Some Catahoula Leopard Dogs have what’s called a “spotted-up” coat – what others might call a &#...
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First They’re Cute, and then They Become “Kirei”
The Japanese Akita Inu comes in a variety of beautiful colors, from aka (red) and goma (sesame), to shimofuri (silver) a...
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Big Ben’s Dogs Are Everywhere
He ranks ninth for most consecutive NFL games with a touchdown pass (30 of them), but Ben “Big Ben” Roethlis...
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Do Dalmatians Shed?
A few years ago when we featured the Dalmatian as the Purebred of Interest on our Facebook page, we learned a couple of ...
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Hound Tails: How Long is “Too” Long?
The Beagle’s AKC breed standard describes a tail that is “too long” as being a defect, but what is too...
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American Foxhound/English Foxhound: Who Won?
You can imagine the trash talk even 114 years later: My dog is better than your dog. It would have been more high brow...
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State Dogs: Kid Support Helps
When it comes to encouraging a legislature to designate a purebred dog as the “state dog,” the effort is o...
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Windhunde, Labrelle, Labrele, Levrier,Borzaya = Sighthound
In Germany, they’re called “Windhunde,” while in Italy, they’re known as “Labrelles.”...
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The Natural Clown That Flushes and Retrieves
The Curly Coated Retriever was originally bred in England as an upland bird and waterfowl hunting dog; owners who hunt o...
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Coffee with that Catahoula?
Dog fanciers sometimes honor their first dog by naming their kennel after that dog (and by kennel, we don’t mean a...
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Here is My Handle, Here is My Spout
The “cup handle” tail is exactly what it sounds like: A tail that is carried up and over the dog’s bac...
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Welcome to the Fold, American Bulldog!
Two new breeds have just been added to the AKC’s Foundation Stock Service Program, the American Bulldog and Wetter...
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Boerboel Wear!
The Boerboel is a popular breed in its native South Africa, particularly among farmers. Indeed, the breed’s name m...
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The Roach Topline
Roach backs, dips, sway backs (like a horse) or “mushy soft” backs on a dog generally indicate that there&...
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Strike a Pose
While the old English Black and Tan Terrier lives on in the ancestry of most terriers today, it’s a pity that the ...
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Meet Finn, the Irish Air Corp’s New “Recruit”
The annual General Office Commanding’s inspection of the Irish Air Corp took place yesterday, the event an importa...
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Timmy’s Not in the Well, and He Doesn’t Need Help
By now, most of us know that the line, “Timmy’s in the well and he can’t get out,” was never sai...
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What’s a RASS?? Briard People Know
To our knowledge, a Briard RASS is held in Canada, France, Australia, and a few other European countries, but the first ...
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Hug a Dog!
Back in 2008, Pedigree Dog Food ran a print campaign created by TBWA, Argentina. Unfortunately, only three breeds were ...
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Berners In Commercials
Back in 2017, Volkswagen unveiled its Tiguan “Nuts” Commercial. They could have used a bazillion different dogs for ...
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