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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Bullmastiff: Track, Trap, and Hold
“…His name was ‘Grumbo’…I saw the back of one of the men, his figure stationary, his hands...
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The First Recipient of the SAR Title
The AKC has been doing a good job of keeping up with offering titles that reflect not only what our various breeds were ...
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Yup, it’s the Most Popular Dog Mascot
If it seems to you that every time we mention a college or university’s school mascot, it’s a Bulldog, it...
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Bolonki: Dogs of the 21st Century
This delightful creature is a Russian Tsvetnaya Bolonka, a breed whose roots date back to at least the early 18th centur...
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Dogs in Heaven
A couple of days ago, a very sad Pomeranian owner disclosed that her dog and Instagram sensation, “Boo,” had...
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Not Just a Pretty Face #11
It’s said that a dog with a title at both ends is a balanced dog, or, in our words, “not just another pretty...
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