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	There is no psychiatrist in the world like a puppy licking your face. --Bern Williams From howling on the hilltop to curled up on the hearth, wolves moved slowly over a number of centuries to become the favored companions of man. But there is little evidence of how or why it happened. Please browse through our selection of products or to read more about Dogs please Click Here

Pups In A Pick-UP Sun Catcher

Enchanting dog design
Painted glass
9.25 x 12.75 inches

I Love My Dog Sun Catcher

Humorous and decorative
Painted glass
5.25 x 7 inches

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Decorative Dog Planter

Doggone cute
Cast resin
14 x 9 inches

Foo Foo Chinese Crested Dog Figurine

Totally fun
Breed Apart Collection
5 x 5.5 x 9 inches

Patch Dog Figurine

Amusing sculpture
Breed Apart Collection
7.5 x 3.5 x 8.5 inches

Flow Hairy Dog Figurine

Wonderfully humorous
Breed Apart Collection
12.5 x 3 x 7.5 inches

Labrador Surfing Figurine

Hilarious figurine
Made of resin
6 x 3.5 x 7 inches

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Poodle Beauty Figurine

Realism and humor
Made of resin
6 x 3 x 6 inches

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Golden Retriever Golfing Figurine

Fun and fascinating
Made of resin.
6 x 3 x 7 inches

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Brilliant Chihuahua Figurine

Delightfully silly
Made of resin
2.5 x 2.25 x 5.5 inches

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Black Lab Tree Face

Labrador design
Cold cast resin
28 x 15.75 x 7 inches

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Yellow Lab Tree Face

Labrador design
Cold cast resin
28 x 15.75 x 7 inches

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See No Evil Hear No Evil Speak No Evil Labradors

Delightfully humorous
Painted resin
5.5 x 3.5 inches

See No Evil Hear No Evil Speak No Evil Pugs

Dog lover's gift
Painted resin
5 x 4 inches

Boston Terrier Figurine

Puppy innocence
Painted resin
5.5 x 4.5 x 7.25 inches

Bulldog Figurine

Fun canine art
Painted resin
7.5 x 5.5 x 5.5 inches

Beagle Puppy Figurine

Curious puppy
Fired clay
7.5 x 4.5 x 5.5 inches

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Jack Russell Terrier Figurine

Canine lover's gift
Fired clay
7.5 x 4.5 x 5.5 inches.

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Chihuahua Figurine

Collector's delight
Fired clay
7 x 4.25 x 7.x25 inches

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German Shepherd Figurine

Lifelike Dog Figurine
5 3/4 Inches Tall
Painted Resin

Black Lab Bookends

Set of Two
6 7/8 Inches Tall
Made of Painted Resin

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Dog Wobbler

Fun with Fido
9 x 7 x 6 inches

Black Daschund Puppy Figurine

Adorable puppy figurine
Painted resin
2.25 x 6 inches long

Red Daschund Puppy Figurine

Stonecast Resin
6 1/4 Inches Long

Pug Puppy Figurine

Stonecast Resin
2 3/4 Inches Long

Playful Yellow Lab Puppy Figurine

Stonecast Resin
6 1/4 Inches Long

Bulldog Golfer Figurine

Fun gift for golfers
Painted resin
3.5 x 4.5 inches high

German Shepherd Puppy Figurine

Heart-warming dog collectible
Painted resin
3 x 4.5 inches long

Terrier Puppy Figurine

Cute
Resin

Rottweiler Puppy Figurine

Cute Figurine
Stonecast Resin
3 1/4 Inches x 6 1/2 Inches

Terrier Figurine

Great Dog Lovers Gift
Painted Resin
Lifelike Detail

Rottweiler Figurine

Painted Resin
Natural Coloring

Pug Figurine

Lifelike Appearance
Painted Resin

Black Labrador Figurine

Outstanding canine figure
Great gift for the dog lover
Painted resin

German Shepherd Figurine

Wonderfully crafted
Painted resin

Boston Terrier Figurine

Playful puppy
4 inches

Puppy and Kitten Figurine

Wonderfully Cute
Natural Finish Concrete
9 1/2 Inches Long

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God Bless America Figurine

Patriotic pooches
Painted resin
Plays "America the Beautiful"
6.25 x 9.5 x 6 inches

