“Not Just Another Pretty Face” is a National Purebred Dog Day feature that has been introducing you to dogs who aren...
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In the “Ruff”
Some groomers call the long hair falling from a dog’s mane into her sides, under her neck, and the front of her ch...
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The “Working Man’s Spaniel”
The fabulous Welsh Springer Spaniel would probably be more common if more people ever met one (and some might say this i...
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Frantisek Horák and Mr Červenka
The AKC breed standard for the Cesky Terrier allows for one color – gray – and the following color furnishin...
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The Uniqueness of the Azawakh
Oh, to be able to wear tight knits and not show love handles or a muffin top. The Azawakh is a marvelously exotic breed ...
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Fire in the hole!
A male warthog can weigh up to 330 pounds, but still run at a speed of almost 33 miles per hour. He has a tendency to ru...
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The Coats of Germany’s “Hunt Terrier”
In this breed, the coat needs to have correct texture to protect this hunting dynamo in underbrush or ground holes....
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Foo Foo Dog? Guess Again
In our experience, one of the most misunderstood breeds is the Poodle. The breed is wicked smart, and only fools and the...
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One of the Rarest Herding Breeds
The Welsh Sheepdog has been called by some as one of the world’s rarest herding breeds, and certainly, it may be o...
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English Springer Heroes
We often come across unforgettable stories while researching dog breeds, and in this case, we can across two of them inv...
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Anyone? Anyone?
We first saw Ben Stein in the unforgettable movie, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off. Haven’t most of us had a teach...
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Shared Ancestry, Different Breeds
Back in the day, Foxhounds, Beagles, and Harriers, which to the uneducated eye look like different sizes of the same bre...
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The First English Springer Spaniels
Thanksgiving 2019 is still 154 days away, but we thank providence every day that John Goodman, a 25-year-old passenger o...
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The Oldest of the Native Swedish Breeds
The Sami people of Lappland, indigenous to northern Scandinavia, were the first to breed Swedish Lapphunds. For the Sami...
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Don’t It Make My Brown Eyes Blue
Van Morrison recorded a big hit with Brown Eyed Girl, but today we’re talking about “blue eyed dogs.” ...
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From the Moulin Rouge to the House of the Romanovs
The drawing seen here may not be the most faithful representation of a French Bulldog, but the artist is certainly among...
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All Aboard the Saluki!
Many of our readers already know that the Saluki is the school mascot for Southern Illinois University, but how many als...
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Head to Head
When we learned that this Neapolitan Mastiff was from Hungary, the heretofore quiet, reserved dog that had been keeping ...
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In Remembrance of North Carolina’s State Dog
In 2017, on a cold and rainy day in Hazelwood, North Carolina, a dedication was held for a public piece of art, “The P...
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The Rim of the Eyes
Many breeds standards call for dark eye rims, particularly in working breeds like the Alaskan Malamute (“in all co...
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