Our Pulik are poor sources when it comes to discerning the differences between the Poodles based on size, but history te...
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The Pile of Rocks Specialist
Perhaps you’ve seen stacks of rocks by the side of a road – a small stone placed atop a bigger one which is ...
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Chests: Shallow/Deep
If you don’t show your dog, you may think it doesn’t really matter if you know whether your dog has a deep b...
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Silent but Deadly
Terriers have a reputation for being barkers, but this is a rather broad characterization of an entire group of dogs, an...
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Cuman, Not Magyar
Hungary is the land of the Magyars, a Finno-Ugric people who originated in the Urals and migrated westward to settle in ...
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The “Secret Pet Cemetery”
A pet cemetery, in our view, is nothing like a cemetery for humans. A gravestone for a human suggests a story, to be sur...
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Portugal’s Robust First Mate
Perspective is everything. In our view, one should look at a period of time not from today’s vantage point, but fr...
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Shih Tzu Legends
The smallest of the Tibetan holy dogs has wonderful legends associated with it, most having to do with Buddhist mytholog...
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Terrier or Toy?
When Yorkshire Terriers who’d been imported into Australia were bred with native Australian Terriers, the result w...
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The Chinese Crested Clydesdale
You don’t find the word, “Clydesdale” anywhere in the Chinese Crested Hairless’ breed standard f...
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Take Your Child to Work Day
Today is Take Your Child to Work Day, a day that got its start in 1993 when Ms. Foundation for Women president, Marie Wi...
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Twitter and “General Appearance”
When asked to speak to fanciers about National Purebred Dog Day, we make a big point to discuss social media. The times ...
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The Kiss of Death
We are big fans of language unique to our dogs, and some of the vivid terminology and phrases can be found in breed stan...
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A Bullmastiff Mascot
It reads like a dating app: Name: Swagger Birthday: July 20, 2013 Weight: 120 lbs Family: 9 brothers/sisters (67,...
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The Whippet’s Topline and Undercarriage
The Whippet can be a misunderstood creature in a show ring. A collection of dog parts finely knit together are a joy to ...
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The Fireman’s Pole With (what Else?) the Fireman’s Dog
If it seems to you that much of the dog-related public art we share includes a Dalmatian, it’s because much of the...
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One Breed, Two Countries
Though Denmark and Sweden are both Scandinavian countries, they have two different languages, didn’t always get al...
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An Homage: A Bloodhound and Rottweiler Who Took One For the Team
It’s one of those words that makes a lot of people roll their eyes, snicker, or reflexively cross their legs. The ...
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Daughter of the Tent
Bedouin poetry written thirteen centuries ago spoke of a wind drinker, a daughter of the tent, and the desert eye. Lyr...
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A Dutchman in Belgian Territory
This lass puzzled more than a few people recently, and it wasn’t because she was attending the Belgian Laekenois N...
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