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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What Inspired Ewoks?
A few years back, George Lucas was accused of stealing from a Canadian writer the name and concept of the “Ewoks&#...
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So Much More than a Keg-Wearing Dog
The chap in this picture is Orville Wright of the Wright Brothers, and he was a devoted Saint Bernard owner. The dog, n...
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Once Known as the Norfolk Spaniel. Or Was it the Shropshire Spaniel?
Many experts say that the Norfolk Spaniel is extinct, but this is only half true. Maybe. In the 17th century, spaniels w...
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Lean on Me
We’ve read more often than we can count that Great Danes are “leaners.” Danes aren’t content t...
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When Carpathian Wolves and German Shepherd Dogs Got Together
It almost sounds like a bad joke. What happened when 48 German Shepherd Dogs and 4 Carpathian Wolves “partied̶...
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Stockings and Socks
While the terms, “stocking” and “socks” are very similar, in the dog world, there is a differenc...
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“Only My Dogs Will not Betray Me”
“Only my dogs will not betray me.” – Maria Callas Unless you are a fan of the opera, are a historian w...
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Seeing Spots
The Dalmatian does not come as a multicolored dog, but the breed does appear with black spots and liver-spots. The latte...
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