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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Calling all Pointer-Owning Hunters
We’ve read this before, but dismissed is as “breed legend.” When one story keeps coming up during rese...
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Trussardi Still Loves Greyhounds
Italian menswear label, Trussardi, still loves Greyhounds. Trussardi Greyhounds have been a mascot for the brand since i...
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The Dog with the Human Brain, But Which Breed?
“My breed is as dumb as a brick,” said no one ever. Well, almost never. We suspect that the majority of us t...
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Don’t Touch!
One of the Fila Brasileiro’s most unique characteristics is a dislike of strangers, so much so that at dog shows ...
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Steampunk Beagle
Twenty-two-year old Igor Verniy is an engineer in the field of metal, and a specialist in the evolution of stars and ast...
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Poodle Pig Latin: Ere’sthay Onay Uchsay Ingthay Asyay Ayay Eacuptay Oodlepay
If you remember your pig latin, you’ll know that our title suggests that you won’t find the terms, “ro...
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Hold Your Breath!
Most AAT/H proponents (Aquatic Ape Theory – look it up) believe that only humans and aquatic animals can hold the...
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An Old Breed is “New” Again
The day before the royal wedding between Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, Queen Elizabeth II’s Range Rover was seen ...
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Festival of the Akita
On the second week of every February, a two-day event called the Inukko Festival takes place in Yuzawa City in the most...
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Another Wedge Head
In a recent post called, “Wedge Head,” we touched upon “head breeds” (in that case, the Sheltie)...
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An American Breed, an American President
George H. W. Bush is currently the oldest living American president, beating out Jimmy Carter by three and a half months...
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Do You Know What “Apso” Means?
In Tibetan usage, “apso” refers to a bearded or shaggy-coated dog, a definition echoed in Western breed literature. ...
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Button Pocket/Button Ears
Buttons are fascinating – really! If you doubt it, read this. More specifically, however, the etiquette and rules ...
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The Wedge Head
Humor us, and read the following line: “The head should be refined and its shape, when viewed from top or side, sh...
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The Panda Shepherd
Is the Panda Shepherd a case of “making lemonade when presented with lemons?” Are proponents of the Panda S...
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