Dog Collars

Dog Collars Biography
A dog collar is a piece of material put around the neck of a dog. A collar may be used for control, identification, fashion, or other purposes. Identification tags and medical information are often placed on dog collars.[1] Collars are also useful for controlling a dog manually, as they provide a handle for grabbing. Collars are often used in conjunction with a leash, and a common alternative to a dog collar is a dog harness. Dog collars are the most common form of directing and teaching dogs.[2]
Dog collar is also an informal term for the clerical collar used by Anglican vicars and other clergy.[3]

Buckle collars, also called flat collars, are usually made of nylon webbing[4] or leather (less common materials can include polyester, hemp, or metal) with a buckle similar to a belt buckle, or a quick-release buckle, either of which holds the collar loosely around the dog's neck. Identification is commonly attached to such a collar; it also comes with a loop to which a leash can be fastened.

Nylon quick-release buckle collar with identification and medical tags.
Flea collars are impregnated with chemicals that repel fleas.[5] They are usually a supplementary collar, worn in addition to the conventional buckle collar.
Elizabethan collars, shaped like a truncated cone, can be fitted on a dog to prevent it from scratching a wound on its head or neck or licking a wound or infection on its body.[6]
Break-away collars look similar to buckle collars, but have a safety mechanism installed that allows the dog to break free of the collar if excessive force is applied. These collars are useful in situations where a non-quick release collar could get snagged and strangle the dog.[7]
Safety Stretch Collars an elastic panel in the sturdy nylon collar allows escape from potential strangulation dangers such as branches, fences, gates and other dogs. Unlike breakaways a stretch collar acts like a traditional static collar when clipped with a leash.
Stud collars are leather collars fitted with dulled points and/or metal studs that traditionally prevented another animal from biting the dog's neck. In modern societies, stud collars are more commonly considered a fashion accessory.

Several types of collars are used for the purposes of training dogs, though sometimes a collar is not used at all (such as in the case of dog agility training, where a collar could get caught on equipment and strangle the dog). Each training collar has its own set of advantages and disadvantages (briefly outlined below) which trainers might consider before using a select one. Training collars are typically used for training only and not left on the dog's neck all the time, as some collars can be harmful or dangerous if left on a dog unsupervised

Flat collars
Some dogs are trained on leash using a buckle or quick-release collar.

Choke chains
Choke chains (also called slip collars, choke collars, or slip chains) are a length of chain or nylon rope with rings at either end such that the collar can be formed into a loop around the top of the dog's neck, just behind the ears. The ring which connects to the leash goes over the back of the dog's neck, not under.[8] When the leash is attached to the dead ring the collar does not constrict on the dog's neck. When the leash is attached to the live ring the chain slips (adjusts) tighter when pulled and slips looser when tension is released. A quick jerk with an immediate release, euphemistically called a leash pop, snap, or correction, is used to correct the dog into a 'heel' position.

Prong collar
Prong collars are a series of chain links with blunted open ends turned towards the dog's neck. The design of the prong collar is such that it has a limited circumference unlike choke chains which do not have a limit on how far they can constrict on a dog's neck. The limited traction of the martingale chain combined with the angle of the prongs prevents the prongs moving close enough to pinch. The collar is designed to prevent the dog from pulling by applying pressure at each point against the dog's neck.
Prong collars must never be turned inside out (with the prongs facing away from the dog's skin), as this may cause injury against the body and head. [9] Plastic tips are occasionally placed on the ends of the prongs to protect against tufts forming in the fur or, in the case of low quality manufactured collars with rough chisel cut ends, puncturing the skin. Like the choke chain, the prong collar is placed high on the dog's neck, just behind the ears, at the most sensitive point.[10]
Some dogs can free themselves from prong collars with large wire looped sides by shaking their head so that the links pop out, so some trainers have come to use a second collar (usually an oversize choke chain) in addition to the prong collar so when this happens the dog does not run loose.

Martingale collar
Martingale collars are recommended for Sighthounds because their heads are smaller than their necks and they can often slip out of standard collars. They can, however, be used for any breed of dog. Their no-slip feature has made them a safety standard at many kennels and animal shelters[citation needed]. A martingale collar has 2 loops; the smaller loop is the "control loop" that tightens the larger loop when pulled to prevent dogs from slipping out of the collar. Similar to a prong collar, the martingale has limited constriction on the dog's neck and applies even pressure.

