What is the hallmark of your breed? Most might say that a corded coat is a hallmark in our own breed, the Puli, but what...
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Bulldog Buyer Beware
The Internet is a wondrous thing, but its impact on purebred dogs is mixed. It certainly allows excellent breeders to sh...
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Rolf, Precursor to Talking Dogs
Blame Paula Moekel. She owned an Airedale Terrier named, “Rolf” whom she’d gotten from a local animal ...
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Newfoundland Color: Which Came First?
It’s a surprising theory, if not debatable, that original Newfoundlands were not solid black. Or solid anything. B...
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An American Staffordshire Terrier: Civil War Dog
It was the Civil War, and Sallie Ann was a local beauty who frequently visited the camp set up by the 11th Pennsylvania ...
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Poodle Boing
Though this is evidently an old story, it’s new to us – and perhaps to you, as well. As if Poodles werenR...
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The Ever Colorful Dachshund
It’s the only breed in the entire AKC Hound Group that allows the color, “Isabella,” and that would be...
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Old With the New
For many years, expeditions took place in the Sahel area by Azawakh enthusiasts from several countries who visited dif...
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Do Rescue dogs Think Humans are Idiots for Constantly Needing Rescuing?**
Meet “Morty.” The Golden Retriever was deployed in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria and jumped 30 feet ou...
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Raising Cane’s
When the new fast food restaurant opened outside Denver a few months ago, lines to the drive-through window wrapped arou...
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Those Marvelous Papillon Ears
As of now, no gene test exists that will help determine ear type (and in dogs, there are a whole lot of them), but cani...
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Before the Poodle was AKC Registered…..
One of our most popular posts ever had to do with the Standard Poodle as a hunting retriever, and it was accompanied by...
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Hair and Fur: What’s the Diff?
The short answer is that there isn’t any, at least not according to Nancy Simmons of the American Museum of Natur...
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A Melting Breed Expression
As of June, 2021, there are 197 breeds recognized by the AKC, and only two have the word, “melting” appear i...
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How “Low” Can You Go?
The AKC recognizes three breeds that have the word “Basset” as part of their name: The Grand Basset Griffon Vendeen,...
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What To Wear With a Great Dane Cocktail
There are cocktails named after the Bloodhound, Chihuahua, and Pomeranian. Move over pooches, make room for the Great ...
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The Lip Synch Challenge, and This Guy
It’s always a good time to hear the song in the video below. You may already know this tune from a video that went...
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A Poodle/ Pointer Recipe for Success
The Pudelpointer may sound like the latest incarnation of a designer breed, but it is, in fact, not only a purebred dog ...
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From Something This Little…..
Some may think that the Great Dane, the breed of the puppy in this photograph, is the tallest dog breed in the world, bu...
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