Alexandra Gebhardt

Here is a thorough account of the Silky Terrier’s breed origins. It all starts with the Yorkie, and even before that. Yorkie Beginnings Although it may seem to some that the Yorkshire Terrier sprang ready-made to life, he was in fact developed from the clever weaving of several now extinct breeds in the late 18th and 19th centuries. But the origins of these breeds, and therefore the Yorkie as well, goes back much farther than that.

Croup And Tail  | Form follows function. When one delves into the nuance of one part of a dog’s body, it is amazing how complex what seems to be a simple anatomical part can be. It seems there are as many differing types of tails as there are breeds.

On a clear Saturday morning in early October, a caravan of Cornell veterinary students winds its way through vineyards and the lush Finger Lakes National Forest, heading from the Cornell College of Veterinary Medicine to Romulus, New York, where this year’s Wine Country Circuit dog shows are on the third day of exhibitions.