A breed standard doesn't merely describe an attractive dog; its precise wording establishes the boundaries by which the ...
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Family Bulldog with a Day Job
Not every college mascot gets to go home at the end of the day and be someone’s dog. Rocky did. In 2009, a rescued Bul...
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Should an Azawakh’s Hip Bones Show?
An Azawakh's protruding hip bones look like a problem to an unfamiliar eye. They are required by the standard, and the r...
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Would You Approve of a 19-Foot Dachshund?
A Texas town just got a 19-foot Dachshund. We usually pass on biggest-dog stories, so why are we cheering for this one?...
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The German Wirehaired Pointer’s Paper Trail
Follow a pedigree backward and you'll eventually wish you could put a face to a name. The papers behind one breed's 1959...
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The Old English Sheepdog: Gone Pear-Shaped
Look at an Old English Sheepdog from above and you'll see a shape you didn't expect. What it is, why it helps a herding ...
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Would Your Dog Know You After Death?
We say our dogs know us. How far do you think that knowing goes? ...
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“Reach and Break” in the Min Pin
Correct Min Pin movement is animated, but it is never merely ornamental foot work. ...
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Breed Instinct Redirected
If a breed’s original job disappears, does its usefulness disappear with it? Not necessarily. Meet Mawhai, a Jagdterri...
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Peru’s Living Treasure Heads for the Hound Group
“New” to the AKC Hound Group doesn’t mean new to the world. As the Peruvian Inca Orchid approaches full recognitio...
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The Breed Standard You Can Hear
For the New Zealand Huntaway, a good voice is working equipment. Its breed standard calls for a deep, loud bark that can...
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What a Border Terrier’s Nose Teaches Us
Preferred, fault, major fault and disqualification are not interchangeable. The Border Terrier's nose shows how.......
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A Fishy Deerhound Story
How a fish launched a Scottish Deerhound to Westminster. Scottish Deerhound history has its share of unexpected turns, a...
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Koalas Above, Koolie Below
Koalas, notoriously difficult to spot, have a particular knack for being hard to find precisely when it matters most. ...
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One Little “e” Makes a Distinction
White facial marking” tells us what we are looking at. Bläss gives us something more: a glimpse of how people speak a...
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Vogue’s Westie Walk in Vail
Three Westies, one screaming-yellow coat and a snowy 1967 Vogue assignment: the story behind Toni Frissell’s Vail phot...
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Beagle Colors: The United Kennel Club Makes It Clear
Sometimes the most important word in a breed-standard revision isn’t the name of a color. It’s the verb. In the Unit...
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The Well-Dressed Manchester
A fascinating breed to begin with, the Manchester Terrier gets really interesting when four official standards of the sa...
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Poodle: Confidence Artist
Legendary breeder, handler, and judge Anne Rogers Clark captured the Poodle’s personality beautifully: “Poodles are ...
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The Karaman • New to the FCI, Not to Sheep
The recognition is new. The dog’s purpose is not....
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