The exact origin of the Keeshond has not been recorded, but it’s believed to have descended from ancient strains ...
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5th Century Irish Dog Owners & Brehon Law
It’s likely that Ireland had one of the oldest records of formal dog breeding in the world, and they took the for...
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Spar/No Spar?
For those just tuning in, the best definition we’ve heard to explain sparring is “to gesture without landing a b...
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Best ACD Movie Cameo – Ever
The list of movies in which an Australian Cattle Dog appears is lengthy, and some of those roles have been iconic (say, ...
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They Came Home with a Wife and the Ancestors of This Dog
Fox Paulistinha. Its common name translates to, “little fox terrier from Soa Paulo,” but it’s also known i...
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The White Puli
For a very long time in the United States, it was rare to see a white Puli. Whether this was due to old breed practices ...
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The Puppy, or Puppy Lion Clip
We bet trillions of words have been written about the Poodle, and probably about as much about their trims. To those of ...
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From Turkeys to Turtles • The Talented Boykin Spaniel
Boykin Spaniel owners really love their breed, something we saw in a big way when when we featured their breed as a Pur...
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The First Was Sable Colored
We always defer to breed experts (especially when it comes to color genetics), but to our knowledge, the very first regi...
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An Ancient Breed You May Not Know
United Kennel Club members may already know this because their club accepted the breed twenty years ago, but when the Am...
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Not a Hound and Not a Spaniel
Drentsche Patrijshond, or Drent Partridge Dog, is a very old gun dog breed originally from the North-Eastern provinces o...
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The Pug’s Revenge
It was scandalous. Many men had “known” Rose (winkie winkie) before N.B. met her and determined that she wou...
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A Unique Word For the Wire Haired Fox Terrier’s Coat
To our knowledge, the Wire Haired Fox Terrier’s breed standard is the only one in the world which mentions the wor...
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The Proto Dog: They Are Among Us!
Figures vary as to when the first dogs descended from wolves, but most scientists believe it occurred somewhere between ...
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You Say Badger, Others Say Jasper
In time, we will get to the subject of dogs in this post, but we start with George and Ira Gershwin. The music-writing b...
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A Pet Friendly Company
Over forty years ago, “sex sold,” which is why leggy beauties and manly hunks were always part of advertisin...
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Lions 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...
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“Roo” Dogs
While NPDD dedicates itself to the celebration of purebred dogs through education, we think it’s in the best inter...
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We All Loved Dug!
“Squirrel!” It’s shorthand among dog people and refers to a dog suddenly distracted by something the rest of us do...
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What’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...
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