http://www.doggyweb.info/feed/ http://www.doggyweb.info/ All information about your favorite pet. Mon, 1 Dec 2008 03:50:13 +0100 Mon, 1 Dec 2008 03:50:13 +0100 http://www.doggyweb.info/breeds/dalmatians http://www.doggyweb.info/breeds/dalmatians From the 101 Dalmatians written by Dodie Smith in 1956, the dog’s popularity as a pet sky rise. Many people love to own that white and black spotted dog to be their pet due to its lovely coat and intelligent nature as indicated in the book or in the cartoons and live action movie with the same title. However they did not realized that there is so much more about the Dalmatians than what pleases their eyes. For one thing, Dalmatians are one of the oldest purebred dogs which mean that their bloodline is not tainted by other dog breeds and shouldn’t ever be. Fri, 28 Nov 2008 03:55:46 +0100 http://www.doggyweb.info/breeds/Shar-Pei- http://www.doggyweb.info/breeds/Shar-Pei- If ever you would come across a Shar Pei what would your reaction be? Maybe by saying “what an ugly dog!” or “does it even know how to smile?” will definitely be a part of your comments. But do you ever consider why the Shar Pei looks like that? If you would just take another view of it and look it straight in the eyes you would rather say “what a gentle dog this is”. Shar Pei or Chinese Shar Pei which literally means sand-skin or shark-skin originated from China specifically in Guangdong province. Its characteristics are related to the Chow Chow breeds but with a slight difference in their tongues. Fri, 21 Nov 2008 07:59:51 +0100 http://www.doggyweb.info/breeds/newfoundland-dogs http://www.doggyweb.info/breeds/newfoundland-dogs Have you heard of Nana the famous family dog of the Darling family from James Barrie’s famous children’s book Peter Pan? What about Faithful, Hector, and Lara? They are the famous first dogs of Presidents Ulysses Grant, Rutherford Hayes, and James Buchanan respectively. These pets have one thing in common and that is their breed. They are known as Newfoundland dogs which are said to have originated from Newfoundland, a province of Canada. It is believed to be a close family of the extinct American Black Wolf. This breed of dog is famous for its life saving, swimming, and excellent sniffing skills. Mon, 17 Nov 2008 04:23:24 +0100 http://www.doggyweb.info/breeds/husky http://www.doggyweb.info/breeds/husky Huskies are one of those breeds that are widely known as sled dogs in colder regions. They are used to carry people or goods and are considered as a very big help especially if there are no snow mobiles handy or only a limited number of them can be used. But today, they qualify as pets. Different breeds of huskies include the Alaskan husky, the Mackenzie River husky, Sakhalin husky, Tamaskan husky and Siberian husky. Although they grow large, huskies are gentle and friendly animals. They are related to wolves but don’t be deceived by their size so don’t let them serve as guards for your houses. Thu, 4 Sep 2008 11:28:21 +0200 http://www.doggyweb.info/breeds/Akita http://www.doggyweb.info/breeds/Akita What is Akita dog breed? What family of dog does it belong? Akita dog breed is among the most ancient dog breeds. It's sometimes called as Japanese Akita Inu. It's large with breed stands of sixty to seventy centimeters at the shoulders. For male, it weighs about thirty-four to fifty- four kilograms. For female, it weighs about thirty-four to fifty kilograms. Litter size is three to twelve puppies with an average of seven to eight. Its life span is anywhere from eleven to fifteen years. Akitas come in five colors only: pure white, sesame, fawn, brindle, and red. Any of these colors except white must have whitish hair on the body, the cheeks, the neck, on the chest, and on the sides of the muzzle. Thu, 28 Aug 2008 04:00:32 +0200 http://www.doggyweb.info/breeds/Catahoula-Leopard-Dog http://www.doggyweb.info/breeds/Catahoula-Leopard-Dog Everyone and everything has a good and bad side, or at least two features that contrast. Take the fictional character Dr. Jeckle for example: before he got into the freak accident or got high on the drugs or whatever he was using, he was a normal person. But after the freak accident or the drugs, or whatever it was, he turned into something completely different – a monster. That example was rather exaggerated, so a more realistic one would be Yin and Yang. The law goes something like “where there's good, there has to bad in order to maintain balance, or all hell will let loose” - or something else of similarity. Wed, 27 Aug 2008 03:58:55 +0200 http://www.doggyweb.info/breeds/Greyhound http://www.doggyweb.info/breeds/Greyhound The Greyhound dog breed is one of the fastest there in existence – proof of that would be Greyhounds participating in races everywhere, and organizations being put up which host races exclusive to this breed of pooch. What makes it so damn fast anyway? Let's take a glance at its anatomy: it stands anywhere from 26 to 30 inches, and weighs 60 to 70 pounds. With the given specs, many consider this to be a medium to large dog – but taking a look at its actual appearance, many people would probably think otherwise; why? Because it seems to be really skinny, so where on earth does the 60 to 70 pounds come from? The secret behind that lies within its super compact and well-developed muscles, which is capable of generating large amounts of force, like for propelling its body forward. Tue, 26 Aug 2008 03:37:54 +0200 http://www.doggyweb.info/breeds/Greater-Swiss-Mountain-Dog http://www.doggyweb.info/breeds/Greater-Swiss-Mountain-Dog Today's world is getting a lot more dangerous than it was way back in the early days. There was a time when people could sleep with their doors and windows open, and wouldn't have to worry about