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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“Bench-Legged Beagles”
One wouldn’t think there would be more than one way to interpret “Bench-Legged Beagles,” but in readin...
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A Labrador Retriever Was the First
“Pearl,” a Labrador Retriever, was the first dog officially used exclusively for cadaver work in 1979. Train...
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Sporting Dogs Can Do Both
As of this writing, a pretty cool event wraps up this week at the Mingo Sportsman Club near Bloomingdale, Ohio. It’...
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Rocker Fashion Tail
“Rocker Fashion Tail” may sound like something associated with a Miley Cyrus or Madonna show, but it is, in ...
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It’s Settled. The Chihuahua is From Outer Space (or: A Snippet of Chihuahua History)
Like many of our breeds, the Chihuahua’s true origins are somewhat lost to history. What is known is that some of ...
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She Never Took a Shower Again
Screech screech screech screech. A violin ensemble performed the chilling chords composed by Bernard Herrmann, and they...
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The “White Scottish Terrier”
These days, if we hear a reference made to “white Scottish Terriers,” it’s usually said by old timers ...
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“Etre Crotté Comme un Barbet”*
Back in the day when he was ruling France in the 16th century, Henry the IV was hunting with a wooly water dog known as ...
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