Achilles, Helen of Troy, and Aphrodite were all said to have had red hair. All these millenia later, their names are st...
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The Last Laugh Goes to the “Siberian Rats”
In the last decade, the breed of dog used by most dog mushers in Alaska isn’t really a breed, it’s an amalgamat...
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Not Just a Pretty Face #12
Our series called, “Not Just Another Pretty Face” has been introducing you to dogs who aren’t just beautiful e...
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Carried Off the Mountain By Mule
Just as herding dogs have a “style” of work (eye/no eye, drove/gatherer, and so on), livestock guardian dogs...
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A Snippet of Chart Polski History
New as the breed may be to some of our readers, the Chart Polski is a very old breed, and its presence in Poland dates ...
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The Dachshund: “A Philosophy Unto Himself”
While political cartoonists commonly used images of the Dachshund to ridicule Germany during war, the breed was quite d...
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What the Iggie Isn’t
The Italian Greyhound is the smallest of the sighthound family, but it isn’t in the AKC or UKC’s hound group...
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Someone Had To Be First
“I’m shocked that Golden Retriever earned an Obedience title,” said no one ever. The very first Obedie...
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Famous Skye Terrier Owners
Most of us know that Mary, Queen of Scots, and Queen Victoria owned Skye Terriers. In fact, in 1840, Queen Victoria bega...
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Where You Least Expected to See a Podengo
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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