any thieves stealing anything, nor killers killing anybody. Nowadays, leaving doors and windows unlocked or worse open acts as an invitation to the bad guys. Walk down a street at night and there's a good chance (depending where you're from) you'll get mugged by some crazed retard, especially if you're a female. I know there are many people out there that can relate – if you are one of those, and tired of it all, then you should consider getting yourself a Greater Swiss Mountain Dog. Mon, 25 Aug 2008 03:58:16 +0200 http://www.doggyweb.info/breeds/English-Pointer http://www.doggyweb.info/breeds/English-Pointer Hunters use all kinds of dogs with different hunting abilities – they choose the one with the skills that are best suited for them. Some canine use their scent of smell for finding animals, track it down, and then lead its human buddy to the game. Others put to good use their eyesight, where they will be able to spot the prey from a distance, and then lead its companion to its location. The English Pointer dog breed, on the other hand, would find the game, stop, and then “point” where the prey was with its muzzle. The hunter would then follow that direction and move in for the kill. Fri, 22 Aug 2008 05:19:49 +0200 http://www.doggyweb.info/breeds/hairless-dog http://www.doggyweb.info/breeds/hairless-dog I have this friend that knows this guy, who's daughter is the only one in the theater club she joined, that doesn't own a dog. The reason behind that is she's got this allergic reaction to pooches. That may sound like nothing nobody would care about, but this girl isn't a nobody (not like most people). One thing about her is that she doesn't like feeling left out – being the only one without a house pet didn't make her feel part of the “group”, so she often felt sad when she thought about from time to time. One day, the guy that my friend knew met a breeder of hairless dog breeds, and was told that it could be possible that his daughter was only allergic to pooch hair. Wed, 20 Aug 2008 05:04:26 +0200 http://www.doggyweb.info/breeds/Dutch-Shepherd http://www.doggyweb.info/breeds/Dutch-Shepherd Perhaps the most common and popular dog used at airports for sniffing cargo and baggage (for illegal commodities) is the German Shepherd. Almost in every part of the world you can see one doing this type of job. There is another breed dog though, that is slowly becoming more popular as the preferred pooch of choice for police work, and that is none other than the Dutch Shepherd Dog – a product of the proud Dutch breeders. Down in the Netherlands, this pooch has already become popular because of its versatility. At first, its original purpose was to watch over the herd of the farmers that needed it to do so. Tue, 19 Aug 2008 07:24:49 +0200 http://www.doggyweb.info/breeds/English-Setter http://www.doggyweb.info/breeds/English-Setter The English Setter was said to have originated from France – the end result of crossing the French Pointer with the Spanish pointer. So why on earth did they call it the English Setter? The reason behind that is that the refinement of the pooch wasn't completed until it was brought to England. This pooch is also known as the Laverack and Llewellin – these are the last names of those who managed to “perfect” the breeding process. So what was the pooch good for? The two guys mentioned above managed to make it a good hunting dog, as well as a show dog. Mon, 18 Aug 2008 04:25:49 +0200 http://www.doggyweb.info/breeds/dog-breed5 http://www.doggyweb.info/breeds/dog-breed5 Are you the kind of guy or gal that has a thing for shooting waterfowl, or in other words, birds sitting around in the water? If you are, then you must be a “waterfowl hunter”, or some sick demented individual with a lot of issues. Which ever of the two you are, (hope you aren't the latter) you'd probably find it annoying when you've shot the prey from a distance and it lands right in the water (often does). Pedaling towards it and scooping it out of the water can be time consuming, and kinda tiring too. But what if you were the proud owner of a dog breed that could actually jump in the water, swim over to the shot game, and bring it back into the boat? My guess would be you'd be very happy, and find it to be very useful – the hunting dog breed that can do that is non other than the Boykin Spaniel. Fri, 15 Aug 2008 03:44:23 +0200 http://www.doggyweb.info/breeds/Briard http://www.doggyweb.info/breeds/Briard I'm not sure if Chuck Norris does own a Briard dog breed, but if you've seen his movie “Top Dog”, you'll see that the canine was assigned as his partner. The pooch did all kinds of tricks and stunts that would make people's jaws drop, and the “couple” constantly found themselves in crazy situations. Why did they choose a Briard for carrying out the role? Aside from its good looks, the large dog (weighing anywhere from 75 to 100 pounds and standing from 23 to 25 inches) happened to be very smart. Teaching it was a piece of cake, but to get it to do what it had to do, they of course still needed a dog trainer/s. Thu, 14 Aug 2008 04:09:57 +0200 http://www.doggyweb.info/breeds/Norwegian-Elkhound http://www.doggyweb.info/breeds/Norwegian-Elkhound If you want a dog that's meant for staying outside the house, but can do fine inside the house if needed (or you have a change of heart), then you'll want the Norwegian Elkhound breed. Some pooches, when kept indoors for long periods of times, develop canine behavioral problems. That's usually because they have the basic need of running free and wild – place a pet full of energy in the scenario and you'll know for sure that what I'm saying is true. The Norwegian Elkhound on the other hand (if placed in the scenario), will most likely NOT develop any behavioral problems.