Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Dogs

Consolidated list
Please see the main list at WikiProject Dogs/Reliable sources for potential updates. We should probably make a more prominent link to that page.  Atsme 💬 📧 16:10, 26 January 2021 (UTC)


 * Can Doggysaurus be added? I see it cited quite a lot yet the site itself states "All of the advice and content on this website is written from our own personal perspective of owning and caring for dogs over the last few years.", it's a few people's personal experience without any verification or scrutinising. Traumnovelle (talk) 03:39, 12 January 2024 (UTC)

• 101dogbreeds.com ✅

• allthingsdogs.com ✅

• animalso.com ✅

• bulldoginformation.com ✅

• canna-pet.com ✅

• completedogsguide.com ✅

• cosmosmith.com ✅

• designerdoginfo.wordpress.com ✅

• dogable.net ✅

• dogappy.com ✅

• dogbreedplus.com ✅

• dogdisease.info ✅

• dogipedia.ru ✅

• dogpage.us ✅

• dogs.petbreeds.com ✅

• dogsglobal.com ✅

• dogtime.com ✅

• dogzone.com ✅

• europetnet.com ✅

• europetnet.org

• iams.com

• k9rl.com

• leashesandlovers.com

• mastiffdogssite.com ✅

• mixbreeddog.com

• molosserdogs.com ✅

• pawculture.com

• perfectdogbreeds.com

• petguide.com

• petpremium.com

• pets4homes.co.uk

• puppiesclub.com

• puppiesndogs.com

• puppy-basics.com

• puppydogweb.com

• retrieverbud.com

• russiandog.net

• scamperingpaws.com

• sittersforcritters.com

• teacupdogdaily.com

• thedogsjournal.com

• thegoodypet.com

• thehappypuppysite.com ✅

• thelabradorsite.com ✅

• topdogtips.com ✅

• vetstreet.com ✅ (for dogs only)

• yourpurebredpuppy.com ✅

Discussion
Have started to remove from articles, will tick as complete. This will likely require review again. Cavalryman (talk) 22:23, 14 October 2020 (UTC).
 * I've forgotten if or how we agreed to actually go about this, would some kind soul remind me (preferably in words of about one syllable or fewer). Anyway, here are three that I've just removed from Chihuahua:
 * www.chihuahuawardrobe.com
 * k9carts.com
 * dogcare.dailypuppy.com ("Come to DailyPuppy.com for your fix of the cutest furbabies of every breed")
 * Justlettersandnumbers (talk) 21:19, 16 May 2021 (UTC)

A couple of "good websites"
I would like to propose two websites containing a number of very informative articles as "good sources": Both authors have been published widely in dog publications and Hancock in particular has a number of published books on dogs. Both websites contain a number of articles, most of which have previously been published in magazines but some may not have been. I think both meet the criteria under WP:RSSELF as "produced by an established expert on the subject matter, whose work in the relevant field has previously been published by reliable, independent publications". Cavalryman (talk) 22:59, 13 October 2020 (UTC).
 * Charwynne Dog Features (davidhancockondogs.com), and
 * Ria Hörter (riahorter.com).
 * At davidhancockondogs.com, the pix to the right - a man out of my own heart! William Harris (talk) 10:42, 14 October 2020 (UTC)
 * Formerly of The Light Infantry, I have most of his books although I would really like a copy of The mastiffs but it is well out of print and around £150 online, there is a transcript on his website though. Cavalryman (talk) 22:07, 14 October 2020 (UTC).
 * Now I am lost in sources, the websites you have listed mainly contain printed information and most of the popular web resources are listed in "bad sources", kennel club websites that seem to have reliable information cannot be used as primary sources... Could you please give examples of dog-related web resources that would be considered suitable?--LoraxJr 22:09, 26 January 2021 (UTC)
 * I suggest you read WP:SPS and then WP:USINGSPS, basically if it has not been produced by an author who has previously demonstrated expertise in the field, or a publisher with a good reputation for robust editorial oversight and fact checking, then it's pretty safe to assume it's self-published. Most of the "popular web resources" are content farms, and when you scrutinise them closely you realise often Wikipedia is their starting point, we don't site ourselves.
 * The "good websites" above contain a series of articles written by two authors who are expert dog writers, both have previously been very widely published in a number of reputable publications from very good publishers and all of the articles on their websites are transcripts of articles that have been published in such publications, that's why they are suitable for use as sources. Cavalryman (talk) 22:38, 26 January 2021 (UTC).
 * Ok, that makes clearer on one side and much harder to find sources on the other. This rule is the equally applicable to sources in other languages too? LoraxJr 11:55, 27 January 2021 (UTC)
 * Yes it is applicable to sources in all languages, and yes it can be difficult to find sources. This is why large tracts of text and even occasionally articles are deleted as they are not cited to reliable sources. Cavalryman (talk) 12:13, 27 January 2021 (UTC).

As a note, you can permanently prevent those mylittlepuppy.com not-sources from being added to articles at WP:BLACKLIST. It's a bit of an extreme measure though, so only use if if there's a problem with a site being persistently added. --SilverTiger12 (talk) 01:27, 24 June 2021 (UTC)

RfC on origin of Aidi
There is an RfC on the origin of the Aidi dog breed listed here: Talk:Aidi Traumnovelle (talk) 06:53, 24 May 2024 (UTC)

Discussion on Template:infobox dog breed about lifespan parameter
There is a discussion at the template on whether the parameter should be retained or removed. Traumnovelle (talk) 22:55, 8 June 2024 (UTC)

Good article reassessment for Jack Russell Terrier
Jack Russell Terrier has been nominated for a good article reassessment. If you are interested in the discussion, please participate by adding your comments to the reassessment page. If concerns are not addressed during the review period, the good article status may be removed from the article. Traumnovelle (talk) 04:31, 19 June 2024 (UTC)