Dog Breed

Wirehaired Pointed Griffon
Wirehaired Pointed Griffons
This story is about our two Wirehaired Pointing Griffons, also called Griffon Korthals. We've always had dogs and in 1995, about two years after our big fluffy Bouvier died of old age, we decided to get a new dog. We wanted a dog of a different breed, because no other Bouvier could have lived up to our old Ceetha. While looking at books and searching the internet, we stumbled upon a hunting dog breed called Griffon Korthals' or in English 'Wirehaired Pointing Griffon'. We liked the looks (wir...

Presa Canario Dog Breed
About One Presa Canario In Particular...Mine
Bet your wondering what the heck is a Presa Canario, I'll tell you a little about the breed... The Presa is stated to be from the Canary Islands, history tells us that these dogs might of been trained for hunting or war...The Presa Canario is also known as the Perro de Presa and it is said that Presa actually means catch or hold referring to the dog's actual grip... Males can weigh 110 lbs or more where females can weigh 88 lbs or more depending on the dog...The Presa has short hair and can...

Perro De Presa Canario
The Presa Canario Dog
This is the story of my Presa Canario "Karma"...I got Karma after I got Orca, because I thought Orca needed a friend...I think that only having one dog is lonely for the dog, as well as being bored...You know what they say about a bored dog don't you? If your dog is bored and has nobody to play with during the day while your at work they tend to get into trouble more, either by digging their way out of the yard or chewing your furniture...I wasn't prepared for either so I decided to have a se...

Dog Breed Art Gifts
Famous Art Adapted to include Dog Breeds (over 100)
This idea of putting dogs into famous art originated back in 2001 after I had been doing my own dog designs for a couple years (was blessed to be featured in a book called Decorative Painting for Fun and Profit by Susan Young in 2000). At that time I was painting my own products. I would print out my designs, affix them on light covers, purses, check book covers, mailboxes, etc. etc. and then paint them in dimensional paint. I loved the idea of being able to offer these beautiful paintings w...