German hunting traditions run deep, customs that have been handed over from father to son for many generations. A viol...
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The Thinking Person’s Retriever
The English Water Spaniel is long gone, the last specimen seen in the 1930s. A pity for a storied breed that could be ...
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“The Pledge”
We don’t think it got nearly enough attention at the time, probably because Covid was the topic of most headlines,...
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Shocking Society with a Frenchie
Fin de siècle. The term was typically used to refer to the end of the 19th century in France, and was not unlike the ...
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Japan’s “Just Right” Breed
Is it human nature to want the next new shiny thing? This seems to have been the case in Japan after World War I. Nati...
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A Descendent of Torfspitzgrupe
The Torfspitzgrupe, or turf-rat-terrier group, has origins traceable to the Stone Age, and even though most of us weren&...
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Breed Pairings To Get the Job Done
Whether by design or happy coincidence, some breeds have traditionally worked in concert with another breed, and perha...
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FAST CAT Basics (and the Sloughi)
Participants of the AKC’s fast CAT already know about this gem of an activity they can do with their dog, but this...
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“I’ll take ‘what is boatswain’ for $200”
It’s curious how English speakers of today can mispronounce a word that has been part of their language since the ...
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A Yorkie Champion – the First?
Harry Bradford is a prize-winning conductor and choral director based in London. A recent graduate of the Royal Academy ...
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“To Say Nothing of the Dog”
Most terrier people likely know that it was Jerome Klapka Jerome (he was originally Jerome Clapp Jerome but later change...
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The Dog in Auto Branding: Only Three
As common as dogs were in archaic heraldic emblems, coats of armor, and flags, they’ve rarely been used as a symbo...
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The Bow Controversy
It takes skill to create a Shih Tzu‘s topknot (properly pronounced SHEED-zoo), and as the Shih Tzu is a head bree...
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Contemplative, Not Sad!
Back in the day when everyone wore togas (no, it wasn’t this day), it was thought that balancing the Four Humors &...
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Pinto: Ok, and Not Ok
Much of our knowledge of dog structure comes from the English horse world, so it’s not surprising that some of o...
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The Six Wheeled Mastiff
In 2006, eight-six Mastiffs were delivered to the Department of Defense in the United Kingdom. Two years later, another ...
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Not Just a Pretty Face #16
We’ve all seen them. Comments suggesting that purebred dogs are unsound. They can’t work anymore. Blah Blah Blah. ...
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They Grew and Grew!
At one time, everyone from David Bowie and Princess Diana to Dennis Rodman and Frank Sinatra had a pair of Hush Puppy sh...
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The Coloratura’s Dalmatian
Opera is not everyone’s cup of tea, but that’s often the result of not understanding it. Simply put, opera...
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