The Wicklow Mountains of Ireland is a staggeringly beautiful tapestry of upland blanket bog, heath covered upland slopes...
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Oh Look, a Tuft of Pomeranians!
Purebred dogs are endlessly fascinating to us, from the history of their development and how they’re built, to the...
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A Snippet of English Setter History
To find one of the oldest gun dogs on record, one need not look further than the English Setter which, some experts beli...
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The Bedlington Terrier’s V-Front
As “fronts” go, the Bedlington Terrier’s is a bit different from other breeds. Its AKC standard reads:...
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The Frenchie as Street Art
It’s hard to believe that this fabulous painting was done on a pitted, bumpy wall with spray paint, but it was! Ro...
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“Laughing Dog” of the Swiss Alps
Think of Swiss exports, and you’re apt to conjure up images of amazing chocolate, fabulous cheese, and well made w...
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Breaker Breaker: Dog On Board
As we write, we are all in the throes of the Corona Virus, or Co-Vid 19, and fingers crossed that one day soon, we will ...
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The Silhouette’s Head
Richard Beauchamp wrote one of the dandiest books ever on understanding type, and it’s difficult to disagree with ...
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Honoring One’s Own
Some countries fail to acknowledge the treasures that are the breeds of their land, but this cannot said of Malta. The a...
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Behold the Basset Form
Second only to the Bloodhound in its ground-scent ability is the Basset Hound, a form-following-function marvel. We star...
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Chinese Crested “Tusks”
Most breed standards have something to say about teeth, usually in the context of bite or dentition, and in most regards...
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It’s the Little Things
There’s nothing “little” about the Great Dane, but a little detail makes all the difference in breed t...
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The “Dragon’s Teeth of Discord”
You never want to mess with dragon teeth, and you certainly never want to plant them. Both the Phoenician prince, Cadmus...
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Polish Shepherd from Podhale Mountains
Many of the breeds we admire – the Pyrenean Mountain Dog, the Maremma, and the Slovensky Cuvac, to name a few, hav...
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Running Gear Breeds
Because deer, foxes, and and coyotes don’t climb trees to escape a predator, the hounds that hunt them don’t...
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The Dreaded “T” Word
Trimming. In the dog show world, where there is coat, there is temptation to trim, but it’s a sore topic for a lot...
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A Border Collie: First To Do It
If we were to learn that the first dog to achieve a degree in Quantum Physics is a Border Collie, we doubt it would surp...
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The Molera
The Chihuahua’s AKC breed standard reads, “A well rounded “apple dome” skull, with or without mo...
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The Canaan Dog: New Blood
If we were playing Jeopardy, the short answer would be that she is the world’s foremost expert breeder of Israel’s n...
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An Ancient Breed with an Updated Standard
She was born on the on the island of Delos, and was a tom girl from the time she could walk. She loved animals and the w...
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