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Dogs Pictures

Dogs Pictures Biography
Virginia Bogert has produced, written, and directed award-winning film and video, nationally and internationally for more than twenty years with experience ranging from feature production, shorts, and commercials, to corporate film and video, documentaries, as well as programming for Public Television, including the 4-time Emmy award-winning Pike Place Market: Soul of a City. Her short film, Tootie Pie, was an official selection of the 32nd Annual Seattle International Film Festival 2006, Langston Hughes African American Film Festival 2007 and the Milwaukee International Film Festival. Virginia was also chosen as a Seattle International Film Festival Fly Filmmaker; her short romantic comedy, The Delivery screened at SIFF and Palm Springs International Film Festival in 2006.

Following a childhood dream, Virginia began her career on feature productions filming in the Northwest. She wanted to make movies but Hollywood productions didn't come to Seattle every day, so Virginia entered the world of commercials and corporate image as a lead producer. That work has taken her across the country and around the world to locations from Europe to the South Pacific and won her awards such as the coveted Halo and a New York Film Festival Golden Reel.

In 1993, after winning a project directing Tom Skerritt in The Theatre…Magic in Real Time, Virginia launched her company Laughing Dog Pictures. The film helped raise 30 million dollars for A Contemporary Theatre, (ACT) funding the preservation of the historic Eagles Auditorium and the relocation of the four decade-old theater to downtown Seattle. Since directing Mr. Skerritt, Virginia has directed on-screen personalities: Danny Glover, Jeff Probst, and Willem Dafoe.

Virginia’s work for non-profit organizations championing the Arts and social justice causes is well-known in the Seattle film industry. As a writer/director, Virginia was awarded the prestigious Halo Award for Public Service Communications for Expect the Unexpected…On the Boards, for the performing arts center and the first Nell Shipman Women in Film Award, for Winds of Change, produced for the King County Sexual Assault Resource Center. She also won a Nell Shipman Award for directing the documentary, A Matter of Perception, for United Cerebral Palsy Association, and as editor of the commercial, Diversity for Women’s Hospital at Overlake in 2000. She also co-produced a NW Emmy winner for Planned Parenthood. Virginia’s resolution to bring about change for the better through her art further led her to direct projects such as the documentary, in my shoes… for the University of Washington School of Social Work, which traces the lives of three women caught in the social welfare system.

Expressing her commitment on a global scale, Virginia co-wrote and directed the commercial Spoonman for the United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization, expanding the UN’s campaign to promote global sustainable farming and reduce hunger worldwide. Spoonman received a First Prize National Telly Award and a Silver Emerald City Award. In the same vein Virginia also produced, directed and co-wrote commercials for the Songbird Foundation, advocating globally sustainable coffee farming. She is now in development of Fields of Plenty II, a feature length documentary about sustainable organic farmers and food producers across America.

Virginia’s acclaimed KCTS production, Pike Place Market: Soul of a City, is a passionately human portrayal of multi-cultural life in Seattle’s century-old public market. Produced for public television, the documentary was awarded four NW regional Emmys for best documentary, photography, and editing; a Women in Film Nell Shipman Award for production excellence in directing; and a national bronze Telly, for production and direction. It was screened at The Hazel Wolf Environmental Film Festival, The New York Independent Film and Video Festival in 2002, and Wild and Scenic Environmental Film Festival 2006. Her short documentary, Fields of Plenty, profiling a sustainable farmer from Oregon fondly known as Potatoman also screened at Hazel Wolf, and Wild and Scenic 2006, can be seen on special features on the 2006 DVD version of Deborah Garcia’s, The Future of Food, and on the KCTS TV-9 All About Us series. It is a 2007 NW Emmy nominee.

Dedicated to the growth of the film industry and community, Virginia is a long-standing member of Women in Film, Vice President 2004, 2005, acting president 2006, elected president in 2007; a member of IFP, and the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. In her early years in the business she co-produced “The Washington State Locations Reel” which was responsible for a 40% increase in the state’s film business.

