If you’ve noticed the price of vanilla spike up lately, it’s because one island grows 80% of the world’s v...
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Dogs Don’t Need No Stinkin’ Thumbs!
We’ve always maintained that the only thing keeping dogs from ruling the world are opposable thumbs. Now we̵...
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The Wire Coat in the Ibizan Hound
Because it’s not seen as often as the short coated version, it comes as a surprise to some of us that the Ibizan H...
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American Gentlemen Among Dogs
Most of us already know that Boston Terriers are known as “American Gentlemen Among Dogs,” but they’r...
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Tuck Up: What Is It and How do You Find It?
Tuck up. To be a well informed dog owner, it’s another one of those terms you should know. A “tuck up”...
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The Fastest Domesticated Animal of its Weight
This youngster is a Whippet, the fastest domesticated animal of its weight. An adult can reach speeds of 35 mph, in no...
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Does Your Dog “FRAP?”
You’ll be interested to know that there’s a highfalutin name for what’s happening in the video below: ...
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A “Rock’n” Italian Greyhound
The precious baby in the picture is a wee Italian Greyhound, and in the course of trying to find unusual information abo...
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The Breeds of 9/11
Nearly 10,000 emergency rescue workers were involved in recovery efforts on 9/11, and more than 350 of them were dogs. ...
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The “Czech Shepherd”
Our curiosity was piqued after watching the heartwarming video below: What, we wondered, is a “Czech Shepherd?R...
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Lace Smugglers
Evidently, the Berger Picard wasn’t the only breed used to smuggle lace. In what is perhaps old urban legend, it&#...
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The Smallest of the Ridgebacks
The Funan Ridgeback Dog originated over 1,000 years ago during the Funan Era in Southeast Asia in areas that are now par...
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The Wolf’s Closest Relatives Might Surprise You
While there are those who feel that the study of genetics takes all the fun out of life’s mysteries, others disagr...
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The Finest Form of Venery
Basset Hounds were designed not only to hunt small game, but to do it in packs where “snarkiness” isn’...
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The New Zealand Sheepdog
The New Zealand Huntaway (aka the New Zealand Sheepdog) is the second most popular dog in New Zealand, and a unique she...
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Look, Don’t Touch
Those of us who are fanciers know that our dogs are often expected to behave in a manner that’s at odds with their...
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The Mysterious Australian Shepherd
Anytime the words, “cryptic” or “phantom” show up, we get a tingle that hints we’re about ...
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“Hound of God”
Salukis were an integral part of Bedouin culture, and unlike other dogs which were regarded as unclean, Salukis were a ...
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Think You Know Topknots?
We suspect that most of us mentally conjure up the image of a Shih Tzu like the one at the left when we hear the term, &...
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“Wiener Dog Nationals”
Weiner Dog Nationals, the 2013 movie, was inspired by a dog race held each year by the fast food company, Wienerschnitze...
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