Back in the day, English Springer Spaniels and Cocker Spaniels were born in the same litter. Smaller “Cockers̶...
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Older than Guinness: We’ll Drink to That!
Possibly the most famous layered drink in the world is the “black and tan,” or “half and half” (...
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The Impressive Eye Wipe
Whether it’s a swim meet, flower show, or photography competition, few people enter a contest of any kind to lose....
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What do Fox Hunts, St. Hubert, a Nine Year Old, & Rabies Have in Common?
It is inevitable that with “progress” comes change, and lamentably, the demise of many traditions. If there ...
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Cadenettes and Matelotes
There are several breeds in the world which have coats that can “mat” into slender sections. In the Puli (ou...
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The Fox-Like Wedge
If there is one description that best sums up the Finnish Spitz’s head, it is “fox-like,” and the bree...
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The Big Boned Gal
As is our occasional habit, we set the tone for this post with a musical repast, this from the fabulous K.D. Lang: As mu...
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The Legendary Dog Leap
“O’Cahan’s Lament” is one of the most recorded melodies ever composed. You’ve probably heard it ma...
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The Bird Dog Bite
This will be one of those “interactive” posts in which we use you, the reader, to demonstrate a point. The e...
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“… They Fear Naething…”
From the book, “Guy Mannering” written by Sir Walter Scott: “Dandie Dinmont’s children are only indi...
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A Different Coton
As legend has it, not long after a merchant vessel engaged in a furious battle with a pirate ship, a hellacious storm ar...
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Split Treed
If you studied serigraphy as a fine art, you already know that the image below (where one color “blends” int...
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It’s a Small World
There is probably no more annoying song in Disneyland than the one we share below (forgive us now): We include it to mak...
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The Tall and Short of the Rattie
Most people know a Rat Terrier when they see one, but not everyone realizes that the breed comes in two different sizes,...
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And the Top Five Breeds Are…..
As of this writing, the AKC currently recognizes 202 dog breeds, the UK’s Kennel Club 211 breeds, and the Fédéra...
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The “Quiche Hound”
In Flemish, the word, “boat” appears as “schip,” and because a certain breed was often used as a ratter ...
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Rarest of the Four
The Basset Bleu de Gascogne, Grand Bleu de Gascogne, Petit Bleu de Gascogne, and Griffon Bleu de Gascogne are the four G...
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The “Twisty” Great Dane
Great Danes have a talent for positioning themselves in ways that seem improbable for a dog that size (if you doubt us, ...
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