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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This Puppy’s Breed Is……
This little tyke is not an Otterhound. Meet a wee version of a Bosnian Roughhaired Hound, usually called the Barak (the...
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What the Heck? Rustic, but Majestic, Solemn but Kindly?
Mastiff standards seem to excel at providing contrasts while describing their breeds, language that uses a lot of, ̶...
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“Good Night, Chesty, Wherever You Are”*
Did you know that the foundation for the muscles in your dog’s chest is impacted by the shape of his rib cage? N...
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Quality Packaging!
It’s been said that people should be judged from the perspective of the generation in which they lived. We menti...
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An Old Style Pointing Dog
It’s an old breed, and one with which most of us are unfamiliar, but in Denmark, owners boast that the Old Danish ...
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The Many Names of the Chi: “Arizona Dog” Was One
Of Mexico’s 32 states, the Chihuahua is named after the biggest one because that’s where the breed’s &...
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Comb-Fringe
Dog show denizens are well acquainted with how a setter is stacked in the show ring: Gentle fingers hold up the head, th...
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What All German Working Dogs Have in Common
Hunting dogs, Search and Rescue Dogs, Herding and Police Dogs – in Germany, they have something in common: They ar...
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Behold: Voted One of the Worst Album Covers
It just goes to show you. Never judge an album by its cover. As far as bad album covers go, most music writers will incl...
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Do You Vasgotaspets?
Do You Vasgotaspets? Many of our readers do. Own a Swedish Vallhund, that is. Vasgotaspets is the Swedish name for th...
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Bred to Trade and Play With Aristocracy
The Havanese, a descendant of the Bichon Frise, was sometimes known as the Bichon Havanais, the Bichon Havanese, the...
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Bergamasco: The Missing Link? (winkie winkie)
What’s better than kids loving on a rare breed? Learning to tell the difference between the rare breed with a floc...
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A Rivalry of Colors
In Quechua, the language of the Incas, the Peruvian Inca Orchid Dog’s name translates to “dog without vestments,...
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