As the Irish Red and White Setter bounds through the woods with a hunter close behind it can smell the familiar scent of game birds. Finally it slowly picks up a scent from a nearby bush and instinctively points at it as the hunter creeps up behind. The dog creeps forward until the bird breaks…
The Grand Basset Griffon Vendéen or GBGV is a medium-sized dog breed from France. It’s a Scenthound breed which means they are great at tracking. They have a lot of energy which keeps them on the trail of it’s elusive prey! The name translates to “Large, low, shaggy dog of the Vendée” in English. This…
Russian Toys, also called Russkiy Toys, are toy-sized dogs. This is a very unique looking breed. It is one of the smallest breeds in the world, and it can be either long haired or smooth-haired. Breeders created this dog for Russian nobility at one point in time! The Russian Toy History The Russian Toy Terrier…
The Russian Tsvetnaya Bolonka has a loving and affectionate character to it’s family and is great with children. This dog was made for the city life! It was originally bred to be an apartment dog. This breed gets along well with other pet like dogs and cat. Clever and smart, the Bolonka perform well in…
The Tornjak sat in silence as it watched the the flock. The Shepherd was fast asleep in his hut. It was up to this dog now. With every breath a puff of steam came out of it’s nostrils. It was cold and dark on this Croatian night. Suddenly a scent in the air brings this…
Breeders developed the Bavarian Mountain Scenthound in Germany. These hounds are obedient, cool and confident. These dogs are different than other scent-hounds in that they are able to distinguish between the prey they are looking for and other prey in a very distinct way. They are most likely wary and shy at first but overall…
The Pudelpointer is large versatile gun dog with a distinct hunting instinct and lacks game or gun shyness. This dog originates genetically from two breeds and is a rough coated pointing dog that. The Poodle and the Pointer in Germany, was completely isolated from other pointing breeds. In it’s native country of Germany, it has…