We don’t know if it’s true, but the Great Book of Dogs wrote that an American Foxhound is “capable of ...
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Icart Borzoi
Artistic attention to one’s breed is welcomed, unless, of course, the artist “gets it wrong,” but even...
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The Obedient Boxer
Whatever else you think you know about obedience work (the dogs are robots, the dogs are bored, the dogs are yada yada y...
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The Great Dane, “Cecil”
A stuffed Great Dane is probably not what one expects to encounter at a museum honoring a famous artist, but that is exa...
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The Poor Man’s Exquisite Dog
She’s got large hairy feet, wide hips, and well developed thighs. Though her coat is oily, it is a riot of curls. ...
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The Apple That Falls from the Tree
Breeding matters. In 1967, a dog named “Risto” did something pretty special. He established an all-time reco...
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The Incredible Siberian Husky
The famous 1925 serum run to Nome in which diphtheria antitoxin was transported from Anchorage, Alaska, to Nenana, Alask...
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Name This Breed!
The late Alan Stuyvesant said it best: “A Brittany should remind one of no other breed. He should look like a Brit...
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The Keel: It’s Not Decorative!
In the AKC’s hound group, “keel” is a word that can found be in three breeds: The Azawakh, the Bloodho...
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The Pig and the Poodle
The literary world is replete with famous authors and their purebred dogs – just the other day, we posted about th...
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A Famous Novelist’s Dachshund
Cinephiles (those passionate about movies) will know that what the films The Bostonians, The Wings of the Dove, Daisy M...
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When “Done with Men,” Turn to Elkhounds
After having posted about the Black Norwegian Elkhound, it seems like a good idea to add one more interesting fact to th...
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The Black Elkie
The fabulous Norwegian Elkhound with most of us are familiar is gray, and according to its AKC or UKC breed standard, an...
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The Boykin Spaniel and The American Water Spaniel: Differences
You are not alone if you have trouble identifying certain breeds that seem similar to each other until their differences...
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Ben: “Not Just a Pretty Face” Yorkie
Our series named, “Not Just a Pretty Face” focuses on dogs who’ve proved they can still do the job for...
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The Vamp Owned a Puli
We’ve written before about Tallulah Bankhead, an American stage and screen actress famous for her husky voice, out...
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Max Goes to a Dog Show & History is Made
Max went to a dog show and saw exactly the dog he had in mind. Sometimes it happens just like that. However, what Max ha...
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Purebred Dog Owning Chocolate Lovers! A Pug Picks a Bulldog!
Cadbury chocolate. There, we said it. And now we’re 8 pounds heavier. Chocoholics have their own personal favorite...
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The Somber Look Belies!
We found it curious to come across the word, “somber” in a glossary of dog terms since it’s not a word...
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The Malamute: Built from the Ground Up
The Alaskan Malamute is not a sled dog as so many “laymen” think, but is, in fact, a sledge dog that was use...
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