Harry was a celebrity bartender of the 1920s and 1930, a native Brit who immigrated to the US at the turn of the century...
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In a Pig’s Eye
By and large, however, pigs naturally have an underbite. Why on earth are we telling you this on a site that is purebre...
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Little Fairy Penguins & the Springer, Border, and Jagdterrier Who Protect Them
Marbee and Milly are helping make a difference because in 2024, the Little Penguins have been having a lot of, um, "carn...
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“Pumpkin Seeds” of a Coonhound’s Head
Born when frontiersmen first crossed European hounds, Foxhounds and Bloodhounds during post-Revolutionary times to creat...
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The “Torn” Mantle
While body markings may impact one's perception of a dog's proportions, a good show judge will quickly learn what a dog'...
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Third Eye (blind)
And sometimes, we create posts just to share photos of gorgeous dogs........
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The Clown Face: Not So Funny in a Show Ring
Color placement does not a show dog make, nor does it impact the ability of a mismarked Cavalier to be a loving, loyal c...
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The Breed Developed by a Count
After near extinction, the breed was getting discovered by middle class Portuguese suburbanites who found its lovely tem...
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“See Spot Run.” Was it Your First?
About 80 percent of first-grade students in the United States used the books to learn how to read. And for all anyone kn...
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The Knickerbocker and Beagle
Follow along on one of our tortured path to learn why a certain breed standard is the only one to contain a certain word...
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The “Dog Word” that Baffled Legislators
Many dog owners have witnessed unofficial such tests in their own backyard every time the dog goes out, but the first of...
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The Lundehund’s “Party Tricks”
We digress for a moment in the article to explain that the term, "double-jointed," when referring to this aspect of the ...
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The Giant Guardian That Captivated 19th Century England
Figuratively speaking, many of today's breeds stand on the shoulders of spectacular dogs that came before. In the spirit...
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Shall We Dance?
As nobility started to die out, however, the breed almost went extinct as nobles had been the primary owners of the dogs...
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A Scottie in Gumnut Land
She was a passionate about Scottish Terriers, a breed that she regularly featured in her illustrations, and later in her...
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Who Won “The Title?”
Never challenge a terrier, nor his or her owner. Just saying....
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A Doggie Homonym in the Manchester Terrier
We came across yet another definition for this partiucular word in the AKC's book on Purebred dogs from 1929......
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Agouti and the Kooiker
Generally speaking, "agouti" is a genetics term, while "sable" is a dog world term....
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Shark and Roman
There are two terms in the dog fancy that you won't find in the AKC breed standards of the two breeds in which the terms...
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Leia’s Anchors
This is a long post that doesn't get to the topic of dogs until the very end, but we wanted to pay tribute not only to a...
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