Field Guide.

5 postcards from around the world.

Working

Built for Swiss winters, sheds like a yeti, and will lean 100 pounds of velvet against your leg while you try to make coffee.

Herding

Australian Shepherds aren't actually Australian—they're American herders bred for ranch work, and they'll lose their minds without a real job to do.

Hound

Whippets are lightning-fast sighthounds built for speed, but what makes them exceptional apartment dogs is their surprising stillness indoors.

Companion

French Bulldogs are beloved apartment dogs with a dangerous health price tag — here's what you actually need to know before getting one.

Working

Great Danes weigh as much as an adult human but think they're lap dogs—and their surprisingly short lives make choosing one a serious commitment.