The Great Pyrenees is a truly majestic and ancient dog breed. These dogs are enormous in size and personality and are currently the 66th most popular purebred companion canine (out of 196 breeds) in the United States. Unless you plan to breed or show your Great Pyrenees, in which case you will need to keep…
Pomsky is a hybrid dog breed that was never supposed to exist. This hybrid or designer dog breed is a cross between the Pomeranian and the Siberian Husky. While both parent dogs share some surprising historical similarities, they are very much different in terms of weight, height, and overall size. As well, the Pomeranian and…
The Great Pyrenees dog breed is a giant, beautiful dog that knows their own power and uses it with wisdom and care. This dog breed comes from an ancient and noble lineage of working dogs, serving alongside people to protect livestock animals in harsh and wild terrain. Today, the Great Pyrenees is still a popular…
The Pomsky hybrid dog breed wasn’t ever supposed to be a “real” dog breed at all. In fact, the very first Pomsky, whose pictures went viral on social media, was a classic case of mistaken identity. The real dog was a Finnish Lapphund puppy, as Northern California Pomskies explains! But the seed of an adorable…
The Great Pyrenees dog breed is one of only a handful of purebred dog breeds in the world with double dewclaws. If you are just learning about dogs or the Great Pyrenees breed, you may not even be sure what dewclaws are and what they are for, let alone why a dog needs two of…
A number of urban legends exist regarding the origin of the dog now known as the Pomsky. According to the Berkeley Patch, the breed craze began when mislabeled social media photos announced the Pomsky as a new dog breed. The dog was cute and the name was catchy and that was all it took to…