Three dogs with the same issue. Can you spot it? ...
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The Latest on State Dogs
As of this writing, the most recent proposal to name a State Dog comes out of this state's 2023 legislative session, man...
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Green. Only Two Standards Mention It (and not about eyes)
There are two breed standards in which the color green appears, and in neither does the color have to do with any aspect...
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Two Dogs Passed, Triumphant
The highly descriptive poem which follows below was written by Emile Hizelin, and inspired by the sculpture seen below i...
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The Corner of Her Eye
Little things that make a difference in a dog's expression, and therefore, its breed type. Little things that would prob...
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A Poodle and Goldfinger’s Voice
The Welsh songstress, one of the most popular singers in Great Britain and known for that powerful voice, recorded three...
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A Physicist & his German Shepherd Dog
That the relationship between an important scientist and his GSD is still mentioned in biographies over 100 years after ...
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The Various Names of the Dog Carried by Mule
There are more breeds which have been known by different names in their history than we have space to cover here, and th...
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Let Slip the Dogs of War
It is the first mantra that anyone "in" dogs learns: Dogs come first. ...
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Laughs at Tunnels
You know who never suffers from gephyrophobia? This guy. ...
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The Coated GSD
To our knowledge, both parents must carry the long coated gene for it to manifest in their puppies, and even then, it wi...
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The Coverwood Terrier
When the UK's Kennel Club accepted the breed in 1939, it was as the Miniature Bull Terrier, but there was a time when it...
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Heart Like a Wheel
The Scottie may not have a heart like a wheel, but it has a chest like a heart....
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The Crime Writer’s Muse
If you know, you know. And you know if you read crime novels. Blood and guts stuff. Stuff like CSI on TV...... ...
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Made You Look
We recently came across a curious description of a particular breed's coat, and from there, we fall into the weeds of se...
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Would They Notice?
An exercise like this invites discussion, and we welcome it because this is the stuff of which National Specialties and ...
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“Hunts About Anything”
It was some times before anyone in the states knew about them because the breed wasn't brought here until the 1950s. A f...
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Before the Kerry Blue, the Kerry Beagle
When one thinks of Irish breeds owned by political movers-and-shakers of Ireland, Michael Collins and his Kerry Blue Te...
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The Mother Color
The Great Dane Illustrated Standard does specify that while a wide range of markings exists in Merles, the black patches...
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Back in the Day: The Voice of the Blue Coonhound
In his career, he voiced over 40 characters. After his passing, seven actors were required to replace his voice ...
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