Jackal’s Blog

The Barbado da Terceira aka the Terceira Cattledog originated in the Terceira island in the Azores, Portugal. The breed was a vital tool for the

I am always the first person to criticise Kennel clubs, breed standards and show breeders for the damage and role they have played in ruining

The Smithfield Drover dogs of old were a strong, athletic and intelligent bearded collie type of working dog that were used by farmers for watching

It has been a while since I updated the website and carried on with my blogs but as we all know life has a habit

There has been numerous articles, stories, fairy tales, discussions, old wives tales, claims and everything else in between the moon and the sun about the

The Malaysian Telomian Dog aka Anjing Kampung which means Village dog in Malay was originally bred by the Orang Asli people in the jungles of

I am extremely proud to come from a such an amazing country like Portugal. That is full of history and culture and where so many

I was talking to a friend of mine recently about the Pit Bull Terrier and the Staffordshire Bull Terrier and why there is such difference

I have often spoke about my grandfather and all the dogs he had on his farm and how privileged I was to have had that

The first time I heard about the Galgo Barbucho aka Barbucho Criollo from Patagonia in Argentina, was over ten years ago. When a family member

The Dogo de Cuba, Cuban Bloodhound, Dogo Cubano and Cuban Mastiff were all names given to the same type of dog used through out the

The Wicklow mountains have been the home of a type of Terrier that has existed in Ireland since the 1500’s. A strong, thick set, low

I hope that everyone reading this is well especially with so much going on at the moment, it’s hard to even know if we are

I know that he is not everyone’s cup of tea and many will be very quick to criticise the man, but I have always been

I, like every other dog owner around the world, look forward to getting home from a long day’s work, grabbing the dogs and heading out