It being Movember and all, men around the country and world are leaving aside the razor to raise awareness for testicular and prostate cancer.
It's a great cause, be it No Shave November or Movember, and it allows you to see what you would have looked with an old-timey beard and/or moustache, and allows you to make use of that beard oil you bought on a whim a few months back.
Men aren't the only ones who need to worry about testicular and prostate cancer, however, as it is also affects dogs, in particular those who have been neutered. In order to raise awareness of this, a pet insurance company in the US, Trupanion, have come up with their list of the top 10 bearded dogs. Don't come in here telling us that you've never looked at a dog and thought to yourself "he's got a great beard", because that would make you a liar and this is not a house of lies. Look at these dogs now, and admire their facial hair.
1) Yorkshire Terrier
Pic via Iamhenry/Flickr
2) Shih Tzu
Pic via Russ Sanderlin/Flickr
3) Schnauzer
Pic via _Bunn_/Flickr
4) West Highland White Terrier
Pic via Filip Stoyanov/Flickr
5) Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier
Pic via Randy von Linski/Flickr
6) Scottish Terrier
Pic via Dawid Kolano/Flickr
7) Airedale Terrier
Pic via Lulu Hoeller/Flickr
8) Lhasa Apso
Pic via Asra Valorshon/Flickr
9) German Wirehaired Pointer
Pic via Andrew Saliga/Flickr
10) Brussels Griffon
Pic via galawebdesign/Flickr
Honorable Mention also went to the Bearded Collie, which really should have made the list, given its name.
Pic via John Haslam/Flickr