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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Russian Author and Poodle Man
The short story starts like this: “By narrow mountain paths, from one villa to another, a small wandering troupe m...
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This Bone Fragment: Is Your Dog a Relative?
The tiny bone fragment seen here was found in Siberia’s Taimyr Peninsula several years ago, and it lead to some su...
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The Plight of the Galgos Español
Carpentry shop leftovers and certifiably reforested Brazilian bentwood become engaging works of art under the talented h...
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March Madness Mascots
March Madness 2019 is upon us, and even if you’re not into college basketball enough to root for a particular team...
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The Wheaten Greetin’
Some dog writers have suggested that the Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier is a terrier with the rough edges gone. Wheatens ca...
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9/11, and a Keeshond Was There
“Purebred Dogs: They’re not just for show.” It’s been a successful tote bag slogan for National ...
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The Last To Be Named
To the north of a geological rock fracture in Scotland known as the Highland Boundary Fault lies the Highlands; this is ...
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