One of the biggest misconceptions about the Pekingese is that they’re all coat with no body, but when you put your...
Read MoreThe Non-Slip Retriever
Much of what we know about dog structure comes from the world of horses in England, and many of the terms we use “...
Read MoreThe “Uncommon” Cast Member
The popularity of certain breeds in the movies is not lost on us, so we delight when an uncommon breed shows up on the b...
Read More“Black & Gold”
A sneak preview below of a documentary called, “Black & Gold,” directed by first time director Jane Dav...
Read MoreWhat’s a “Basal” Breed?
The breed of the dog you see here is considered to be one of six so-called “basal” breeds. There’s no ...
Read MoreCanine Super Hero
What do you notice about the dogs in the video clip below? What you may have noticed is that all the dogs are Labrador R...
Read MoreThe Ubiquitous Labrador Retriever Nearly Wasn’t
The ubiquitous Labrador Retriever is such a fixture as a great all American pet that those of us who don’t hunt so...
Read MoreCan You Believe It?
Remember this? As hard as it is to believe, the 20th anniversary of the classic movie, “Best in Show,” is ne...
Read MoreThe Clydesale Terrier
It boggles the mind, the mental visual that “Clydesale Terriers” evokes: Tiny little Clydesales pulling a ti...
Read MoreRIP, Roy Clark
A tip of our hat and final respects to Roy Clark, country music legend and a star of “Hee Haw,” who passed a...
Read MoreThe Leaf Gathering Vizsla
Why would a dog gather vibrant orange and red leaves and arrange them into separate mounds? Meet “Ochre,” a ...
Read MoreWhat Do You Notice?
What do you notice about the following sentence: “Dogs should average in height from 23 to 28 inches and bitches m...
Read MoreThe “Missing Link”
As the story went among the Sami people, two dogs were on a hill watching people trying to round up a herd of uncooperat...
Read MoreFriends are Family You Pick For Yourself
Never again complain about your in-laws. During the reign of Matthias Corvinus, the King of Hungary from 1443 to 1490, i...
Read MoreThe Finnish Canine Museum
If only more countries did this. In Finland, there is a museum that collects, preserves and exhibits online items relat...
Read MoreWhite as the Driven Snow?
In the course of casual research, we came across a source that wrote that when Samoyeds first gained attention in the mo...
Read MoreWinner! “Unlimited” (Entry in National Purebred Dog Day Fine Art/Poster Competition 2019)
“Unlimited” was chosen in a highly competitive contest with the greatest number of entries for NPDD’s art competit...
Read More“Chewie 2” (Entry in National Purebred Dog Day Fine Art/Poster Competition 2019)
Title: “Chewie 2” Artist: Jon Kittleson Medium: Prisma Color pencils Size: 11″ x 14″ Pric...
Read More“Border Terrier” (Entry in National Purebred Dog Day Fine Art/Poster Competition 2019)
Title: “Border Terrier” Artist: Lisa Hogan Medium:Colored pencils Size: 8″ x 10″ Price: ...
Read More“Fifi” (Entry in National Purebred Dog Day Fine Art/Poster Competition 2019)
Title: “Fifi” Artist: Martin Valenzuela Medium: Acrylic on canvas Size: 30″ x 30″ x .2″...
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