Virginia has a BA in English with a Fine Arts minor and Master of Arts in Communications, from New Your University. She teaches workshops on the art of film production at film festivals, Cascadia College, Media Arts 911; is an instructor at Seattle Film Institute, Seattle Central Community College, and head of the Documentary track at The University of Washington Extension Certificate Program: “Independent Filmmaking.” Virginia is also the curator of Post Alley Film Festival since it’s inception in 2003: a shorts festival which screens local and international movies by women and about women - female-centric and eccentric. The proceeds are shared by WIF/S which supports and mentors women in the film industry and by Pike Place Preschool and Childcare, which provides equal access to learning for low income families.

Virginia was awarded a series of short documentaries profiling five NW artists produced for the Washington State Arts Commission under the auspices of the NEA, and just finished a project profiling the stories of children with Cystic Fibrosis. Virginia writes, directs, and edits most of her work and recently took a position at Experience Music Project and Science Fiction Museum as Producer/Director of Film and Video.

Virginia Bogert received Cacadia College’s Cinematic Arts Award in 2007, given to individuals in the industry whose personal life and career advance humanitarian causes. Having worked in many areas of the movie business, Virginia’s heart is in the creation of films that tell the story of the human condition with monumental simplicity and elegance. Virginia believes that humanity is most readily emboldened, ennobled, and enlightened through this kind of visual anthropology which engages the spirit and mind through entertainment.

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Facts About Dogs

Facts About Dogs Biography
Most amazing facts about dogs you are going to love that.
All dogs, be it a Dachshund or a Poodle, are direct descendants of wolves. They all can mate together as they are of the same species however different they might look.
Dogs cannot see color as clearly as we do. They might identify a slight color difference but cannot see and distinguish the exact color.
There are a few breeds of dogs who can sense smell as high as one million times greater than us.
A dog can hear sounds 250 yards away which is 100 times greater than humans. On an average, human beings can hear upto 25 yards.
The gestation period in dogs is about 60 days. .

Dogs have been used inhumanly in various wars. In World War II the USSR used to send dogs around the area of German tanks with land mines tied upon them.
On an average, the life span of a dog is around 15-16 years.
The normal body temperature for a dog is 101.2 degrees Fahrenheit.
It is natural for young puppy to chew on to whatever comes in their way. So, they should never be reprimanded. Just make sure that you give them the right object to chew on to.
Dogs are able to see much better in dim light than humans are.
Almost all dogs are capable of attacking livestock. This is because they primarily belonged to the species of wolf.
Usually a killer dog operates in a group or at least a couple. Though sometimes the killer may also operate singlehandedly.
A puppy's eyes do not open until it is 10 to 15 days old. And until it has grown about four weeks, it cannot seee properly.
When puppies are born, their senses are not properly developed. They cannot even hear, see or smell properly till they are a few days old.
Since dogs have descended from Wolves, they have a natural instinct to follow their pack leader. Usuallly the dog treats it's owner as the pack leader and follows it's commands.
Although a dog might be jealous of a new puppy in the beginning this usually passes quickly since dogs are social animals.
Dogs are loyal to owners not because they give him the food to eat but because of the respect and companionship you give them.
Dogs area social animals and do not like to stay alone. One trick could be to leave your radio or your television set open if ever you have to go out leaving your dog alone.
Dogs have twice as many muscles for moving their ears as humans.
A dog's nose is a multipurpose weapon with him. Apart from being used as a sniffing agent, it is also useful for cooling his body as the holes inside his nose helps him to release heat.
Dogs and cats turn in circles before lying down because in the wild this instinctive action turns long grass into a bed.
In terms of humans, a one-year-old dog is equivalent to a 15 year-old human.
Dogs' have a great biological clock. They might not look into the watch but they can sense exactly what time do you return home from work up to the exact minute.

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Dog Game

Dog Game Biogrphy
There has been some good discussion on the game recently. One of the tribe mentioned it may be necessary to layout some history of the game's development.

Evade was the first move card in Dog Fight. The original game had a very limited number of cards and a totally different sized map; the map was much bigger; the hexagons were bigger. Moving two spaces was a lot.

The problem was the original game was very slow moving. In order to speed things up we invented Rocket Boosters and Accelerate: both giving a 50% speed boost making it much easier to get into the fray. Then along came the alternate rule Drift, for the same reasons.

Side Bar: Rocket Boosters, Long Range Guns and Weapons Upgrade were all basic, early game development upgrades. All of these were incredibly powerful at the time.

