As a rule, single breed dog shows with the highest entries are hosted by each breed’s parent club, but there is an...
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All Aboard the Dandie Dinmont!
Neilson & Company was a locomotive manufacturer in Glasgow, Scotland founded in 1836. In 1843, they began building f...
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Single Tracking
For you to understand our topic more fully, we want you to take part in a little experiment that will require space. S...
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Where was the Doberman Pinscher “Born?”
We have a wonderful pneumonic device to share with you (and it happens to be our favorite song to come out of the movie,...
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Carriage Dogs & Coach Dogs: What’s the Diff?
If one does any amount of reading on the Dalmatian, one will encounter the terms, “Carriage Dog,” and “...
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A TV Vet Visits Westminster
While we’ve been absorbed with watching the British series, This Farming Life,” it seems that others have be...
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The Border Collie Who Inspired a $3 Million Company
Police and military dogs have a Border Collie named “Midnight” to thank for their eye protection. You’...
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Primitive Breeds
Your dog circles several times before settling down for a nap, or maybe he “digs” a bed each night before going to s...
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South Africa’s Bed Time Story Dog
Fortunate visitors to the Jock Safari Lodge in South Africa’s Kruger National Park may come across this sculpture ...
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The Cardigan Front: Think Eggs
Once seen, it can’t be unseen. Eggs. That’s the power of using a mnemonic device (something that helps you r...
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One of the “Old World Bichons”
An owner with a sense of humor might name their Bolognese, “Oscar Meyer,” but the breed predates processed m...
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Chien d’Ordre
Over the centuries, most countries developed their own hound breeds, but the French were so good at it that not only do ...
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Heritage Breeders: What You Don’t Hear About
If you weren’t at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show, or perhaps you missed the broadcast, you also missed the i...
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An Open Letter to CNN and John Berman
Following the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show, CNN’s John Berman and Alisyn Camerota spent a few moments on the s...
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Westminster: Good Genes Always Out
The incredible scenting ability of dogs has been used to detect bombs starting in the early 1940’s, their legacy p...
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Poor Us and Our Cart Dog
Any excuse to share the next best thing to puppy breath: Wallonia is the French-speaking region of southern Belgi...
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The Most Endangered Hungarian Dog Breed**
Over 1,000 years ago, Hungarian tribes that invaded the Carpathian Basin brought with them a dog cynologists refer to as...
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Keeping Up With the Kardashian Dogs
Ask why the Kardashians are famous, and you might be told that they’re famous for being famous. In reality (ha, a ...
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The Viking Irish Wolfhound
In the movie, his name was “Rekkae,” and if you scroll down to the video clip, you’ll spot the dog wit...
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Royals and Those Darn Laws
We suppose it was the ancient version of today’s “sin tax,” but Sumptuary Laws from previous times see...
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