A tail that is thick and covered with hair at the “root” (where it sets into the dog) for two or three inche...
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An Impromptu “Not Just a Pretty Face”
As a rule, we don’t mention the show names of dogs whose pictures we share, let alone the high points of their car...
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The Windhund, Bracke and Rüde
With the popularization of genealogy, and DNA kits like, “23 and Me,” the study of heraldry is catching a ...
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Neck Length and Shoulders
If many of us who show our dogs are honest about it, our first (fill in the breed) was also our first exposure to the do...
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Cones of Shame
Four&Sons, a print and online publication out of Portugal, chronicles the work of interesting people and their inter...
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Why We Forgave This Cat Loving Pope
Though he is no longer pope, Pope Emeritus Benedict was always a cat lover, and his kindness toward the strays of Rom...
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The Raven Dog
Romania has four dog breeds*, and three of them are recognized by the FCI. You’re about to “meet” the ...
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Pop Quiz: The Most Important Feature of this Breed
We hazard a guess that the word, “bestial” applies to only one breed as a desired quality, and that’s ...
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A Hallmark Silhouette
A distinctive silhouette is one aspect of breed type, and certainly, one breed in which that silhouette is a hallmark i...
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Dash, the Intrepid Traveling Fox Terriers
Marc Aurel Stein was a remarkable chap. The 19th century Hungarian-born British archaeologist had a passion for explorin...
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The Newfoundland Growlers!
The ECHL (formerly known as the East Coast Hockey League) is a minor professional ice hockey league that has teams scatt...
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There’s a Name for That!
Black lines running along the top of the toes in some breeds is called “penciling.” As far as we know, some ...
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That Aristocratic Nose
In humans, an aristocratic nose is described as a “schnoz” with a prominent bridge that gives it the appeara...
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Go White, Go Green* – a Unique Recipient of a Michigan State Varsity Letter
The only non-human to receive a varsity letter at Michigan State was a purebred dog. A Labrador Retriever, to be exact. ...
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The Lagotto Without Its Coat
A Lagotto Romagnolo without its tight curls is still a Lagotto Romagnolo, or course, but would you recognize the dog be...
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Grooming Trends. What’s Yours?
Today’s teenager may roar with laughter at what many of us thought was pretty cool “back in the day,” ...
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A Gift for a Newborn in Japan
Japan enjoys many traditions, and many of them are centered around a pregnancy. The first “dog day” of the f...
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The Oreo Cookie Center Too Pretty To Eat
When Jackie Chan commissions you to create a portrait, well, that’s pretty darn cool, especially when 64,000 chops...
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A Snippet of Greater Swiss Mountain Dog History
The oldest of the Swiss breeds is the Greater Swiss Mountain Dog, but its earliest origins is still the subject of discu...
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Under Their Watch
We don’t think we’re taphophiles – people who are “into” cemeteries (folks also known as ...
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