“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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Ponytail Required? Meet the Biewer Terrier
Only one AKC breed has a standard that uses the word "ponytail." Here's why simple is the rule, and why fancy head styli...
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Winn-Dixie Loses Miss Franny
If you are of a certain age, you already know what it is to lose friends and family to age. But few things drive home th...
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A Dandie of a Gin
A club reaches 150 years only once. Having a gin created to help mark that milestone gives “a toast to the Dandie” a...
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Welshies: “Love to Get Wet and Mucky”
A protective coat, a strong nose, and the ability to swim suit this breed to the rough, often wet country it has always ...
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Everything You Wanted to Know About a Kekhor & Didn’t Know Who to Ask
The kekhor is striking enough to stop us in our tracks. What kept us looking was the realization that, beneath all that ...
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Drop the Leash? Not So Fast
The Royal Kennel Club says Bloodhound handlers no longer have to drop the leash before the final line-up. So can every h...
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The Black Sea’s “Gate Dog”
It wasn’t until we came across a study of the Zerdava in 2019 that we’d ever heard of this dog, let alone the effort...
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So Three Breeds Walk Into a Snowbank….
Flat feet are usually bad news in a breed standard. For this breed, they’re exactly right—provided those toes don’...
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A Tale of Two Terriers—and One Wrong Name. Oops!
What does three-quarter jump height actually even mean?...
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