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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Skin Pigmentation in a White LDG. What’s Up With That?
As much as we’d love to know everything about everything, we are, like our readers, forever learning about our bre...
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From the Show Ring to the Field
These happy, energetic, and eager-to-please dogs just might be dogdom's best kept secret. They can hunt, compete in agil...
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Does Your Breed Reflect Your Personality?
To our knowledge, there has been no update to the research done a while back on whether our breed choice reflects our pe...
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The First, and for a time, the Only
The Australian Terrier was the first Australian-bred dog ever to be recognized and shown in Australia, and it follows th...
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The Heart Shaped Ear
Unless one is a two year old or teenage human, in which case the ears are closed for the season, most human ear canals a...
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The Mioritic Has Friends
A friend of National Purebred Dog Day has done something very cool with the breed of the dogs seen at the left: She got ...
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Beauty, Brains, and Birdsense – and Eyes
It’s the short posts you tend to recall, so when admiring a Gordon Setter, remember that the ears should be set...
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Words for a Picture
Some posts we write as an excuse to share a photograph that enchants us. In this case, it’s the group shot of Ita...
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Sheep Coat
It happens to the best of breeders: A puppy is born with an attribute that doesn’t quite meet the standard. When a...
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