We suppose the very first person to record the Mastiff was whomever drew the outline of the huge dog on a cave wall in 3...
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Doberman Pinschers “Shop” Macy’s
In 1954, an article appeared in LOOK magazine that included photographs showing Doberman Pinschers working with night se...
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“Trace” on a Pug
Pugs come in several colors, but only two are acceptable in a conformation ring by the AKC, fawn and black. Meanwhile, b...
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Peggy, the Bulldog mascot of HMS Iron Duke
In 1915, a little Bulldog puppy named, “Peggy” entered the Royal Navy and joined the crew of the battleship,...
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The Bane of Dachshund Owners
It might be the bane of every Dachshund owner: “Weiner Dog.” Where on earth did that get started? New York C...
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It Depends…..
A common reaction of Americans attending Crufts or the World Dog Show for the first time is probably awe. Awe, not only ...
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A German Wirehaired Pointer Movie Star
The film, The Biscuit Eater, was the last “Boy and his Dog” type movie made by Disney. By 1972 (when this re...
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Sohrab, Tinker, and Pinka
The novel, “Between the Acts,“ was Virginia Woolf’s final novel, and was published shortly after her death in...
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A Puli Meets a Pope
As the story goes, the time had come to ease the suffering of an old family dog, and the parents of the family thought i...
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V Is For Versatile
In old times, the Vizsla was originally used to hunt with falcons, but the breed today not only produced the first AKC T...
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Tintin and Milou
The English translation of his name is, “Snowy,” but the little white Fox Terrier’s original name was ...
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No Permit Needed
The Federal Animal Welfare Act defines wolf hybrids as domestic dogs, and even though they are regulated like any other ...
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Greyhounds: Eyes in the Back of Their Heads
We know someone who once freaked out a child by telling the little tyke that they – the adult – had eyes in ...
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“Hawking” Dogs
A gundog’s task is to find game for its hunting master, not catch it, herself. These dogs were developed long befo...
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One Dog: Ten of the Most Interesting Breeds on the Planet
We like you to meet the Varanger Dog except the dog is now quite dead, as in extinct. It lived 5,000 – 7,000 years...
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The Borzoi’s “Fifth Gear”
Until 1936, the Borzoi was known as the Russian Wolfhound, but the change to “Borzoi” wasn’t without t...
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Let It Snow!
It shouldn’t be a surprise that the Akita appears on so many “top ten” lists as a great dog in snow, i...
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Flat-Coated Retriever: A Phrase That Works
When wording in a breed standard withstands the sands of time, it suggests a well written document with which generation...
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A Beagle with a Rough Coat?
The current AKC Beagle standard makes no mention of coat texture beyond a soft, thin coat being a defect, and a hard, cl...
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