Breed standards are often subject to interpretation (is your idea of “medium boned” the same as someone else...
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Glen of Imaal Terrier: Unique in This Way
To our knowledge, the only terrier breed of Ireland not defined by a single color is the Glen of Imaal Terrier. From the...
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This Dog Lives on in Your Golden, Curly Coated, or Flat-Coated Retriever
If you have a Golden Retriever, a Curly Coated Retriever, or Flat-Coated Retriever, your dog carries the DNA of an ances...
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Got a Goose Problem?
It was called “the Miracle on the Hudson.” Flight 1549 was forced to land in the Hudson River because it had...
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A Terrier for the “Discerning Gentleman”
Though he was bred to to be a vermin hunter (and he was darn good at it), the Manchester Terrier was known in Victorian ...
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Shaped by the Wolf
The Transmontano Mastiff, or Cão de Gado Transmontano, is an ancient Livestock Guardian breed originating in the Portug...
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Pick the Pretend Dog
Which of the following breeds do you think we fabricated? 1) The Baffinland Husky 2) The Chinese Foo Dog 3) The Maltese ...
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A Count, an Elf, and a Dog
Not a lot of breeds were created by someone who went on to found a kennel club (or be part of a fairy tale), but the Ha...
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Fluffly, Big, and Very Rare
Meet “Chilli.” She is a Romanian Mioritic Sheepdog, and we are so very proud that an enthusiastic supporter ...
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The Marcel Coat – and Bananas
First, scroll down to the video to get in the mood: The classic “doo wap” song, “Blue Moon” was ...
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Build Your Own Collection of Real Dog Champions!
Those were the days, weren’t they? A time when the official publication of an international organization would inc...
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The Winery Frenchie
Meet “Frenchie,” a Frenchie. The French Bulldog was a gift from Jean-Charles Boisset, proprietor of Raymond...
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“Meat Dog” – NOT What You Think
These days, any reference to the term, “Meat Dog,” makes us run as far away from the source as possible, and...
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The “Border Collie in a Small Package”
Fine boned, light, dainty, and of lively action. The words describe a dog that can easily jump, spin, and almost fly, do...
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Racing and Coursing
Ten miles from the center of London is a 170 hectare of open water, marshes, trees and grassland historically known as ...
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The Thinking Man’s Terrier
At least one person has called the Border Terrier, “the thinking-man’s terrier,” but don’t think thi...
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Old English Sheepdogs: A Few Numbers
Whether it was falling in love with the breed through movies (The Shaggy Dog, The Shaggy DA, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang or...
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And the Plural of Shapendoes Is……
The Schapendoes is still a rare breed outside of continental Europe, but the dog that historically has been the dog of t...
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Say It With Us: SWOH-men-pi-stih-KOR-vuh
To say that the Finnish Spitz is “talkative” is like suggesting that that Smokin’ Ed’s Carolina ReaperÂ...
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Different Name, Same Dog
Three hound breeds were developed in the former Yugoslavia: The Montenegrin Mountain Hound, the Serbian Hound, and the d...
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