Unless they’re assured that “the dog lives,” dog lovers rarely enjoy a dog in danger. Dog lovers (an...
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Wedge of Cheese Head?
It started out as an insult. Over thirty years ago, fans of the Chicago Bears (da Bears) football team dissed their pere...
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An Old English Sheepdog’s “Firsts”
On February 24, 1975, an Old English Sheepdog named Ch. Sir Lancelot of Barvan became the first herding breed¹ to appea...
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“Then ‘Fang’ Let Loose a Great Echoing Bark…..”
“Then ‘Fang’ Let Loose a Great Echoing Bark making Harry and Ron jump out of their skins.” If yo...
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The Spanish Water Dog, an Integral Part of “Trashumancia”
Scroll down to the video to get you in the mood: With tongue in cheek, we use Rodney Dangerfield’s signature comme...
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SNL Goes to the Dogs
Last night on Saturday Night Live, Pete Davidson, Chris Redd, rapper, Meek Mill, and star of M. Night Shyamalan’...
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Why Dogs Are Better Than Boy/Girl friends
The Honest Kitchen sent out this infographic back in 2013 explaining “Why Dogs Are Better Than Boyfriends (or girl...
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France’s Most Common Basset Breed
Imagine owning the same breed that sat at the feet of a king, a queen, or a famous historical figure? Many of us can, of...
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Put on Your Knickerbockers
Beagle field trials, a sport found only in the United States and Canada, was historically limited to people of means. Th...
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A Breed By the Yard
In ancient Ireland, only nobility and royalty were allowed to possess Irish Wolfhounds, and just how many Wolfhounds one...
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Happy Birthday, Chinook!
The 17th of this month marked the 102nd birthday of a very special dog for whom an entire breed was named. That dog was ...
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His Vision of Americana Included Dogs
When illustrator, Stevan Dohanos, visited his local firehouse in Westport, Connecticut, to get a permit to burn brush, h...
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Guess What Breed Bill Belichick Goes Home To?
Bill Belichick is notorious for his taciturn nature and being anything but loquacious, but even if his New England Patri...
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Reptile in Dog’s Clothing
With tongue in cheek, we write that the Cretan Hound is either the “missing link” between scenthound and a...
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Let’s Have a Parade and Invite Swamp Poodles
How much do Boykin Spaniel people love their breed? In South Carolina, there is an annual Boykin Christmas Parade, and t...
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The “Flat-As-Possible” Flat-Coated Retriever
Back in the day, the Flat-Coated Retriever was developed as a retriever that could work on land and in water (or as the...
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A Recycling Lithuanian Border Collie
Back in 2016, a new recycling system was introduced in Lithuania, and a Border Collie helped spread the word in the tele...
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Your Toy Spitz Sheepdoghound
Whatever breed you own, did you know that it descended from the spitz? Now that we've "triggered" you........
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Remember Ruswarp
Back in 1990, forty-one year old Graham Nuttall went for a walk on a January day with his Border Collie, “Ruswarp,...
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