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Happy Howlidays Dogs at Door

Cute canine design
Painted resin
Musical ornament
4 ix 8 x 6 inches

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Dog Christmas Tree

Dog lover's delight
Painted resin
6.88 x 9.63 x 6.88 inches

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Chihuahua Figurine

Lifelike Detailing
9 3/4 Inches Tall
Made of Alabastrite

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Dog Figurines

The earliest evidence of domestication dates back only 12,000 years. A grave in what is now Israel, yielded up the remains of a hunter-gatherer from that region, with a pup curled in his hand. Whether it was a wolf, or a fully evolved dog, they are unable to say. Because even today, the DNA of dogs and wolves, are almost identical.

Some theories hold that wolves were attracted to the refuse and food storage that existed where man did. Those wolves less afraid of man, eventually ate with him, came to depend on them for companionship, and bred with others of like temperament, eventually resulting in the domesticated dog.

One of the oldest identifiable breeds is the Basenji, who like the wolf, does not bark, but makes other vocalizations including snarls. It also breeds only once a year, as does the wolf, where domestic dogs will breed twice a year. The Basenji is shown in tomb paintings from 3000B.C. in Egypt.

Other breeds developed in very interesting ways. The St. Bernard, is truly a dog of the mountains, although the legend of the barrel of liquor around its neck is just that- a story carried back from the snowy peaks by travelers with more imagination (and perhaps alcoholic spirit) than truth. A monastery was founded high in the Swiss Alps above the St. Bernard Pass, around 1050A.D. Until around 1125, travelers who went back and forth through the Pass, would bring their dogs and leave them. When the Pass fell out of use, the monastery was virtually shut off from the rest of the world for the next four hundred years, ensuring that the breed of dog that emerged at the end of that period, was undiluted. The dogs are first mentioned in records of the monastery Prior in 1703, when it mentions a type of wheel had been invented for the dog to run on, which would also turn the spit in the kitchen. Even then, the dogs were recorded as being large, and white with reddish-brown spots.

Domestic dogs filled many roles over the next centuries. They were bred and trained to guard both man and animals, to hunt for food, attack predators of their master�s flocks, and simply as companions. Dogs became testing grounds for drug and other medical experiments, they were shot into space, and used in psychological experiments by Pavlov.

More recently, both mixed breeds and purebred dogs have been trained to replace what man has lost, including their sight and mobility. Some dogs are even trained to sense when their owners are about to have epileptic seizures.

For the most part, dogs are companion animals, a role for which they earned the well-deserved title of man�s best friend. Dog figurines dating back hundreds of years, are proof that even then, they were valued enough to devote the hours it took to carve their images in wood and stone. In Victorian days, it was a common site to see two upright dogs, one to either side of a fireplace, guarding hearth and home, even though they were plaster replicas. The realism that is brought out in the incredibly detailed dog figurines representing such breeds as the Labrador, Golden Retriever, Boxers, and Spaniels, is a tribute not only to the artisan�s skill, but to the love that exists between man and dog.

Doggy Tidbits

A dog�s whiskers around his muzzle, over his eyes and below the jaw are touch sensitive, and can sense changes in air flow.
In Greek literature, the only one to recognize Odysseus on his return, was his dog Argos, who wagged his tail and then died.
It is estimated that as many as 1 million dogs in the U.S. have been named as beneficiaries in wills.
Tests conducted by the University of Michigan concluded that a dog�s memory lasts about five minutes, where a cat�s can last up to 16 hours.
Dogs are mentioned 14 times in the Bible