It is far easier to perpetuate a vulnerable breed with integrity and devotion than to attempt to recreate it and hope to...
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The Fading Effect
How do you tell? Adult Bearded Collies can be predominantly white with colored markings, but in a show ring, this isn...
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The “Magical” Pom and Fox Terrier
Every November 4th since 1926, people have gathered around a gravesite in Machpelah Cemetery in New York to perform a r...
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Canis Pomeranus
When George I ascended the English throne in the 18th century, his queen consort was German. Their descendants went on...
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Jack: Dog Detective
He lives in Doggeroo with his human friend, Sarge, but no sooner have the pair moved there, and they have a mystery on ...
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Forget Bette Davis. How About those Dandie Dinmont Eyes?
The Dandie Dinmont’s silhouette is unmistakable. A “low rider,” the Dandie’s outline is a gentl...
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Kyrgyzstan’s Sighthound, the Taigan
According to legend, a puppy that hatched out of a single egg stolen from the nest of a Kumai mountain vulture grew up t...
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Why 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...
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A 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...
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The 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...
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The 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...
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Welsh 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...
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She’s “Miss Rev” To You
Her favorite toy is a stuffed animal named “Bevo,” the University of Texas mascot, and people on campus usua...
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Piper 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...
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The 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...
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The 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...
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That 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...
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First 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...
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Thinking 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 ...
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“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...
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