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Curly-Coated Retriever, Large Rough Water Dog, English Water Spaniel, the Tweed Water Spaniel, Robbie Burns, Curly Retriever, 

The Thinking Person’s Retriever

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The Thinking Person’s Retriever

June 28, 2022 National Purebred Dog Day®

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”

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“The Pledge”

June 26, 2022June 26, 2022 National Purebred Dog Day®

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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French Bulldog, Frenchie, history, belle époque, Fin de siècle,

Shocking Society with a Frenchie

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Shocking Society with a Frenchie

June 26, 2022June 26, 2022 National Purebred Dog Day®

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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Kai Dog, Kai Inu, Tora Inu, Tiger Dog, shika inu,Tora Dog, Aka-Tora, Chu-Tora,Kuro-Tora, Kai Ken, Haruo Isogai,

Japan’s “Just Right” Breed

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Japan’s “Just Right” Breed

June 25, 2022 National Purebred Dog Day®

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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MinPin, Zwergpinscher, Reh Pinscher, King of Toys, George Byron, Miniature Pincher, Cute Face Patsy, Freddie Von Montgomery

A Descendent of Torfspitzgrupe

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A Descendent of Torfspitzgrupe

June 25, 2022 National Purebred Dog Day®

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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Croatian Sheepdog, Karst Shepherd, Illyrian Sheepdog, Canis Pastoralis Croaticus

Breed Pairings To Get the Job Done

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Breed Pairings To Get the Job Done

June 14, 2022June 15, 2022 National Purebred Dog Day®

Whether by design or happy coincidence,  some breeds have traditionally worked in concert with another breed, and perha...

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FAST CAT, Sloughi, National Oval Track Racing Association, American Sighthound Field Association, Large Gazehound Racing Association, coursing, lure coursing

FAST CAT Basics (and the Sloughi)

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FAST CAT Basics (and the Sloughi)

June 13, 2022June 13, 2022 National Purebred Dog Day®

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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Irish Water Spaniel, Boatswain, Newfoundland, Lord Byron, Justin McCarthy

“I’ll take ‘what is boatswain’ for $200”

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“I’ll take ‘what is boatswain’ for $200”

June 11, 2022June 11, 2022 National Purebred Dog Day®

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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Huddersfeld Ben, Yorkshire Terrier, Bradford Harry, Peter Coombs, Mrs. Mary Foster,

A Yorkie Champion – the First?

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A Yorkie Champion – the First?

June 9, 2022 National Purebred Dog Day®

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”

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“To Say Nothing of the Dog”

June 8, 2022June 8, 2022 National Purebred Dog Day®

Most terrier people likely know that it was Jerome Klapka Jerome (he was originally Jerome Clapp Jerome but later change...

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Logo, emblem, automobile, Mack, Lincoln, Artega,Klaus Dieter Frers

The Dog in Auto Branding: Only Three

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The Dog in Auto Branding: Only Three

June 6, 2022June 6, 2022 National Purebred Dog Day®

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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Shih Tzu, bow, Crufts, Kennel Club, racing stripes, bubble, head

The Bow Controversy

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The Bow Controversy

June 6, 2022June 6, 2022 National Purebred Dog Day®

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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June 6, 2022June 6, 2022 National Purebred Dog Day®

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Sloughi, Arabian Greyhound, melancholy, expression

Contemplative, Not Sad!

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Contemplative, Not Sad!

June 5, 2022June 5, 2022 National Purebred Dog Day®

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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color, pattern, piebald, pinto, Shiba Inu, Akita

Pinto: Ok, and Not Ok

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Pinto: Ok, and Not Ok

June 4, 2022June 4, 2022 National Purebred Dog Day®

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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Mastiff, Department of Defense, Rhodesian Ridgeback, armored vehicles, army, 

The Six Wheeled Mastiff

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The Six Wheeled Mastiff

June 3, 2022June 3, 2022 National Purebred Dog Day®

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, Weimaraner, Agility, versatility, hunt, trick dog

Not Just a Pretty Face #16

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Not Just a Pretty Face #16

May 31, 2022May 31, 2022 National Purebred Dog Day®

We’ve all seen them.  Comments suggesting that purebred dogs are unsound. They can’t work anymore. Blah Blah Blah. ...

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Biggles, Mr. Jeffries, Basset Hound, Hush Puppy Shoes, Knightsfollie Ladiesman,Phil Jeffries,

They Grew and Grew!

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They Grew and Grew!

May 29, 2022 National Purebred Dog Day®

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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Dalmatian, opera, Patricia Janečková

The Coloratura’s Dalmatian

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The Coloratura’s Dalmatian

May 27, 2022May 27, 2022 National Purebred Dog Day®

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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Samoyed, Greyhound, Saluki, English Foxhound, Dunn, Hutchinson's Popular and Illustrated Encyclopedia

Your Breed in 1935?

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Your Breed in 1935?

May 26, 2022May 26, 2022 National Purebred Dog Day®

Back in the day, Hutchinson’s Popular and Illustrated Encyclopedia published by Walter Hutchinson was a “go-...

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