On the first day of December, 2018, a “tweet” appeared on Twitter that was significant not only because of t...
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Milk Bones (and Purebred Dogs Helped Advertise)
The original Milk-Bone® dog snack was created in 1908 by the F.H Bennett Biscuit Company at a bakery in the Lower East ...
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A Dog of Flanders
“A Dog of Flanders” is a tear jerker of a novel that tells the story of “Nello,” a young Flemis...
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The Whip Tail: Guess the Only AKC Breed Standard Calling for It
A blast to the 80s opens our post about the “whip.” Scroll down to see and hear this audio gem: Specifically...
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Notice Anything?
One of our favorite photographs is more informative than we might think. One reason the Great Pyrenees is so effective a...
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The Agasceus (More Flattered Than the “Greedy House-Dog that Gapes under Tables”)
Back in the day (way back in the day), there was a scent dog that was described as “being fed by the fierce nation...
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A Mastiff Owner’s Most Requested Answers
Talking of Mastiffs (which we did just the other day), owners are probably sick to death of being asked if their dogs sn...
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A Curious Breed Choice In the 80s
Back in 1987, a British live-action/puppet television series aired that was created and executively produced by Jim ...
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A Non-Broken Pedigree: What Does it Mean?
Of all “purebred” terriers, the Bedlington has the oldest non-broken pedigree going back to 1782. And we don’t...
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Baptism By Fire (or How One Chap Got Over a Fear of Dogs Fast)
How do you get over a life long fear of dogs? We don’t recommend the way Derek Jeter did it, which was to get enga...
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The Regal Beagle
You own a Beagle. She just won BEST IN SHOW!! or… He learned how to walk on a leash! or….. She finally learn...
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The MTA: Gone to the Dogs
To get you in the mood for this post, check out the “oldie but a goodie” song below. For our younger readers...
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This Looney Tune Character Was a Purebred Dog!
Sam Sheepdog and Ralph Wolf remain Looney Tunes favorites, 65 years after they first debuted in Don’t Give Up the...
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Three Dog Bakery, and It Started with an Albino Great Dane
When Dan fell in love with “Gracie,” she was the smallest in her litter. She was also an albino Great Dane w...
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One *Really* Happy Breed!
Bhutan is likely the only country in the world with a government that actually measures its citizens’ happiness by...
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Just Another Dog Lover
In the crowded grooming area of the 142nd Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show, it seemed improbable that the first self-mad...
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Oblique Eyes: Does Your Breed’s Standard Call for Them?
Dogs have the greatest variation of eye and orbit structure of any species in the world, but even in the dog world, one ...
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Coat Got Goat?
We were all set to post (in very dramatic fashion) that the Bergamasco is the only breed in the world which the word, &...
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The Haka, Boston Style?
It is recognized as one of the leading rugby union clubs in the United States, and its mascot is the Irish Wolfhound. Th...
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