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Category Archives: Dog breeds
Hit the spot
Dalmatian factlet by Laure-Anne Viselé December 2010 A few facts about dalmatians I feel like delving into Dalmatians today. Here come the spotty facts. Fun dalmatian references LouDog! Remember the dog of the world’s greatest band, Sublime? The House of Spots is owned by a photographer and his dalmatians. Check out this GREAT blog. ‘101 Dalmatians‘ [...]
Dog trip down memory lane
Article about childhood dogs by Laure-Anne Viselé OK, exhausted but feel like writing. Let’s go for a mental exercise that won’t grill my tired brain cells. I’ve just finished tallying the dogs I have rescued and owned and, at the ripe old age of 35 (there, I said it), the tally goes up to…. ten! [...]
Also posted in Dogs and society Tagged abbruzze, american cocker spaniel, anatolian shepherd, Belgian shepherd, belgian tervuren, bobtail, bouvier des flandres, breed, chien, chien d'enfance, childhood dog, dog, dog breed, dogs you owned, english bulldog, fci breed classification, fci classification, first dog, fox-terrier, german shepherd, great pyrenees, groenendaal, hond, kangal, karabasch, koban kopengi, kuvasz, maremma, newfoundland, old english shepherd, premier chien, sarplaninac, sharplaninac, siberian husky, terv, tervuren, yugoslavian shepherd 13 Comments
Anatolian Shepherd breeder: Raising giants
Interview with Anatolian shepherd breeder and published author Gilles Galand. By Laure-Anne Viselé, April 2010 About the interview Mr. Galand’s unrivalled reputation as a breeder reaches far and wide throughout Northern Europe. He has bred multiple award-winning dogs, and even published a book on the breed. Our family dog being an Anatolian shepherd, I am [...]
Also posted in Dog pros: a day in the life Tagged 'dog breeder', ackbasch, ackbash, akbasch, akbash, anatolian shepherd, Belgique, Belgium, berger d'anatolie, breeder, breeding, chien, coban kopegi, dog, eleveur, eleveur de chiens, fokker, hond, hondenfokker, karabasch, karabash, Sirault, wallonie 13 Comments
That’ll do, Fly – Sheep herding dogs
Review of sheep herding trial with Etienne Smit. By Laure-Anne Viselé, August 2010 A dog of a day Picture this. A week night, exhausted after a dog’s day at work (pun intended), and still on the road for one last assignment: meet with the Dutch national team for sheep herding, to watch them prepare for [...]
Also posted in Dog sports and working dogs Tagged border collie, collie, european championship, nederlandse team, schapenherder, sheep, sheep herding, sheepdog, shepherd, trials 11 Comments
Does your large dog scare people?
Article about responsible dog ownership with large dogs. By Laure-Anne Viselé, July 2010 He’s just a big teddy bear I can relate to owners of large and giant dogs. After all, I have owned my fair share. The experience has taught me to never assume that people know ‘He’s just a big teddy bear’. Sadly, [...]
Also posted in Dogs and society Tagged "large dogs" hond dog "responsible ownership" "responsible dog owner" 19 Comments
Different dogs: King Charles are not Cavaliers
Article about the difference between King Charles and Cavalier King Charles spaniels. By Laure-Anne Viselé, June 2010 I am often surprised to see that that a lot of Cavalier King Charles Spaniels owners think it is the same breed as King Charles Spaniels. Dog geek that I am, I had to do some research. Here [...]
Posted in Dog breeds Tagged breed, cavalier king charles, cavalier king charles spaniel, chien, dog, dog breed, dog photography, dog portraiture, epagneul cavalier king charles, epagneul king charles, hond, hondenfotograaf, hondenras, king charles, king charles spaniel, race, race de chien, ras, spaniel 5 Comments
Photographic Dog Breed Identification Project
Promotion of Canis bonus dog breed photo project. By Laure-Anne Viselé, June 2010 Hear, hear! The BIP (Breed Identification Project) has started. What’s it all about Educative collection of dog photos submitted by individual owners to help professionals and dog fans unambiguously recognize each dog breed, and no longer confuse closely ressembling breeds. The idea [...]
Splash! – Water rescue dogs
Review of Newfoundland dogs water training. By Laure-Anne Viselé, June 2010 I got invited to take a photoshoot of a water training (aka water rescue) club for Newfoundands. Read on to find out about my morning with the black water giants. Getting there The venue was a VERY rainy Dutch Sunday morning, on the outskirts [...]
Also posted in Dog sports and working dogs Tagged black dog, club, delft, den haag, dinghy, dobbe plas, dog, dog sport, dogs, dummy, holland, newfoundland, newfoundlands, newfy, swim, swimming, the hague, the netherlands, water training, water training nf the hague, watertraining 11 Comments
Extreme grooming: pimp your dog