In the 1990’s, Giant Schnauzers were the exclusive breed used by the police force of the State of Delaware. This assoc...
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Go, Setters!
Pace University’s athletes are called the “setters,” but for a time, it was tough to know just which s...
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Hound or a Terrier?
When Dachshunds started showing up in show rings in mid 19th century Great Britain, they were recorded in the English st...
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“Dope” Haircuts for Dogs
“All men want dope haircuts.” – From Mens Hairstyles Today Aside from the linguistic morphology of ...
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Why Wee Jock, an Irish Terrier, Received the RSPCA’s Purple Cross
The most-celebrated resistance in Australian history is probably the Eureka Stockade Rebellion of 1854 when miners, also...
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Rest Well, Office Hutch
When “Hutch,” retired from the ranks of the Boynton Beach Police Department in 2014, the Belgian Malinois le...
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The Captain and Tennille (and Their Dogs)
It’s okay to admit that you liked the “Captain and Tennille,” and their song, “Love Will Keep Us Together.” Mu...
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What Some Believe is the Purest and Most Ancient of all Japanese Dog Breeds
If we were to challenge you to identify the family of breeds which share a wedge head, prick ears, almond shaped eyes, a...
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Born Black or Brown
An adult Cesky Terrier can be a light coffee color, or any shade of gray ranging from charcoal to platinum, but all Cesk...
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The French Bulldog and “Belles de Nuit”
The wink and a nod accompanying the mention of a “French postcard” would likely be lost on the young, but &#...
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Horse, Brush and Bear
Chinese Shar-Pei owners will instantly recognize their breed in the post title because in addition to muzzle types, thei...
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The Boatswain You May Not Know
A Google search for “Boatswain” will return literally millions of results all explaining that the word refer...
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Different Sizes, Same Breed…….Unless…..
At the risk of stating the obvious, we touch upon a curious thing in the dog world. Work with us for a moment. Three sep...
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The Event for Dog AND Horse Fans
Much of what we know about dogs comes from the equine world, including our understanding of structure and terms. If you&...
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If you Believe in Reincarnation, Might You Be a “Simkhyi?”
Spirituality was as important to Buddhists as the air they breathed, and Buddhists monks fully believed that any human b...
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“Meathead”
Most of us had never heard of “Pappy” Boyington until the handsome Robert Conrad portrayed him in an NBC ...
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Fingernails-Down-a-Chalkboard Pronunciation of Breed Names
Originally, the name, “Samoyed” was written as “Samoyede,” but in 1923, the “e” was ...
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Behave Yourself (But What IS that For Your Breed?)
Using the word, “behavior,” few breed standards adequately state what “standard behavior is for a bree...
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“Faciliate” More than Train
It’s said that one doesn’t train a Livestock Guardian Dog to guard livestock as much as facilitate the expre...
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The Longest (and Shortest) Breed Standards
Of the Chow Chow, Labrador Retriever, Coton de Tulear and English Springer Spaniel, not only does the Coton de Tulear ha...
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