A Thing for Gear

The beautiful blue eyes, the sporty figure, the self-confident being: even in the selection of a dog, very different things can play a role. What one should absolutely pay attention to.

The beautiful blue eyes, the sporty figure, the self-confident being: even in the selection of a dog, very different things can play a role. What one should absolutely pay attention to.

A Thing for Gear

I came to the dog world from the horse world. I mean, my family had dogs before we had backyard horses. But I got into competitive horse sports in high school and while my dogs had collars, my horse had exquisitely crafted (and expensive) tendon boots; winter-, spring-, and summer-weight turnout blankets; at least a dozen different brushes and combs for dealing with his coat, mane, and tail at various lengths and conditions as the seasons change…