In 2012, New York Assembly Bill 9655 introduced by Harvey Weisenberg would have designated the German Shepherd Dog as th...
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Rowett’s Beagles
It’s hard to imagine the Beagle as a new breed, but back in 1876, it was. That was when a Beagle was first importe...
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The Wrinkled Basenji
When we think about “wrinkled” dogs, the Chinese Shar-Pei typically comes first to mind, though the Neapolit...
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“In the Dark”
Though one isn’t really blind, and the other isn’t really a guide dog, both actors star in a popular show th...
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A Bulldog Mascot NOT Associated with Education
In the United Kingdom, Churchill Insurance is a brand named after the country’s most famous wartime premier, Winston C...
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Only “Leopard” Stayed the Same
Leopard Cur. American Leopard Hound. Leopard Hound. American Leopard. American Leopard Cur. Catahoula Leopard Dog. Are t...
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Pied Pipers of the Marsh
Urban legend has it that the fox appears in the genetic ancestry of the Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever, a fanciful c...
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Taking a Pounding
The modern record for a margin of victory in a baseball game was set in 2007 when the Texas Rangers defeated the Baltimo...
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“Dogman” and “Rabbitgirl”
William Wegman isn’t the only artist to make art of his Weimaraners. Gillie And Marc Schattner, called “the mo...
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English Cocker and (American) Cocker: Need Help?
No one likes to look ignorant, but the problem with ignorance is that it “sticks,” until one overcomes it wi...
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“America’s Heritage Farm Dog”
The English Shepherd was one of the most common breeds in America throughout the 1940’s and 1950’s, but despite its ...
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Earthdog Firsts
In lofty terms, Earth Mother embodies the bounty of the Earth. She is nurturing, kind, gentle, loving, and soulful. All ...
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A Black Dog with “Four Eyes”
They are the only indigenous people recognized by the European Union, a culture that dates back tens of thousands of yea...
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The Chrysanthemum Tail
If you are a “dog nerd” (student of all things dog) and think that “Chrysanthemum” refers only t...
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Touch the Saluki’s Pyramid For Luck
If you didn’t know why Southern Illinois University is known as “Little Egypt,” or why one of a pair of Am...
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The Wicked Smart “Foo Foo” (Snort) Breed
In 2018, there were 118,316 entries in AKC obedience trials, but back in 1936 when the N. Westchester Kennel Club held t...
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The Same, Not the Same
Before 1959, the Belgian Tervuren, Belgian Malinois, and Belgian Sheepdog were all registered by the AKC as Belgian Shee...
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The Bee’s Knees, and Her Chihuahua
She was known as the Charleston Queen, and while she didn’t invent the dance (some believe the dance originated fr...
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The Breed with a Ring, Bourki, and Shoes
In the Tien-Shan mountains along the Russian/Chinese border is an endurance sighthound known by several names, including...
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Well Done, Ireland
As countries go, Ireland just might have one of the longest runs of formal dog breeding in the world with breeds that we...
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