A few years back, an unfortunate trend began of dogs wearing panty hose. The Chinese social network, Weibo, may have bee...
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A “Cracked Bell” Bark
Pot casse. There is only one breed in which this term has any meaning, and it is the Old English Sheepdog. Depending upo...
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Why Do Pointers Point?
The smart aleck answer to our title question is that Pointers point because of their instinct to point, but the question...
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Europe’s #1 Sporting Dog
According to some sources, the Deutsch Drahthaar is the most frequently used hunting dog in Germany, and the number one ...
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If You’re Happy and You Know It…..
Behold a famous feature of this breed! The Lancashire Heeler smile is a unique characteristic of the breed. When they ar...
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Pop the Cork, Get a Chihuahua
When Marilyn Monroe signed a six-movie contract with Columbia Pictures in 1948, it was a breakthrough moment in her care...
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The Lhasa “Terrier”
Back in the day, the breed we know as the Lhasa Apso was known as the Lhasa Terrier, possibly (and this is an unconfirme...
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Split Faced!
Dogs with “split faces” seem to get along with each other better than Bele and Lokai did from the planet Ari...
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Not Breed, Not Age, and Not Gender Specific
This is a post that comes under the category of “a picture says a thousand words.” It was hard not to noti...
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Roy: A Prepotent Stud
It’s pure coincidence when we write about a particular breed twice in a day, but it tends to happen when we come a...
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“Dogs from the Mountain”
In 1970s, the Tornjak faced imminent extinction. Breed enthusiasts scoured Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina in search of ...
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The Paws of Doom
Those paws! In France, the Black Russian Terrier is known as the Terrier Noir Russe, and in Germany, it’s known as...
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A First in Nearly a Quarter Century
In 1960, the American Kennel Club did something it hadn’t done in twenty-four years. It made the Australian Terrie...
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Meet the Why a Ramer
Not long ago, Google released its list of most searched words by state in 2019 by people who wanted to know how to spell...
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The Working Norwich
Early in the Norwich Terrier’s history in America, several Masters of Foxhounds used the breed for their original ...
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“This Old Man”
Do you remember singing “This old man?” as a chid? It went like this: “This old man, he plays one. He ...
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The New Yorker?
Pretty plant, right? It’s a Salvia greggii, and why it’s appearing on National Purebred Dog Day’s page...
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Smallest of the German Gun Dogs
The smallest of all the German gun dogs is the Small Munsterlander, a breed that in another day and age would have been ...
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Not Just a Pretty Face #13
“Not Just Another Pretty Face” is a National Purebred Dog Day feature that has been introducing you to dogs who aren...
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In the “Ruff”
Some groomers call the long hair falling from a dog’s mane into her sides, under her neck, and the front of her ch...
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