What Do Pedigrees Tell Us?

A dog’s pedigree is like a family tree – it lists his parents, grandparents, great-grandparents, and so forth for however many generations are listed. Pedigrees give you the registered names of the dog’s parents and ancestors as well as what titles,...

Interpreting Breeders’ Website Claims

Don’t miss the companion piece, “Questions to Ask Breeders”  In this day and age, just about anyone can have a website. With many services, you don’t need any money, and you don’t need any special programs. All you do is click a few...

Black Boxers: Fact or Fiction?

More and more frequently we have been seeing ads for, getting questions about, and hearing from people who have purchased black Boxers. Sometimes this is just a simple misunderstanding – the dogs are actually very heavily striped brindles, which some people call...