Then along came the first game-changing card: Heavy Guns. This card gives the ability to shoot twice with one card. Combined with Weapons Upgrade it was nearly a game-breaking card. At the time there were no armor cards. A single Intrepid-class ship equipped with Heavy Guns and Weapons Upgrade could nearly obliterate a Brutus Magnus-class or Achilles-class ship in a single turn. In fact Brutus-Magnus and Achilles were developed as a result of Heavy Guns, a lighter class of ship that basically incorporated Heavy Gun's effect.

Instead of restricting or watering down Heavy Guns we decided to make other cards that would put the smaller ships on par with the bigger ships. Thus Overdrive and Double Burst were invented. The big ships were slow. The small ships could now out run the big ships. Overdrive gave the option of adding an energy counter if used with Evade, thus bringing up to date the original and seemingly obsolete Evade card.

That's the story of Evade, and every card in the game was invented for a reason: usually to counter something, or true up deficiencies, or invent some crazy new idea to get us off our lazy butts and continue to push the limits of the game.

As it turns out, though Dog Fight: Starship Edition is a customizable card game, with the awesome meta game aspect, it's still a different animal altogether. Cards in this game are not intended to be compared 1 to 1 with other cards. For the most part, cards in this game are meant to be used in combination with others. It's the synergy of the cards, not an uber card by itself, which makes the game work.

In Dog Fight, players have to think more about how to accomplish something. The card effects don't in themselves accomplish much, unlike the uber cards in other games. In DFSE there is more emphasis on putting the pieces together (setting up your actions for the turn) to do what you want to do. Making that work requires more than just good planning for your game actions: it also requires hand management and energy management - neither of which replenish themselves automatically in the basic rules.

There is no automatic draw in the rules, no automatic energy production. All this requires planning before hand, with choices of using your tiers and setting up your ship build.

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Indoor Dog Gates

Indoor Dog Gates Biography
Every dog owner has a lot of things that should be kept away from dogs. You can't forever keep an eye on them and stop them from having any destructive actions. However, many dog owners discover a best solution that's to use dog gates indoor. Well placed dog gates can work well on stopping table legs, carpet and several other things from dogs destroying. Several parents additionally use the dog gates as baby gates to protect their babies from danger.

When you're going to look for a dog gate or a baby gate, you may find that these 2 gates are similar with each other. These 2 gates both work on the identical performance. If you want to use the baby gates as dog gates, sometimes you need two baby gates to compose a dog gate. Baby gates are used to stop baby in his or her way and they can not stop dogs particularly the medium and large dogs. The best choice is to use a specific dog gate rather than the baby gate to confine your dogs in a certain space. In fact, if big dogs are not trained, they are not willing to be confined in a specific place and they will possibly be able to get over something you place in their way. Especially when the gate isn't firm and not tall enough, they get over it like a breeze. If you trained your dogs well and they can follow your command, they won't jump over it even if they can. There is
no best dog gate indoor, while there are appropriate dog gates. You will find a lot of dog gates out there and they have different styles and styles. How to select the suitable dog gates indoor depends on where you are going to put them and your dog size. Here we are going to introduce three primary styles.

Freestanding dog gates are very popular among many pet owners. Usually, they're very easy put together and most freestanding gates indoor do not require drilling holes into walls. Therefore this kind of gates won't damage your walls and floors. They will do a great job to block hallways and doorways and it's an excellent way to keep some place out of bother. However, this sort of dog gates is designed for puppies and small breeds. The gate is tall enough for small dogs will get over but low enough for house owners to step over. If you have little size dogs, freestanding gates can work great for you.

Another popular dog gate is the pressure mounted dog gate. The installation of this kind of gates is very simple and also very simple to remove from one doorway to another. Keep one thing in mind that this kind of gates isn't appropriate for stairways since stairways cannot provide enough pressure to keep the gate in place. Usually dog owners use the freestanding dog gate on stairways. This kind of gate is mounted between walls. Many of them have a central gate that allows people to walk through instead of stepping over it. These gates are enough tall for big dogs and they cannot jump over it. There could be a disadvantage that it is not suitable for wide hallways.

