My husband Virgil and I have three retired racing greyhounds. We know something about their racing lives, and we’ve realized that there’s inspiration here for dogs in any active dog sport, like agility. On race day, a greyhound starts out with a very small breakfast. The small meal cues the dog that it’s a race […]
Vital Statistics: Place of Origin: England Group: Terrier, Toy Height: Toy 10-12 in., Standard 15-16 in. Weight: Toy 6-8 lbs., Standard 17-18 lbs. Life span: 15 yrs. plus Trainability: high Good with children: yes with early socialization Good with other pets: high prey drive, may chase small animals What is the origin of the Manchester […]
The Peninsula Humane Society and SPCA in California has a unique idea to encourage adoption of shelter dogs. The shelter is investigating DNA testing to discover the breeds present in each individual dog. To this end, 12 dogs who looked like chihuahua mixes were chosen and put to the test. Recently, a group of animal […]
