The Shiba Inu is not just the smallest of Japan’s six original and distinct spitz breeds, it’s the oldest, a...
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Think Zebra
It was Dr. Theodore Woodward, a professor at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, who in the 1940s instructed...
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Boston Terrier Size
The Boston Terrier dog was never intended to be a dog to be carried in one’s pocket, but we’re tickled by th...
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The Tech Titan’s Berner
With 3 million Facebook fans, “Beast,” the Puli owned by Facebook founder, Mark Zuckerberg, is well known, b...
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The Only Purebred Dog in the Tardis
Dr. Who nerds (and there are many of you out there) will have perked up at seeing the word, “Tardis.” Seriou...
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Length of Loin
Is your perception of a “medium boned” dog the same as ours? Like the word, “medium,” determinin...
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Beagle Folks, Do You Know the Answer to This?
Most sources on the origin of the Beagle’s name are in accord that no one really knows the origin of the Beagle’...
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Brevet, Ring I, Ring 2, Ring 3
For the uninitiated, Brevet, Ring I, Ring 2, Ring 3 are all titles that can be earned in French Ring Sport, a competitiv...
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Pug Bongos
After a long Monday (what Monday isn’t long?), we bring you “Dancers! Goats! Pugs!” a rather unusual, ...
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In Appreciation of Chihuahuas
Today is International Chihuahua Appreciation Day (May 14), a good time to mention something about the breed that was re...
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The Basics: The Field Spaniel?
Dog knowledge is accumulated on the shoulders of those who go before us, each generation a bit closer to the inception o...
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We Say Goodbye to a Coton de Tulear named “Baby Hope Diamond”
The “bride” at the world’s most expensive pet wedding in history was a Coton de Tulear named “B...
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“Wha Daur Meddle Wi’ Me?”
The motto of the Skye Terrier Club of Scotland – “Wha Daur Meddle Wi’ Me?” “jives”...
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Why a Picard?
The average theater goer watching the movie, Because of Winn-Dixie in 2005 believed that the part of “Winn Dixi...
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Even Cops Need a Belly Rub
“Jango,” a Belgian Malinois and police dog, would take a bullet for his partner, Officer Ryan Costin, but o...
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Leg Length
An early lesson in evaluating dogs warns against “parts judging,” another way of remembering to look at the ...
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From Tyrol to the Celts
Scroll down to the video to see what about the Tyroler Bracke makes us want to do something few people can do: It’...
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Dogs on Deployment
Of the many terrific dog organizations out there, one of our favorites is Dogs on Deployment. This national non-profit...
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A Changing of the Guard
A couple of months ago, the Marine Corps introduced ten week-old English Bulldog mascot, “Chesty XV” to th...
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The Volpino and Keeshond: Shared Ancestry?
According to the Volpino Club of America, Volpino means “Little Fox,” but the breed has also been called ...
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