Of the three dog breeds native to Korea (more, if you count landraces), the Pungsan is said to be the rarest. Sometimes...
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Dogs Included In Every Pack!
Before kids were saving and swapping baseball cards, adults were getting “cigarette cards” with each pack of smokes....
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An Original: The Elterwater Terrier
An insane drive to chase critters bigger and stronger than themselves is certainly one hallmark of a terrier, but in the...
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Especially For Today…..
In honor of National Dog Day today, National Purebred Dog Day shares a commercial from 2014 that featured both ends of t...
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What “Eye” Means to the Sheep
Herding breed owners who work their dogs on flocks, stock or a brace, already know all about “eye.” It ref...
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Ireland’s Early Setters
What magnificent creatures are setters! In the field, they carry their head high to ‘triangulate” the scent ...
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You’ll Love This Video!
This moment is brought to you by @gaemungchi who presumably videotaped it, PuppiesMoments which posted it on their Face...
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The Basenji: Why Barkless?
As much as we would love to claim expertise on all things canine, we are, like our readers, perpetual students and alway...
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A Snippet of Cimarron Uruguayo History
José Gervasio Artigas, a national hero of Uruguay and sometimes called "the father of Uruguayan nationhood" for having ...
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Watch This First, Jog with the Pup Later
We have Animal Physiotherapist, Kirsten McAndrew of Physio Evolution to thank for sharing the video below on its Facebo...
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What, Me Worry?
The AKC currently registers 190 dog breeds, and only two of them have standards which mention “frowning” as ...
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It Was The First To Deal with Breed History
Today’s dog owner is spoiled by the rich assortment of books written about dogs, and in particular, specific breed...
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The Chessie Color: Urban Legend?
It's said that the origin of the term, "deadgrass" lies with a long departed Chesapeake Bay Retriever breeder from Maryl...
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Is Your Dog Square, Rectangle, or “Off Square?”
By and large, the dog you have at your side is either built like a square (as in the Boxer), built like a rectangle (thi...
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Shih Tzu Monikers
Nicknames. We have them for our dogs, and breeds are known to have them, as well. To wit: the Weimaraner is known as the...
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Blanketbacks
Treeing Walker Coonhounds got their descriptive moniker, “treeing coonhound” because they were faster than English...
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“Susan” Wasn’t Not Elizabeth’s First Pembroke
The only people who aren’t aware of Queen Elizabeth I’s affection and affiliation with the Pembroke Welsh Co...
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A Case for Terriers
“It sometimes takes days, even weeks, before a dog’s nerves tire. In the case of terriers it can run into mo...
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“The Bravest Dog He’d Ever Seen”
In 1946, a stray Labrador Retriever was recruited to fight against Hitler. Named, “Rex,” the Lab helped dete...
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Out of the Mouths of Babes
Antonio was only 18 years old when he decided to develop a breed specially suited to hunt wild boar. He shared his visio...
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