His name was “Ajax,” and the Golden Retriever appeared on the Drew Carey show as Carey’s dog, “S...
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A Unique Body
A guard dog at work has a distinct body language: His tail may be held high and stiff, and may even wag slowly. His head...
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Luath, a Beloved Border Collie
Most of us may not know the work of Robert Burns beyond his most famous composition sung every December 31st, Auld Lang ...
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A Coonhound Apart
On Wednesday, October 12, 2019, the 15th Annual AKC World Hunt & Show commences in Williamstown, Kentucky, a very sp...
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“Whippet Good”
Scroll down for a little mood music for this post: We’re always tickled to find public art of purebred dogs, and i...
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Also Known as the Arran Setter
The Rossmore family of Ireland included Members of Parliament, dukes, and barons, but for our purposes, we cite their ow...
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This Nordic Pair is Similar but Different
See if you can name this breed. Dogs of this breed are so flexible, they can extend their front legs sideways with close...
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Zero, Scraps, Poppy and Frankenweenie
Hold on to your hat, but the iconic movie, “Nightmare Before Christmas” is 26 years old! Show of hands if yo...
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The Boxer’s “Repandous” Jaw
To our knowledge, it’s a word one won’t find in any current Boxer breed standard, and more’s the pity ...
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Owning an Endangered Breed
We first met Ian Lynch years ago at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show, he, our social media counterpart for the Canad...
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Where Does a 150 Pound Leonberger Sleep?
And the answer to this old joke is, “Anywhere he or she wants.” The Leonberger’s history as a “l...
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Red Faced!
“The Pharaoh hound is the only breed of dog that blushes – or needs to. Pharaoh hounds have filthy minds....
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Native Traditions
Many of our breeds comes from countries which have customs and traditions we in the West may find perplexing. Hounds in ...
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The Answer to a Ban on Long Legs
Unless you speak Latvian, conversation in the following video will be lost on you, but it affords all of us an opportuni...
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You Don’t See As Many of These Anymore
Prick ears and drop ears are both acceptable ear carriages in the AKC Skye Terrier breed standard, and both can be found...
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A Cambodian Tiger’s Ally
One hundred years ago, some 100,000 tigers lived across Asia, but between hunting and loss of habitat, that number fel...
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He Was the Very First One
The way in which a dog approaches and handles livestock is often referred to as “style.” This can include th...
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Is It or Isn’t it?
Our neighbors to the North are a dog loving nation. In 2016, approximately 41 per cent of Canadian households included a...
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The 17th Century Crest
It was probably one of the earliest written descriptions of the breed: “…curiously spotted, and for the most...
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Heaven’s Huskies
For over 3,000 years, the Chukchi tribe of Siberia developed and shaped the Siberian Husky, so it isn’t surprisi...
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