In this post, we talk about a desirable trait important enough to have been written into two hound breed standards...
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Marking the Check
Hunters value the skill because it helps maintain the efficiency of the hunt by preventing the pack from getting too far...
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Lost or Left Out of Translation
There is a lot to be said for reading a breed standard in the language of its home country, and especially the original ...
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“Retroussé” and Baby Schema
In the end, science suggests that some breeds are delightful to us because their faces activate brain regions involved i...
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Painting the Dog Read
We leave it to historians to pick through history to learn the truth. For our part, we never miss an opportunity to take...
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The Nite Champion
It's enough to make one want to own their own Coonhound....
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“The Most Spoilt Dog”
Part of a series in which we mention celebrities that predate younger readers, and share the breeds they owned. ...
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The Slough Hound
Between 2013 and 2019, miscreants in parts of California were found by Bloodhounds, K-9 Hannah, K-9 Bocephus, and K9 Han...
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A “Sub-Frontal eye Position”
There aren't many more ways to describe this eye position when you know what "frontal," "eye" and "position" mean, but t...
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“I Could Care Less” Isn’t What You Mean
We posted a question on our Facebook page that had been inspired by an article about common idioms almost everyone gets ...
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The Darkest Material Ever Made: Not a Black Puli
Up until the other day, we had assumed that the blackest, most dense object in the universe was a black Puli stacked for...
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There’s a Difference
Over time, the distinction between them faded, but historians and architectural purists know the difference, and we wan...
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When They were Rough Coated Terriers
Even before Australia became a nation! ...
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A Beatle’s “Inner Light”
With his reserved demeanor during interviews and public appearances, this member of The Beatles was frequently overshado...
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Planting the Ivy (Subtitle: Old and New Traditions)
Yale University has had 19 Handsome Dan mascots since the original dog, and in 2016, the school did something different....
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A Pictorial Post on Mudi Versatility
In the end, sometimes it takes a little something extra—and the Mudi's courageous disposition makes it unlikely to bac...
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An AKC Breed Without an AKC Standard?
A reminder for some readers that a dog show is not a beauty pageant, it is a evaluation of "breeding stock," historicall...
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World’s Most Unique Breed Standard? An AI’s Answer
AI systems are programmed by human beings. The data used to develop AI models is collected, curated, and annotated by hu...
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A Non Regular Class – and Fiercely Competitive
Why, you might ask, is an "otter head" important? A dog doesn't hunt with its head, after all, so how does having such...
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Von Schulmuth’s Tibetan Spaniel
Von Schulmuth's work involved studying skeletal remains which provided a more objective basis for understanding canine e...
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