According to legend, a puppy that hatched out of a single egg stolen from the nest of a Kumai mountain vulture grew up t...
Read MoreWhy the English Foxhound’s Standard is Remarkable
We find the English Foxhound’s breed standard to be remarkable. It calls for front and rear symmetry. It calls for...
Read MoreA Breed Created by a Soviet Ultimatum
In 1947, the Soviet Union’s Ministry of Agriculture and Economy issued a mandate that all member states develop at...
Read MoreThe Breed with a “Double Barreled Shotgun” Nose
We don’t talk a lot about nostrils at NPDD, and we should because in some breeds, it’s important enough to m...
Read MoreThe Cows Are Gone, Who You Gonna Call?
There are times when it’s just best to let a video do the talking. The one below comes from the Facebook page of a...
Read MoreWelsh Terrier “Colors”
The Welsh Terrier comes in many colors, as long as they are all only black/grizzle and tan. Kidding aside, it would be a...
Read MoreShe’s “Miss Rev” To You
Her favorite toy is a stuffed animal named “Bevo,” the University of Texas mascot, and people on campus usua...
Read MorePiper Has Signed Off
We start this day with the sad news of the passing of a legend. Nine year old Border Collie, Piper, chased away his last...
Read MoreThe Scotch Collie: Ancestor or Unique Breed?
The farthest reaches of Collie history remain a bit of a mystery, but both rough and smooth varieties have existed for a...
Read MoreThe Oldest of Dog Sports
A Lure Coursing test is a non-competitive event at which instinct tests and qualifying tests are run for eligible sighth...
Read MoreThat Maltese You Love? Shock Dog
One of the world’s smallest and most densely populated countries is also home to two very different, but exceptional b...
Read MoreFirst Non-Sporting Dog Bred in the United States
Massachusetts’ General Laws, Part 1, Title 1, Chapter 2, and Section 14 designated the Boston Terrier to be its of...
Read MoreThinking of Saving a Shelter Dog? Consider Saving an Entire Breed
The breed of the mama dog you see here with her puppies is the Alopekis, a primitive dog appearing in Greece during the ...
Read More“Cowboy Bebop’s” Pembroke Welsh Corgi
In the anime, Cowboy Bebop (anime, by the way, is a Japanese term for hand-drawn or computer animation), the main chara...
Read MoreWinning the Sporting Spaniel Club Trials Made a Difference
Around 250 BC, the forefathers and foremothers of the Welsh Springer Spaniel developed into the Agassian hunting dog tha...
Read MoreThe Canine Aesthetic of Art Deco
They need particular structural qualities to chase, catch and hold his quarry. Special emphasis is placed on sound runni...
Read MoreThe Book “Between Two Dogs”
For a dog owner who has everything else, consider gifting them “Between Two Dogs” by photographer, ...
Read MoreCrayola Dogs
In past posts, we’ve shared with you sculptures of purebred dogs made of bicycle chains, Legos, and wooden slats...
Read MoreSt. Petersburg’s Dachshund Bench
We love dog art, we really love purebred dog art, and we especially appreciate public art that portrays our different br...
Read MoreTimujin’s Dogs of War
Timujin had a rough start even before he was conceived. Born of a mother who’d been kidnapped by his father and fo...
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