The last kind of gates is permanent installed, which we do not recommend it. It is because permanent mounted gates require drilling holes into walls that mess your house and it isn't simple to remove. This sort of dog gates is a little tough to install and has more expensive price than the previous 2 dog gates. However these gates have higher quality than those two types. They often are made of steel or hardwood, which makes them blend in with most styles of home decor.

You can learn more information about dog gates indoor and dog play pen on the internet. Please don't read just rehashed articles online to avoid getting ripped off.

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Dog Whisperer

Dog Whisperer Biography
Dog Whisperer with Cesar Millan is a reality television series that features Cesar Millan's work with problem dogs. In the United States, the program airs exclusively on the Nat Geo WILD channel. The ninth and final season premiered on July 7, 2012.
Episodes of "Dog Whisperer with Cesar Millan" feature guests’ problem dogs, introduced through documentary-style footage and an interview with the owners. Millan offers suggestions on how the owners can become their pet's "pack leader," consistent with the theory that dogs are pack animals. He uses behavior modification techniques and the philosophy that exercise, discipline and affection are required "in that order" for dogs to be healthy and balanced.[1]

The series premiered on September 13, 2004 on the National Geographic Channel in half-hour episodes and in 2005 was expanded to one hour and moved to prime time. In 2011, the series aired its seventh season broadcast in more than eighty countries worldwide.[2] Produced by Sheila Emery and Kay Sumner in association with MPH Entertainment, Inc. the program has an estimated audience of 11 million American viewers per week.[3] A number of entertainment-industry professionals have appeared on the program, including Virginia Madsen and Jada Pinkett Smith.

Renowned dog behaviour expert and New York Times best-selling author Cesar Millan is one of the most sought-after specialists in the field of dog rehabilitation. Cesar has an uncanny gift for communicating with problem pooches, from timid great Danes to bullying Chihuahuas he sees the world through their eyes.

His amazing rehabilitations of aggressive, scared, lazy, compulsive and jealous dogs and the families that are usually in the dark about how their own behaviour contributes to the dogs' quirky traits, captured the hearts of many.

Each episode of The Dog Whisperer follows Cesar as he goes into the homes of dog owners without any prior information about the case and documents the remarkable transformations that take place under his calm, assertive guidance. Cesar travels around the US, from Miami to New York to Los Angeles, rehabilitating dogs, training owners and sharing his "exercise, discipline, affection" formula for balanced dogs.

Cesar has also grown into a pop culture phenomenon, including parodies on "South Park" and "Saturday Night Live"; references on popular shows including "Jeopardy!" and appearances on "Oprah," "Tonight Show with Jay Leno" and "Today Show," as well as a cameo role for Cesar on the hit series "Ghost Whisperer." Cesar even has fans in outer space - NASA recently arranged for Cesar to speak via videoconference with his "biggest fan," Suni Williams, an astronaut aboard the International Space Station. At appearances throughout the US, Cesar draws sold-out crowds of fans and dogs ready to hear Cesar's signature "Tsst!" while learning from the master how to become a calm-assertive pack leader.

The 100th episode The Dog Whisperer will premiere early 2009 just before the highly anticipated release of Cesar's new book, "A Member of the Family," (Hodder and Stoughton, February 5th 2009) and the follow-up book to his previous best sellers "Cesar's Way" and "Be the Pack Leader."

Cesar has more than 20 years of experience with canines. His unique talent with dogs first developed on his grandfather's farm in Mexico. Now, at his Dog Psychology Center in Los Angeles, he receives as many as 100 calls a week from owners desperate for help. By the time people call Cesar, they are confronting a crisis with their beloved pets. He is their emergency responder, and often the last resort for pets that might otherwise be put down or given away.

Celebrities who now count themselves as satisfied customers include Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith, Patti LaBelle, Vin Diesel, Nicolas Cage, Scarlett Johannson, Hilary Duff, and movie director Ridley Scott.

Cesar's methodology developed from his keen understanding of canine pack behaviour. Unique to Cesar's approach is his "Power of the Pack" method. Incredibly, his own pack of up to 50 dogs, which includes rottweilers, pit bulls and German shepherds, are able to live together harmoniously. Most dog trainers relate to one animal at a time, but Cesar often uses the pack itself as the natural social unit for canines to rehabilitate a wayward dog.

