Unless you have an unusual occupation or hobby, we feel confident that the video below may be the most curious thing you...
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The Danish Swedish Farmdog: When Kennel Clubs Can Agree
Scania or Skaane, located in the southernmost province in Sweden, is best known for rich agricultural fields, an old his...
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A Movie Star’s Bulldog
We spotted him watching a conformation ring at a recent Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show, but most people first saw acto...
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With a Knick Knack Paddywack, Give a Dog a Bone.
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 Syndicate Bank Logo
It’s not surprising to learn that businesses in other countries have dogs as part of their logo, though their choi...
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The Hellenikos Poimenikos: A Magical Breed
Often mistaken for a different breed, the Hellenikos Poimenikos, or Greek Shepherd, is very much its own breed, and ha...
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Riesenschnauzer
According to one site, the name, “Riesenschnauzer” has many interpretations, and we start with the literal t...
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Where, Oh Where, To Put That Pompon
What’s wrong with this picture? Aside from our poor Photoshop skills and guessing at tail length, you should h...
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In 1994, the End of an Era Happened
In 1994, dogs were banned from Antarctica. It was a startling event when the land that huskies arguably “ownedR...
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A World Class Tennis Player’s Off Court Helper
If you exhibit your dogs, imagine competing for Best of Breed against your breed’s top ranked, multiple Best in Sh...
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The Perfect Word
Collective nouns. We love them if only because some of them are head scratchers: An “unkindness” of ravens? ...
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From Fortune Cookie to Dogs
News flash. Chinese fortune cookies aren’t Chinese, and that’s the one thing we can say with certainty. Some...
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Irish Terrier People Will Spot This!
The plot in shorthand: Dog. Boy. Fire. Need more? Ok, so this TV canine movie star named Rex goes missing, takes shelt...
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The Smallest of the Anglo-French Hounds
You’ll feel as if you’ve learned how to read French just by studying a dog breed name after we introduce you...
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It’s “Be Bald and Be Free Day!”
Today is “Be Bald and Be Free Day,” and we take this opportunity to celebrate our “naked” breeds...
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The Purebred that Inspired a Shoe Staple
From Velcro to bedbug detectors, dogs have been the surprising inspiration behind many inventions that we take for grant...
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The Great Also Mourn
It is the contract we make with a dog. We will love them during life, and when the inevitable happens and it is time to ...
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Frisbee Dog
A small student body and a rural setting makes Middlebury College in Vermont an attractive collegiate choice for many st...
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What You Might Not Know About Rachel Page Elliott
For many fanciers, the name Rachel Page Elliott is synonymous with “Dogsteps,” the iconic book on dog struct...
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The Musée et Chiens du Saint-Bernard
We daresay that among our readers are dog owners whose breed-specific collections of books, collectables, figurines and ...
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