Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchA History and Overview of Hound Dog Breeds
Season 1 Episode 13
In this episode, we begin a broad survey of hounds, beginning with a linguistic exercise to uncover the meaning of the word “hound.” The general natu…
5 years, 9 months ago
What are the Spitz Breeds?
Season 1 Episode 12
In this episode, we travel way back in time to some of the earliest types of dogs that developed alongside humans for the mutual benefit of dog and m…
5 years, 9 months ago
Unusual Dog Breeds: Duck Tolling and the Murray River Retriever
Season 1 Episode 11
In this episode, we respond to some listener feedback about a couple of more unusual retriever breeds and a strange way of attracting ducks to waitin…
5 years, 10 months ago
The Other Retriever Breeds: Curly-Coated, Flat-Coated, and Golden Retrievers
Season 1 Episode 10
This episode continues our path through the origins of today’s modern retriever breeds by focusing on the Curly-coated, Flat-coated, and Golden Retri…
5 years, 10 months ago
The History of the Labrador and Chesapeake Bay Retrievers
Season 1 Episode 9
Continuing on our path through the origin stories of the retriever breeds, this episode focuses on two of the most well-known hunting retrievers: the…
5 years, 11 months ago
Origins of the Retrieving Dog Breeds
Season 1 Episode 8
Our exploration of the history of hunting dogs has led us to North America, where we uncover the earliest origins of the retriever breeds. In this ep…
5 years, 11 months ago
Exploring Spaniels to Retrievers
Season 1 Episode 7
We are in the midst of talking about the origins of hunting dogs; specifically, we are covering the history of flushing spaniels, retrievers, and hou…
6 years ago
The Origins of Hunting Spaniel Dog Breeds
Season 1 Episode 6
This episode kicks off a new mini-series on other types of gun dogs: flushing spaniels, retrievers, terriers, scent hounds, and sight hounds. This br…
6 years ago
Dog Breed Origins Part 3 - United Kingdom and Ireland
Season 1 Episode 5
In the final chapter of this mini-series on the origins of pointing dogs, we cross the English Channel to talk about Pointers and setters. Some might…
6 years, 1 month ago
Dog Breed Origin History Part 2 - East of the Rhine
Season 1 Episode 4
We are deep into talking about the origins of pointing dogs; we’ve been looking back through history and discussing how dogs were developing alongsid…
6 years, 1 month ago