Monday, January 15, 2018

Wikipedia




Do you recognize the names Larry Sanger and Jimmy Wales?  Nope...they are not a recording duo from the 1970's.  They are two guys who launched something on this day in 2001, that you likely have used more than once in your life.  In fact, if you do Google searches on a regular basis, you are usually directed to their web product pretty quickly.  Larry and Jimmy were two of the guys instrumental in starting Wikipedia - the on-line encyclopedia of sorts that contains information on just about every topic you can think of, from various sources. While it does have loads of info, it is important to realize that it can be edited by varying people - so you need to recognize that all of the  info may NOT be accurate.  It is a great tool for general info on a topic, but if you are looking for details - you can't always rely on it.  Tha being said, most of us DO read it when looking for general information.

One of my favourite Wkipedia pages is this one, with dog breeds|:

Now keep in mind, this info may not be entirely accurate, and the photos of the dogs may not be the best examples of a breed, but my human still likes to scroll through it to look at the breeds from all over the world. When you click on a specific breed you can read more about them.  In the Temperament section for us PONs it says the following:
"Polish Lowland Sheepdogs are stable and self-confident. They have an excellent memory and can be well trained, but may dominate a weak-willed owner."   Perfect description if you ask me.  We PONs never forget - and let's face it, we have our human very well trained.

As for the Picards, here is a quote describing them:
"Picards are energetic and hard working, alert and are not excessive barkers. Some Picards are notoriously picky eaters, and it may be difficult to decide on a diet that you and the dog agree on."  Again they got this part right.  The FG is definitely the most quiet dog in our household, and definitely does NOT have the food drive that we PONs do!

Wikipedia has all kinds of info on dogs.  When I looked at all the breeds it is interesting to note that there are more than 25 that are now listed as Extinct.... I won't go into my soap box rant now - since I've done it before - but breeders of purebred dogs need to be careful that more names aren't added to that list.. Just sayin'...

I'm not sure how famous you have to be to get your own Wikipedia entry - but I'm not quite there yet.  I'll keep working on it....

Have a good one.  Peace and paws up!

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