Aug 032011
 

No, the title is not a phonetic spelling of “Finkie Spitz.” “Finský špic” is actually what it is in the Czech-Slovak languages. And amusingly enough, since I reverse-searched to see if there is any historical data, albeit there is very little, this photograph came up. Instantly, it sparked a “daaaaaaaaw” moment:

Looking fairly rugged there.

via muj-pes.cz [Image: Poutin Vekku]

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Dec 242010
 

A red sable bitch from Pembrokeshire, Champion Shan Fach circa 1928. Although corgis have been in the show rings since 1892, Shan Fach is the first corgi to win a champion title in 1929. This was before Pembroke and Cardigan were split in 1934.

It’s eerie going through the old photographs of Pembrokes of yore since they looked more like Vallhunds than the Pembrokes we see today. Has the disuse of Welsh curs as cattle dogs really changed the appearance almost a century later?

Dec 232010
 

He may not necessarily be the sire which popularized the breed, but most of the vallhunds can trace their lineages back to Mopsen. Obviously he’s less than an ideal example; but when you have a male with one testicle during the event of the 20th century in a country cut off from most of the world, one doesn’t really have much of a choice.

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