Over forty years ago, “sex sold,” which is why leggy beauties and manly hunks were always part of advertisin...
Read MoreLions and Otters and Butterflies, Oh My
There are some breed standards that use other animals to describe their breed, and the Chinese Shar-Pei is certainly one...
Read More“Roo” Dogs
While NPDD dedicates itself to the celebration of purebred dogs through education, we think it’s in the best inter...
Read MoreWe All Loved Dug!
“Squirrel!” It’s shorthand among dog people and refers to a dog suddenly distracted by something the rest of us do...
Read MoreWhat’s in a Name? Collie: Dog, Fish, or Dark
No less of an authority than the Agricultural Dictionary said that “collie” was an obsolete name for sheep t...
Read MoreThe Deaf Dog
Deaf Dog Awareness week isn’t until September, but this is advanced notice that we’ll be covering these dogs...
Read MoreTo Our Colorfully Pedigreed Counterparts Today
Every dog deserves kindness, care, and the affection of people they can call their own. Today we reach across the aisle ...
Read MoreBreed Panache!
Author, John Gribb, contended that the Springer Spaniel is the best all-around choice for hunting upland birds and game ...
Read MoreThe “Amertoy”
The Toy Fox Terrier is a breed that straddles two inheritances. A terrier background gives the TFT a “superdogR...
Read MoreThe Breed Owned by a Knight
Its nickname is “The Daredevil,” and though we may all have that one of those in the family, only one breed ...
Read MoreAngel Wings and a Fish Hook Tail
In an earlier post, we told you about the fascinating traits of the Carolina Dog, an animal definitively classified by t...
Read MoreRiver Dog. Got One?
We had always figured that a dog that can sit quietly in a boat while his person fishes, and be able swim ably across a ...
Read MoreThe “Yaller Dog”
In 2016, biologist, Dr. I. Lehr Brisbin, gave a talk in which he said, “We know more about pandas in China, pola...
Read MoreCarolyn Scott and Rookie
Yesterday, July 28th, was National Dance Day – and yes indeedy, dogs can dance. In fact, there’s a discipl...
Read MoreThe Four Horsemen of Boxerdom
New Boxer owners interested in their breed’s history will want to know about the “Four Horsemen of Boxerdom....
Read MorePoodle Hair: The Art of the Art
The tools used to groom a Poodle predate the breed by a lot. Earliest combs were probably the desiccated back bones o...
Read MoreA Girl in Every Port?
“A Girl in Every Port” is cringe-worthy with today’s sensibilities, but it was a “winkie winkie&...
Read MoreThe “Happy Breed”
This utterly appealing face belongs to the Briquet Griffon Vendeen, not to be mistaken for a Petite Basset Griffon Vende...
Read MoreA Snippet of Finnish Lapphund History
At the end of WWII, a series of major outbreaks of distemper broke out and killed the dogs at such a rapid rate that ma...
Read MoreA Whippet with Turn Signals
Willys-Overland Motors was an American car company better known for its design and production of military Jeeps during...
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