Cesar was born in Culiacan, Mexico, during a hurricane that took the roof off the family's house. He spent much of his youth at his grandfather's ranch, growing up with a pack of dogs that were his closest friends. It was his grandfather who taught him the greatest lesson that he still lives by today: "Never work against Mother Nature."

While he lived in Mexico, Cesar fondly remembers watching "Rin Tin Tin" and "Lassie" on TV, and he was so impressed by the ability of the television dog trainers that he decided to come to the United States to learn from them. Cesar's first job in the United States was as a dog groomer. His uncanny ability with dogs quickly became apparent to clients, who asked for help with their dogs' behaviour problems.

Cesar lives in Southern California with his family his wife, Illusion, and two sons, Cesar Andre, 12 and Calvin Christian, 8 all of whom also help him in his work.

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Dog Kennels

Dog Kennels Biography
A kennel is a structure or shelter for dogs. A kennel is a doghouse, run, or other small structure in which a dog is kept. American English often uses the word "doghouse" in this context; in British English the term "kennel" is preferred. Used in the plural, the kennels, the term means any building, collection of buildings or a property in which dogs are housed, maintained, and bred.

This is a formal establishment for the propagation of purebred dogs, whether or not the animals are actually housed in a separate shed, the garage, a state-of-the-art facility, or the family dwelling. Breeding kennels are heavily regulated and must follow rules laid down by the breed club, the kennel council, and relevant legislation.

A kennel name or kennel prefix is a name associated with each breeding kennel: it is the first part of the registered name of a pedigreed dog which was bred there.

This is a place where dogs are housed temporarily for a fee, an alternative to using a pet sitter. Although many people worry about the stress placed on the animal by being put in an unfamiliar and most likely crowded environment, the majority of boarding kennels work to reduce stress. Many kennels offer one-on-one "play times" in order to get the animal out of the kennel environment. Familiar objects, such as blankets and toys from home, are also permitted at many kennels. Similarly, many kennels nowadays also offer grooming and training services in addition to boarding, with the idea being that the kennel can be the owner's "one-stop shop" for all three services. In the United States the term boarding kennel is also used to refer to boarding catteries and licensing agencies do not always differentiate between commercial boarding kennels for dogs and other animal or cat boarding kennels. It is estimated that in 2008 people in the US will spend $3.29 billion on boarding and grooming services. In 2007 actual market surveys showed that $3.0 billion was spent on these services. Annual kennel boarding expenses for dog owners was $225, and for cat owners was $149 according to a 2007-2008 survey

Archaeological evidence shows that dogs were quite prevalent in ancient Egypt (going back to 4500 BC or so) and were often held in high esteem as pets and hunting partners. Some dogs were even considered to be messengers of the gods. Egyptian nobility kept their hounds in mud-brick kennels, where the dogs were trained and cared for by professional dog trainers. These are some of the earliest known dog houses in the historical record.

Dogs were also an accepted part of ancient Chinese, Greek and Roman societies and were often viewed as status symbols. Small dogs were popular as "companion dogs", spending much of their time living and sleeping under the same roof as their owner. The master's home was their home. Such was the life of the privileged pooch throughout the ages.

But, for every dog that lived the life of leisure, there have been many more homeless ones, relegated to scrounging for an existence in the streets on the edges of human society. For example, during the Middle Ages, packs of feral hounds roamed many a hamlet, scavenging for a living, sleeping wherever they could find cover, and basically terrorizing the locals.

Hunting became a very popular sport among the nobility during the Middle Ages and noblemen often maintained sizable dog kennels. Hunting dogs were considered valuable pieces of property and their owners were willing to spend large sums to properly feed and house them. Reportedly, King Henry I of England had a kennel containing several hundred dogs. (Unfortunately, I have thus far been unable to find any details on exactly how these kennels were constructed.)

Not surprisingly, the "common" dogs owned by peasants had much less elaborate sleeping quarters than the dogs of the elite. Few peasants could afford to spare precious building materials for dog houses so their dogs lived on or under porches, in barns, or even inside with their owners.

Dog breeding came into its own in the 1800's, especially among the aristocratic members of society in America and industrialized Europe. This was an era of elite kennels with private registries that only dealt with canines sired in equally illustrious kennels. Pinkies extended please... The classic pitched roof dog house was apparently in vogue by this time. Evidence for this includes Victorian era mausoleums in the shape of doghouses.

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