-haired coats are worth noting, too. These dogs were initially referred to as Broken-Haired Scotch Terriers and gained the name…
You may think of France when you imagine a poodle, but these dogs actually initially came from Germany. Poodles were bred as water retrievers to hunt and retrieve ducks and other foul, and got their name from the German word pudel, meaning “splashing in water.” This breed can be extremely active thanks to their origins…
Labrador Retrievers are high energy, lovable family dogs with a lot of personality. They have buckets of curiosity and enjoy nothing better than roaming around exploring with their favorite people. They don’t have the voluminous coat of their Golden cousins, but their coats will take some abuse over their lifetime of explorations. A good brush…
