Aesop's FablesBy Aesop Translated by George Fyler Townsend The Wolf and the Lamb Wolf, meeting with a Lamb astray from the fold, resolved not to lay violent hands on him, but to find some plea to justify to the Lamb the Wolf's right to eat him. He thus addressed him: "Sirrah, last year you...
Originating from England, the Flat-Coated Retriever was developed in the 1800s. The breed used to be considered a generic “Labrador” type dog known as “Retriever proper” and was created as a retriever for both land and water. The Flat-Coated Retriever was brought about from mixing breeds such as...
The largest of the breed and an all-around useful dog, the Airedale terrier is often referred to as the “King of the Terriers.” It originated from Airedale, in Yorkshire England and has been originally bred to hunt otters in and around the valleys of the River Aire, hence it earning the name...
Believe it or not, some of the most widely accepted historical "truths" are actually very inaccurate.
Originating from Croatia, the name can be translated to mean the Scenthound from the Sava Valley. This old hunting breed was first officially recognized by the FCI with the name Kras Posavac Basin Hound but was later changed to Posavatz Hound. It stands at a height of 17 to 23 inches and weighs...
Every day we walk the streets, most of the time little realizing how closely we might be dicing with death. The Grim Reaper is nothing if not unpredictable. Cars speed past in a seemingly parallel world, but the sidewalk would provide no protection if one were to come careering out of control, its...
Originating from Scotland, the breed was once known by names as the Scotch Greyhound, the Rough Greyhound and the Highland Deerhound. They used to be recognized as the royal dog of Scotland. However, because of strict ownership rules and with the invention of guns that can be used for hunting, the...
Also known by other names such as the Arabian Greyhound, Sloughi Moghrebi and Arabian Sighthound, the Sloughi originated from the area which now comprises of Morocco, Libya, Tunisia and Algeria. It is closely related to the Azawakh and was originally a prized purebred with only kings and chiefs...
It is said to be the oldest of the French scent hounds and is also called the Chien de Franche-Comte after the French region bordering Switzerland where the breed was discovered. It was said to have developed from a mix of the English Harrier, the Montaimboeuf which is now extinct and the Laufhund....
Commonly known as Estrela Mountain Dog, the breed is said to be possibly one of the oldest in the Iberian Peninsula. This is a breed of a livestock working dog that takes its name from Sera de Estrela, the highest mountain range in Portugal. It weighs from 66 to 110 pounds and has a height of 24...
