They were called “novelty” songs – comical or non-sensical songs that usually reflected current events...
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The Affen Eye
An Affenpinscher may have any eye shape as long as it’s round. In some breeds, round eyes are undesirable because ...
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Cloddy/Cobby
Though the words sound alike, Cloddy and cobby are quite different in meaning. We borrow the term, “cobby” f...
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Test Your Basenji Knowledge
Question: The Basenji produces an unusual yodel-like sound commonly called: 1) A jodeln 2) A kufuula 3) A barroo 4) Piga...
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The First FEMA Dog at the Murrah Building
(FEMA) deployed 80 dogs as members of 20 certified urban SAR teams to support the rescue operation in New York on 9/11. ...
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Once Seen, Hard to Forget
During our Purebred of Interest feature on the breed in 2018, someone shared their opinion that a very typical rustic Sp...
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The Negotiating Chessie
The same traits that some people would find challenging in a dog are the same traits that make the owners of Chesapeake ...
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Stripped to Her Underwear
A few years back, an unfortunate trend began of dogs wearing panty hose. The Chinese social network, Weibo, may have bee...
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A “Cracked Bell” Bark
Pot casse. There is only one breed in which this term has any meaning, and it is the Old English Sheepdog. Depending upo...
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Why Do Pointers Point?
The smart aleck answer to our title question is that Pointers point because of their instinct to point, but the question...
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Europe’s #1 Sporting Dog
According to some sources, the Deutsch Drahthaar is the most frequently used hunting dog in Germany, and the number one ...
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If You’re Happy and You Know It…..
Behold a famous feature of this breed! The Lancashire Heeler smile is a unique characteristic of the breed. When they ar...
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Pop the Cork, Get a Chihuahua
When Marilyn Monroe signed a six-movie contract with Columbia Pictures in 1948, it was a breakthrough moment in her care...
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The Lhasa “Terrier”
Back in the day, the breed we know as the Lhasa Apso was known as the Lhasa Terrier, possibly (and this is an unconfirme...
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Split Faced!
Dogs with “split faces” seem to get along with each other better than Bele and Lokai did from the planet Ari...
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Pug Comfort in a Famous Life
The younger sister of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, Lee Bouvier Radziwill, was a Pug owner, seen here in a photo snapped b...
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Not Breed, Not Age, and Not Gender Specific
This is a post that comes under the category of “a picture says a thousand words.” It was hard not to noti...
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Roy: A Prepotent Stud
It’s pure coincidence when we write about a particular breed twice in a day, but it tends to happen when we come a...
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“Dogs from the Mountain”
When the magnificent dog seen here gains full AKC acceptance, it will be a member of the Working Group, its breed known ...
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The Paws of Doom
Those paws! In France, the Black Russian Terrier is known as the Terrier Noir Russe, and in Germany, it’s known as...
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