Our provocative post title amounts to clicker bait. Sheepish grin, sorry. But the Ariégeois is a terrific breed that w...
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The Anatolian Shepherd: Dutch Marking
In an Anatolian Shepherd, all color patterns and markings are equally acceptable, and one of those markings is “Du...
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Winston Churchill: Poodle Man
Though Winston Churchill was often associated with Bulldogs, he was actually a Poodle man. His first Poodle, “Ru...
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A “Howling” Good Time
Researchers know from audio recordings of wolves that each wolf will change its tone when other wolves join the “c...
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“Wine, opera, fashion, and the Volpino Italiano”
“The flag, mom, and apple pie” is a symbolic idiom used in the United States to refer to things that most Am...
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Snow or Winter Nose
In another post, we briefly discussed the “butterfly nose,” but here we want to touch upon the “snow...
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Parts Judging?
In the world of dog shows, “parts judging” should be discouraged because the whole dog needs to be evaluated...
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Butterfly Nose
When a dog has patches of bright pink randomly situated on its dark nose, the dog is said to have a “butterflyR...
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Stubbornness: Breed Trait or Personality Quirk?
When is a trait linked to a dog’s personality and not its breed? Conversely, when is a trait typical of an entir...
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Aussie Eyes
An Australian Shepherd can come with any eye color, including blue eyes on non-merles. None are rare, preferred, worth m...
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“No Job is Too Big, No Pup is Too Small”
His name is Ryder, and he leads a pack of search and rescue dogs. Each dog has a skill set based on a real life job, su...
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Giacomo Merculiano’s Borzoi
If you’re ever in Buenos Aires, Argentina, look for the bronze sculpture of three Borzoi located in the Plaza Mon...
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Toto Heresy?
Move over, Cairn Terrier and Dachshund owners. At the risk of starting a brawl, there’s another “player̶...
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And Betty When You Call Me, You can call me Billy*
The next best thing to having a breed named “Bob,” is one named Billy, and that’s precisely the name o...
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The Rainbow Samoyed
She was originally called a “Bjelkeir,” (“white dog that breeds white”), but in time, her breed ...
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Why “Rui Shi” became Shih Tzu
The narrative of a Buddhist legend tells of Buddha Manjusri, the God of Learning associated with wisdom, doctrine and aw...
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Coonhound Lingo
On this site, we are united in our affection and admiration for purebred dogs, but there are subcultures within our R...
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Up the Creek Without an Oar: Subtitle: Paddling
Knowing how a dog moves isn’t just for show dog people, it’s for every dog owner who cares about the comfort...
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Early Dog Photography
We tend to underestimate one of the more remarkable aspects of photography in its infancy: How often people brought thei...
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