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Honest breed portraits, puppy know-how and photo tips, without kitsch and without marketing talk. From animal people for animal people.
Cardigan Welsh Corgi profile: a British cattle dog with a fox tail and large upright ears. FCI requirements, activity needs and two genetic tests...
Read more: Cardigan Welsh Corgi (Welsh Corgi (Cardigan))
The Shetland Sheepdog at a glance: a small, long-haired British herding dog, affectionate with its people and reserved with strangers. FCI guidance, daily needs...
Read more: Shetland Sheepdog (Sheltie)
Shar Pei profile: a calm, independent Chinese dog with harsh hair and wrinkled skin. FCI requirements and studies on eyelids, fever episodes and kidneys.
Read more: Shar Pei
The Portuguese Water Dog at a glance: a coastal fishing dog with webbed feet and no undercoat. FCI guidance on temperament and clipping, and...
Read more: Portuguese Water Dog (Cão de Água Português)
Ibizan Hound profile: a tall rabbit hunter from the Balearic Islands, hunting with nose and ears. What the FCI standard describes and what is...
Read more: Ibizan Hound (Podenco Ibicenco)
The Canarian Warren Hound at a glance: a slender rabbit hunter from the Canary Islands, enduring, heat-tolerant and devoted to its person. FCI requirements...
Read more: Canarian Warren Hound (Podenco Canario)
Wire-haired Vizsla profile: a russet-gold Hungarian pointer developed from the short-haired Vizsla and German Wire-haired Pointer. FCI requirements, beard care and gaps in health...
Read more: Hungarian Wire-haired Pointer (Drótzörü Magyar Vizsla)
The Italian Greyhound at a glance: a miniature sighthound, lively, affectionate and surprisingly long-lived. The standard and studies of tooth enamel and the immune...
Read more: Italian Greyhound (Piccolo Levriero Italiano)
Irish Red and White Setter profile: an Irish pointing dog with red patches on white, nearly lost around 1900. FCI requirements, feathering care and...
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Large Munsterlander profile: a black-and-white long-haired German pointing dog bred for work before and after the shot. FCI requirements, alternatives to hunting and available...
Read more: Large Munsterlander (Großer Münsterländer Vorstehhund)
Smooth Fox Terrier profile: a white, short-haired British terrier with great stamina and hunting drive. FCI description, daily needs and an important breeding test.
Read more: Smooth Fox Terrier (Fox Terrier (Smooth))
Wire Fox Terrier profile: a small, long-legged British terrier with a wiry coat and strong hunting passion. FCI requirements, coat care and available health...
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