What do the Pyrenean Shepherd, Affenpinscher, Russell Terrier, Chow Chow, Grand Basset Griffon Vendéen, Otterhound, Br...
Read MorePrepare to Squeal “Awwww….”
We can’t think of a better way to start a weekend than with this video. Turn up your volume and prepare to squeal ...
Read MoreThe Shantung Terrier: What Is It?
Part travelogue, part memoir, part travelogue, and part political viewpoint, the 600 page book, “Intimate China: T...
Read MoreRest Well, MPC Maiko. Good Job.
On the first day of December, 2018, a “tweet” appeared on Twitter that was significant not only because of t...
Read MoreMilk Bones (and Purebred Dogs Helped Advertise)
The original Milk-Bone® dog snack was created in 1908 by the F.H Bennett Biscuit Company at a bakery in the Lower East ...
Read MoreA Dog of Flanders
“A Dog of Flanders” is a tear jerker of a novel that tells the story of “Nello,” a young Flemis...
Read MoreThe Whip Tail: Guess the Only AKC Breed Standard Calling for It
A blast to the 80s opens our post about the “whip.” Scroll down to see and hear this audio gem: Specifically...
Read MoreNotice Anything?
One of our favorite photographs is more informative than we might think. One reason the Great Pyrenees is so effective a...
Read MoreThe Agasceus (More Flattered Than the “Greedy House-Dog that Gapes under Tables”)
Back in the day (way back in the day), there was a scent dog that was described as “being fed by the fierce nation...
Read MoreA Mastiff Owner’s Most Requested Answers
Talking of Mastiffs (which we did just the other day), owners are probably sick to death of being asked if their dogs sn...
Read MoreA Curious Breed Choice In the 80s
Back in 1987, a British live-action/puppet television series aired that was created and executively produced by Jim ...
Read MoreA Non-Broken Pedigree: What Does it Mean?
Of all “purebred” terriers, the Bedlington has the oldest non-broken pedigree going back to 1782. And we don’t...
Read MoreBaptism By Fire (or How One Chap Got Over a Fear of Dogs Fast)
How do you get over a life long fear of dogs? We don’t recommend the way Derek Jeter did it, which was to get enga...
Read MoreThe Regal Beagle
You own a Beagle. She just won BEST IN SHOW!! or… He learned how to walk on a leash! or….. She finally learn...
Read MoreThe MTA: Gone to the Dogs
To get you in the mood for this post, check out the “oldie but a goodie” song below. For our younger readers...
Read MoreThis Looney Tune Character Was a Purebred Dog!
Sam Sheepdog and Ralph Wolf remain Looney Tunes favorites, 65 years after they first debuted in Don’t Give Up the...
Read MoreThree Dog Bakery, and It Started with an Albino Great Dane
When Dan fell in love with “Gracie,” she was the smallest in her litter. She was also an albino Great Dane w...
Read MoreOne *Really* Happy Breed!
Bhutan is likely the only country in the world with a government that actually measures its citizens’ happiness by...
Read MoreJust Another Dog Lover
In the crowded grooming area of the 142nd Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show, it seemed improbable that the first self-mad...
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