Understanding the reasoning behind breed standards highlights the careful balance between function and appearance that g...
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Form Following Function in Sussex
Every aspect of the Spaniel’s conformation—from its broad, deeply cushioned feet to its robust, low-slung frame—re...
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Cartoon Logic Behind Boston Terrier Balance
With this in mind, you might not ever see a Boston Terrier again without a chuckle, but when you see perfectly square si...
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Beagle Record Holder in the White House
Many presidential pets were purebred dogs, but they were not always formally registered...
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The Black Whippet
There is a particular beauty in the lines of a Whippet, and a black Whippet resembles art deco with a pulse. But highly ...
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Only the Best could be Bed Buddies
If you were a Great Dane owned by a German noble, you wanted to be Kammerhunde....
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The Mirror Image Breed
Each dog’s face and body are supposed to be mirror images from left to right, and spotting subtle differences can be s...
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When Concern Leads to Action
The takeaway from both our story and Pat Lent's should be that if you see a need, fill it. ...
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Six Toes to Glory!
As with human models, the road to glory starts with one's genes.......
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The Bakhmull Guard Dogs
We lay the groundwork for the fort's history, and then go back in time to when the fort was said to have been guarded by...
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Part II of a Chocolate Lab: Kennoway’s Fudge
With this official recognition, breeders began intentionally including chocolate Labs in their breeding programs, knowin...
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A Chocolate Lab: Part I
When his dog whelped two liver colored puppies, he recorded it - and it was important...
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Barking Up the Right Shrub
Chihuahua owners, let us landscape your yard with - wait for it - Leucophyllum laevigatum!!...
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Weimaraner: The Long Version
Since it wasn't present in significant numbers in the United States, it wasn't included in the original breed standard, ...
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Terrier like a Foxhound
Early Smooths worked alongside Foxhounds and needed similar physical attributes to keep up during hunts......
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Chaucer’s Alaunt
In the Alaunt's history, this is what they spoke at one time...
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Bouncing for a Reason
The Beardie Bounce. A little known aspect of this behavior is that historically, the bounce may have had a practical pur...
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The Dog from the Squirrel
Many breed standards, particularly the original versions written in a breed's country of origin, use the names of everyd...
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The Registerable but not Showable Sable
You don't see them much anymore, if at all. The pattern was removed from the breed standards of major breeding clubs in ...
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Oblique Eyes and a Zest for Life
There is one more thing that gives this breed the expression of an adventurer, and it is an intangible quality difficult...
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